BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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[Reuters Telegrams.] WIRELESS POWER. LONDON, July 19. Mr Gibson (Commonwealth Post-master-General) experts the wireless negotiations to Ik* concluded within two or three weeks. Ho explains the reason for proceeding with the beam, in preference to the super power system js that the former is capable of installation within six months, while the latter would require two years.

DUKE OF YORK

POSSIBLE GOVERNOR OF X.Z

LONDON, duly 18.

The "Daily Mail” says the Duke of York was visited by Mr ’I homas, and also Mr Waterhouse. Mr MacDonald's Secretary, leading to a revival of rumours of the possibility of the Duke of York’s acceptance of the Governorship of New Zealand.

ANOTHER WORLD FLIGHT,

LONDON, duly 18

Another world llight will shortly start from Amsterdam, and will lie of an international character. as too machine will lie Dutch, the pilot. Argetinian. Major Pedro /mini, and the observer Lieut. Nelson Page. The engine is a British Napier. Major /mini bought three Fokker Napier aeroplanes for the attempt and will follow a route similar to MacLaren’s.

A DENIAL. GIBRALTAR, July 18. There lias been no confirmation so far of the Le Matifn report of July 17th. which is discredited front reliable quarters which state the conditions at Tetuan are apparently normal. McLaren safe. TDK 10. July 18. All members of the Macl.aron party arc well, and the machine intact. They landed at Hrupp Island on duly 16th. owing to it dense fog. They expect to resume to-morrow. CHINESE FLOODS. PEKING, duly 18.. Flood waters at Tientsin are receding. The authorities are optimistic and think the danger is over. Hankow is threatened with flood owing to the abnormal rise in the river, which during the night rose six inches bringing the water over the Bund. DOM IN 10 X TO PAR-TIC I FATE. LONDON, duly 18. Cabinet has decided that the'Dominion High Commissioners and Canadian Senators will attend the Allied Conference debates. BALLOT RESULT. LONDON. July 17. The vote of the locomotive Engineers Society upon .-.e question of a strike cabled on Otli. dune resulted in 18.998 against, and 15,708 for.

BISLF.Y SHOOTING. LONDON. -Toly 18. King’s Prize second stage silver medal was won bv Dewar (Scotland) 46,' 49, 96. Nieholi (New Zealand) made 87. INDIA’S RIGHTS. DELHI, July 18. It is understood that Mr C. R. Das is shortly going to England for the imrpo.se of discussing an early amendment to the rules under the Raja Act so as to permit a greater number of subjects to i nine under direct popular control.

It is understood from a reliable) source, that Mr Das is anxious to end the present stalemate situation, by an honourable, just and fair compromise, as an alternative to a final direct action campaign.

THE ASYLUM SCANDAL. LONDON. July ID,

The animal meeting of the British .Medical Association probably as a consequence of the Harnett case, of wrongful detention in mi asylum, adopted a resolution that, provision be made so that a certificate given under liio Lunacy ,\rt liy a. medical practitioner should iin\e the legal status of testimony given in a law court, not rendering a practitioner liable to civie or criminal proceedings, unless it contained statements proved to bo inaccurate and made wilfully and deliberately.

STRIKE FAVOURED. LONDON, July 19. The National ballot of the Electricity Supply Workers showed a large majority in favour of a strike to enforce their demand for a 10s weekly advance in wages. THE VERSAILLES TREATY. GENEVA, July 19. Powerful opposition to tlie Treaty of .Mutual Assistance. drafted by the League of Nations last year, is forthcoming from a letter from Mr Ramsay .MasDeiialil, who states, inter alia, that the proposals entail an increase, rather than a decrease in tlie British nav*. al and military forces, and tend to the formation of rival groups of Powers, thus reverting to the old system of alliances. Moreover, it implies an undesirable extension of the powers of the Council of the League, which would heroine a powerful executive bodv. instead of a consultative body.

PERSIAN FEKUNG. TEHERAN. July 18. Major Inibrie. Ameiican Consul, was killed and an American citizen, Mr Seymour, was wounded, while photographing a public loiintain. A police oflicer and .six policemen were also injured. The fountain is dedicated to An Imamu, and is allegedly the scene of a miracle performed a few days ago. This led to huge crowds making a pilgrimage to the spot. ‘llu* nioh liecanie enraged and attacked Jmbrie. ’Hie tragedy is the culmination of a strong anti-foreign and particularly anti-Bri-tish propaganda led by the native 1 re.ss which the Government is unable to control, owing to want of proper press laws.