BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

TRANSPORT STRIKE. LONDON. Aug. IP

There is a strike of the Covent Garden fruit and vegetable porters. It threatens to become nation-wide, owing to the action of the Transport Workers’ I’nioti in telegraphing to tho dockers at all ports to refrain from handling goods destined tor l event Garden. INDIANS ANNOYED. DELHI. August IS. Speaking tit a recent parade of police at Dacca. Governor Lytton (Governor of Bengal) roferted to the difficulties in the lot of tho Indian policemen. He referred in scathing terms to the Indians who for their own purposes, urged their womenUinil to allege they had been criminally assaulted by the policemen. Tins speech has aroused great indignation in Indian circles throughout Bengal. The Nationalist Party have decided to boycott all functions attended by Governor Lytton. Strong protests are being made against the aspersions on the honour of Indian womanhood. \ KGII AX REVOLT. * LONDON, Aug. 18. Tiie "Daily Express.” reservedly in view of the source, publishes a message from Moscow reporting a serious revolt in Afghani-tan stating. Cahill is surrounded. and the Government Army cut oil' from the capital. The India Office has no continuation, gut it is known that trouble has been brewing. COMMISSARS SHOT. PKTROGRAD. Aug. IS. Reports front Moscow state that the Bolshevist- have shot two Khiva Commissars. c harged with non observance of nationalisation electee's. A FEND.. LONDON, Aug. IP. I’loli'ssor /idler, searching among tombs in the ruins of Obia, which Ihiurislied near Odessa 250!) years ago, louitd tin* remains of a linen vanity hag containing a metal mirror, it lip ,-lirk. and an eye brow pencil. SOVIET LEGATION. PEKIN, August 18. After prolonged negotiations. the representatives of the signatory powers of the' 1901 protocol have notified the Soviet Ambassador that they have decided to hand over to him the Russian Legation property in Pekin. MR BALDWIN'S ADVICE. LONDON. August 19. It is stated from Liberal and Labour .sources that Mr Baldwin (Conservative Leader) urged tha Lister Cabinet to settle’ tlie Lister Boundary question hv an agreement.