BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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[Reuters Telegrams.l THE STRANDED BARDIC. LONDON. Sept. 3. Two tugs and one hundred men have begun the discharging of the Banlic’s (argo. If the line weather should continue. much will be saved. TOX.RAX LAND CASE. SUVA. Sept. 3. The Tonga:! land ease appeal at Nukulofa is preceding. Mr Ellis for the respondents, protested against the personnel of the Court as being partial and therefore contrary to the constitution and illegal. He objected that tbo Queen and also two of the other judges interested were also biassed. The Chief Justice said it was a matter of conscience with those objected to.

The Court decided to proceed. -*r Ellis withdrew. Crompton, for the appellant, is proceeding with the appeal.

SPANISH WITHDRAWAL POSSIRLE LONDON, September 2. The Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent states: The possibility of a complete or substantial withdrawal of the Spanish Army from Morocco is occupying the attention of European chancellors since the substitution of local authority of some other power, for Spain in the evacuated territory will inevitably raise problems under the convention. I gather that Spain’s readiness to make sacrifices to retain her zone has perceptibly diminished since the hist Tangier Convention, under which Spain’s claim lor the premier position at Tangier was subordinated to that of Frame. GO,01)0 MORE SPANIARDS. RIRRALTAH, September 2. It is learned from a Spanish source that fifty thousand reinforcements have been despatched to Morocco in the pastfortnight. liur.xting shells are visible on tho African coast to-day Irom the Heights of Gibraltar. Advices from Tangier state that Rnisuli’s adherents have joined tjho rebels. CHINESE AFFAIRS. ITALIAN CRUISER GOING TO SHANGHAI. SHANGHAI, Sept. 2. The Italian cruiser Libia has been ordered to ]m:<ecd to Shanghai. MURDER MYSTERY. LONDON. September 2. Scotland Yard is confronted by \ now mystery, arising out ot the disco;j \- under a hush at Ditt-on Marsh, in Surrey, of a sack containing a deeom-po-od. dismembered human body, parts of wli’ich arc missing. The hones appear to have been sawn. The sex at present is not determined, lmt it is thought to he a woman. The deteo • lives are uncertain whether the discover; - is associated with the finding of a woman’s right leg'wrapped up in a parcel on Wimbledon Common in April last.

N.Z. BUTTER. v LONDON, September 2. The “Daily Telegraph's’’ Geneva correspondent says : I here is much satisfaction over the announcement that Xcw Zealand butter "ill be imported into Switzerland. A Geneva whole--aler sa" New Zealand's exhibit at Wembley and found the butter could ho sold in Geneva at 2s 2d (or pound, compared with Swiss hotter at 2s. According!;' he has arranged with the "^ New Zealand Produce Association, cooperative wholesalers, to send regular supplies. HIGH MEAT PRICES. LONDON. September 2. \ riinlcreui’e of the National Federation of Meat Traders' Associations has minuted a resolution t ailing tho Government's attention to the exceedingly high wholesale price of all meat, and. ] articiilaily of colonial mutton and lamb. One speaker alleged that the New Zealand and Australian Governments are helping tlieir farmers to retain t-lie high prices which they had prior to the decontrolling of prices. THE TREVES?A STORY. LONDON. September 2. The "Dailv Telegraph” is publishing extracts from a hook wherein Captain Foster tells the story of the Trevossa. which Mr Martin llopkinsoii will issue shortly. The extracts deal with the famous voyages of the 'I rovossa’s two boats. A SWISS PRESIDENT. GENEVA. September 1. M'. Motta (Switzerland) was elected president of the Assembly hv -Io votes mil of 17.

STKAAIKR ASHOItF. Recei\-eil ttiis ilay at 0.-lo a.mA SOYA, Sept. -t. The steamer Alesna. from Fiji. is nsliore between liaaiai and Nukualofa. SFVA. Sept. 4. The l.nbiirnam is leaving Xukumalofa this morning for the Alesna which ran ashore at mid-night on the Ilakaulisi reef, s uah-wesi of Toknlii Island, in tin- Haapai Group. There is hope, that the l.aburnain will be able to assist. The Alesna’s cargo eomnrises three thousand tons ol zini* ore Irom China. USD tons of copra. 110 tons of general produce from Fiji and about GOO tons from Nukuawogn.