BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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WHAT DIYKR FOUND. LONDON, Sejttember 15. The "Daily Chronicle’s” Berlin correspondent says: Deep sea divers, north of the Island of Reuger, have discovered the remains of a large Danish warship, which was wrecked in the Baltic in 1 l.'i.'B A diver, who brought up mediaeval guns, says he also saw the immense walls of a city. The theory is that this is the site of the long-lost city of Vinata, which was swallowed up 5‘2.5 years ago, when the Goodwin Sands were formed. Heine, the famous German jmet, has sung of the legend of the sunken city of Yineln.

FALL OF MKC’OA. CAIRO, September 10. The Wahabis reached the environs of Mecca. The fall of the city is imminent. The Kgyptian Government has ordered the transfer of its money to .loddall. MORK EMIGRANTS. LONDON. September 13. According to Mr McCormick, thousands of the best type of agriculturalists are available in Fnp.huid and Scotland if commoiisonse methods could he adopted. He says that lit" could, unaided. send out JO!) annually, hut more than ol.e agent is lie cv-ary. An uj'-to-datc stall', (aiefully selected. must he einj’lo.ved. A Scot had informed him that the Canadian terms were much more generous, thanks to too much red taje at Al'-tralia House. Agents should s'our the country, attending at the annual Highland Show, which w.-.s a most admirable recruiting ground, which Canad i exploited to the utmost. Ho was astoni-hed to read an Australian opinion that Britain had been (Oinjdetely (Oinbed for likely settlers. TWO AKKONAITS KIBBKD. HR FSSF.BS. iSo|it. 1-5. , A motor oir was convoying an inr“ Ikitcd I'nlloon to ils Marling place when a telegraph wire sovoreil the rope and the Icillooo lose with l)o----tnorlier. the famous aeronaut, and his assistant clinging to the rope. Dumontier soon released the rope and fell. He died from his injuries. His assistant was carried up a thousand feet, lie fell and was killed. PRISON RKFOIIM. PARIS. Sept. 14. In connection with the abolition of the French penal settlements by M. llerriott. the question of what shall be done in the immediate future with the convicts in the colonial settlements has not been definitely decided. Those number about J.51K1. la addition, thereto. two thousand remain in exile in the colonies for further periods, equal to the length of their actual imprisonment. The Minister states it is possible the Guiana settlement may die out progressively hv extinction, as in the ease of New Caledonia, w here there are now only LJO convicts.

CHINESE CABINET. PEKIN. Sept. Id. A mandate appoints the following Cabinet: — Premier and Aiinister of the Interior —AVu Veil. Aiinister of Foreign Affairs—AAellington Kon. Finance Minister—AVnng Kchming. War .Minister—General l.u Chin. Alini-ter of Navy-Admiral Letinglian. Aiinister of .lustice Clung luekau. Education .Minister—Hung Fu. .Minister of Agrieiilture and Commerce— Kaolingwi. Aiinister of Communications—\\ uyitlin.

TO I’IiOTECT .1 AH INTERESTS. (Received, this day at S a.m.) TOKTO. September Id. The defence ship Tushima, has depaito,l f,,r Shanghai to protect .lapane.se interests.