BRITISH FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1924, Page 3

BRITISH FOREIGN NEWS

[ReUTEIIB Tej.ECSRAM9.I STUDENTS’ OLYMI’IC. (Received, this day ut 10.-*> ii.ni.) WARSAW. Sept. 23. The Tntcrimtionnl Students’ Congress hits ((included. It resolved, inter alia, to hold the students’ ol.vmoie games periodically, the lirst at Koine in 11120. CARE DUTY. CAPETOWN, Sept. 23. In view ol the ahuornud eouditiuns, the CJoveriuneuL is reducing the dumping duty on Ilnur to one shilling. .JAPS AND SOVIKT. (Received this day at 12.30 p.ni.) PEKING, Sept, 2d. It is learned authoritatively that while the Russi)-.lai>anese a<4rccineiit. in principle, on many paints has been reached .includin'' Kaghalioii. a lew subjects still present difficult knotty problems. It is exnected that within a fortnight it. will lie seen whether a final agreement is reachable. II so, Japan will recognise the Soviet. ACROSS AFRICA. (Received tl *s day at 10.25 n.m.) CAI’KTOWN. Sept. 2d. Afaior Court Trcatt, with three companions and Mrs Court Trcatt, commenced a journey to Cairo by motoi car. Two large cars constructed so ns to he convertible into boats, will convey the expedition, which expects to obtain much information regarding natives and the resources of Central Africa.

OBITUARY. LONDON, Sept. 20. Obituary.—land Ailwyn. a former President of the Hoard of Agriculture. CALI. FOR lIKI.P. (Received this day at 10.25 a.in.) LONDON. Sept. 2d. An exciting nee to assist a dislressed steamer is reported by the Oiient liner Orsnva. hound to Rome Irom Australia. She wirelessed ill the morning that she had received a S.O.S. D’oin the American steamer Cranford, oil Capo Finistcrre. The Orsnva was D miles, and the New Zealand 1 ■■■•>« Company’s Leitrim 30 miles distant. They are rnshing to assist.