BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Tin: Times” Service.]

LONDON, October 20. AYlicat cargoes are again lower and - parcels are in poor request at ninepenco to a shilling below last rates. UNREST IN PALESTINE. LONDON, October 20. Unrest is feared in Palestine owing to pin Sand, the leader of the AYaliahis. cabled on October Isth. having siininu lied a conference of Arab Sheiks with a view to establishing an Arab confederacy embracing Arabia, Palestine and lledjaz.

ANARCHY IN BENGAL. DELHI. October 20,

The Yicerov of India exercising his emergency power, promulgated an ordinance with a view of suppressing the revolutionary conspiracy at Bengal. He declared he was convinced the conspiracy was deep seated and dangerous, and it was necessary to take immediate strong measures to repress it. The ordinance constitutes a tribunal to try revolutionary cases and provides powers for dealing with suspects ami seeming evidence, in view ■if intimidation and violence to witnesses. Police at Calcutta arrested twenty-seven persons, including threo leading supporters of the Das on suspicion of being connected with the anarchical movement in Bengal

The Commissioner of Police says the arrests are the lesult of evidence of a definite organised revolutionary conspiracy. ,Searches and arrests are proceeding throughout Bengal, whereof details are not yet received. SOUTH AFRICAN LOAN. LONDON. October 2-1. The South African five per cent eight million sterling loan is being underwritten. ft will be issued at !)0J:, redeemable in HMO-fit). STRANDED STEAMER. LAS PALAIAS Oct. 21. The Port Nicholson was surveyed and the divers report that- there is no apparent damage except a large hole in the starboard quarter leading into the tunnel. She is lying on a sandy bottom in an upright position. The after-end is full of water and tbe lore-end dry except number three bold, which has fortv-two inches. Pumps are being fitted for an attempt to float, her. A salvage* steamer, left Gibraltar lor Las Palmas to assist the Port Nicholson MEXICO AND BRITAIN. .MEXICO CITY, Oct-. 21. The Foreign Affairs Department lias ordered the closing of tbe Alexieau Consulates in Loudon, Liverpool and Glasgow, and also all the honorary Mexican Consulates throughout Britain thus iinli'-ating a complete suppression i*l* commercial relations. The United States Embassy last June, following on the withdrawal of the British Agent, Air Cummings, in connection with the affair of AHs Evans, who later was assassinated (although the British Embassy lias been c losed for some time, Britain has maintained a Consul-General there, and Consular officials at other points in .Mexico). The Foreign Alinislcr, Re nor Scanz, states the decision to recall tho Consuls does not imply any desire on the part of .Mexico to show hostility to Britain, adding: "but it olieys ottr sentiment and decorum, and we think it unworthy of us to maintain Consular representatives under a Government which does not concede Alexieo the honour ol official relations.”

According to Keoor Ccanz, the British Coimsls in .Mexico will continue to enjoy guarantees if they are not recall oil.