BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, AT MECCA. LONDON, October 30. Ailvice.s from Port Soudan state an attempt by leading residents of Jeddah and Aleeea to arrange terms with the Wahihis failed. .V representative of the Wahihis in Aleeea states that peace i.s impossible while Ali iemains on the throne. This appears to he an insurnioimtaOlc oUstaele.

Jeddah has now been placed in a state of defence and military preparations are being made to resist the threatened attack. Reinforcements are coming to Jeddah from Akaba. .Many of tlie population an* leaving.

CIIINKhiH RFFORTS. J‘hi FIN, October 30

Reports cciilinn the #oci npation of Lam-how by Chang Tallin's forces. (lllicial foreign messages indicate the retreat of Chihli troops towards the sea began on the 27th., and a. considerable number of troops have lama southward of l.iitai to which they are marching. It is impossible yet to estimate the extent of the collapse owing to the absence of news regarding the main Chihli fortes at Shaiihaiwnn.

U.S. NAVAL MANOEUVRES

LONDON, October 30. Ihe "Daily News” naval correspondent draws attention to Cnited States ai ranging six weeks’ manoeuvres early in 1025 based at Hawaii. which i.s tlie best naval headquarters in the event of war with an Asiatic power, says tho newspapers ol Japan are displaying the keenest interest ju the matter. LONDON. October 30.

Admiral Fberlc says the next manoeuvres will la* to assemble tlx* combined fled at Honolulu and investigate Meet anchorage facilities in tin* Islands. The i|iic.stion whether we have sufficient fuel to hold the milnoeiivres at Honolulu which is the point to which the programme aims at reaching. America reckons upon defeating Japan in a naval battle oil' Honolulu and afterwards pursuing the licet westwards as far as a mid-way Island 3100 miles distant from San Francisco and continuing operations in Australian watc:s. assuming a junction with the Australian lied manoeuvres will include replenishing our fuel at sea. This i.s considered America’s weak point.. An American despatch says it is intended to promote anti-.lapanism in Australia, with the object of showing America’s strength as compared with Japan’s.

REWARD FOR WU I’FJ FT. (Received this day at 9.25 i.m.) I’FKIN. Oct. 30. Fcngyn.-harg has issued a proclamation offering one hundred thousand dollars for the capture of Wei I’ll Fu alive and fifty thousand lor anyone shooting him.

N.Z. NOT I’ARTKTPATINO. LONDON. October 30,

It is understood the .Prince ot Wales will announce tin* reopening el the Wembley Exhibition at the closing eoioninny. Whether the F.xhiliitiou is reopens or not, Mr Roberts (N./. Commissioner) begins packing the exhibits and shipping them as sum as transport is available and the N.Z. pavilion will lie offered lor sale.

The restaurant receipts from the Australian pavilion exceed £IO,OOO and tin* New Zealand restaurant averaged £I6OO weekly.