BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1924, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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lUBTIULIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ROYAL AIR FORCE. LONDON, November 1. Air-Marshal .Sir TV. 0. 11. Salmond has been appointed to the new position of Air-Commaiider-in-Chief in Britain.

NEW CATHEDRAL. LONDON. Nov. 2.

The Bishop of Liverpool in the linal consecration service announced the new Cathedral open, to all men of goodwill. Special days will lie set apart whereon Non-conformist ministers may occupy the pulpit. Diocesan clergy will lie invited to bring their own parishioners to conduct services linking up tile parochial with tin l Cathedral life.

WHEAT CROP. LONDON, Nov. 2

The International Institute of Agriculture at Rome reports the position of the world's wheat crop is far from favourable. It estimates 101 million centals will be available for export in 102-1-25 season. Tt estimates the requirements at -185 million and adds tlint supplies during recent years largely exceeded the probable requirements. While there is no anxiety, yet there was a possibility of Australian and Argentine crops not reaching the forecast. Then there would be a danger of upsetting the equilibrium. Russia would not have much available for export and the new crops of several European countries were of poor quality.

na v rr; atton invention. LONDON. November 3. The “Daily Telegraph's” Berlin correspondent reports that the trials of a vessel constructed by Knipps in their Kiel yard, heralds a now epoch in navigation. ’l|')t> vessel is propelled by wind, by means of a device reducing the cost of working to eighty per cent., as compared with nidi nary sales. Instead of masts there will two metal cylinders, which rotate at the rate of one hundred revolutions per minute on the Magnus Principle, yielding a driving power fifteen times greater than any liner sail. The inventor is Anton Fletcher, who made the famous aeroplane rudder. There is a guarantee that the invention is not a hoax or a fantasy, as the Ifamliiirg-Aniericn Lino has interested itself in the matter. The invention was previously tested in the Aerodynamic: Laobratnry at Gottingen University.

FLOODS IN BRITAIN. LONDON. Novonilver 2. Large areas of country throughout England and Wales are Hooded as the result of fifteen hours of continuous rain during the week-end. Severe damage is reported in the agricultural

districts. The* floods in Wales. Shropshire, Devonshire and Worcestershire have isolated many farms, and threaten a heavy loss of stock. A gale, which reached seventy miles an hour in velocity, has seriously nffeeled the coastwise shipping.

BIG FLOODS IN FRANCE. PARIS. November 2,

A gale licfs prevailed in the English Channel, and it coincided with particularly high tides at the estuary of the Somme, and consequently the sea invaded eight thousand acres of land, with the result that hundreds of houses are more or less in the sea.

Serious Hoods are reported throughout the country.

ANO LO-SO VI ET TR E ATY MOSCOW BELIEFS. [“Tiie Times” Service.]

(Received this day at a.in.) LONDON, November 3.

The “ Times ” Moscow correspondent says that Moscow still professes to holievo the Anglo-Soviet Treaty will be ratified. The Soviet Government's growing inflnenco in world politics and Britain’s own economic interests will compel, even the Conservative Government, to take this step, declares the newspaper “Jnvostia,” which declines to accept the result of the British elections as ruling the treaty out of court. Not only the British proletarian masses, says the “Investia,” but also a considerable part of the bougeoise understood the necessity for an agreement with the Soviet Government. Therefore, in some form or other, this treaty will be ratified even by the new Conservative nd mi ns trillion.

CALI FOB NIA’S ROBIN HOOD (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, November .3. A Rohin Hood of California has been discovered through the confession of Win Penick Richards, whose exploits put to shame the operations of Jesse James and other early day highwaymen. Richards appeared to he a prosperous rancher, also keeping a country hotel. The accumulation of evidence caused him to confess to the police that he had led gangs which robbed live banks in different parts of 'he State during the last two years. Richards was identified by several bank officials.

WEMBLEY. ITS EFFECT ON ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, November .">

The “ Daily Mail” ascribes the National revival evidenced at tlie_ elect'O-is to the outcome of Wembley’s subconscious influence and adds that unless a decision to reopen is reached in a week the Dominions will be enforced to break up their organisations. The decision to immediately engage five hundred men in repairing the roads suggests the possibility of reopening under private enterprise in the event of the Treasury’s Refusal to guarantee one million, including a poition of the Dominions expense.

GERMAN ARRESTED. PARIS, November 3

A message from horhach, Alsace, says the German, General von Nathusius, who came to France on the occasion of the feast of All Saints to visit the grave of his father-in-law was arrested by the police in connection with the theft of furniture and on that charge he has been sentcncec to five years imprisonment.

GENERAL’S MOVE. PEKIN, November 3,

Wupeifu went to Tongku early this morning, presumably with the objec of hoarding a. ship going to the south Peitsang front, just northward of Tientsin, which is completely unbroken.

SALE OF JAP GOLD. TOKIO, Nov. 3

With a view to checking the increasing tendency for smuggling gold fr ™« the country and also m line with tlie Government’s ban on luxuries through the imposition of high duties on luxurious articles, the Government Ims issued instructions to substitute current market rates for the former fixed late for sale of gold bars.

ZANNI’S FLIGHT. TOKIO. Nov. 3. Zanni lias been informed that the ports of Petropavlovsk and Parnmushiru are icebound, and of the possibility of getting ships precluded He is hopeful ho may be able to continue his flight in other directions, but he is awaiting a excision from home.-