BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Ueuieks Telegrams.] BRITISII AITOIXTMENTS. LONDON December 20. Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field succeeds Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes as Deputy-Chief of the Naval'Staff. Bir Roger Keyes has been appointed Commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet as from May 15, 1925. EGYPTIAN CIYIL SERA’ICE. FOREIGN OFFICIALS RETIRING. [‘‘The Times” Service.] (Received this day at 8 a.m.) CAIRO, December 22. The Egyptian authorities are much concerned over the situation in tho civil service, a large number of Foreign ollicials accepting their option to retire in April. This is tho outcome of the uncongenial position they were placed under by the late Zaghlul regime The now Government is doing its host to remedy the situation, but the mischief has already been done. The retirements particularly affect the technical services and the police force. The departure of Hritish officers is regarded with serious apprehension by the foreign community who do not consider an Egyptian officered police force sufficient to assure protection. Olt EAT HOWE!! SCHEME. LONDON. Dec. 22. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Berlin correspondent states that the A\ nlehen See Works described as the biggest power station in Europe, have been completed. They derive their energy by tapping the Walchen See Lake, through u tunnel into the-Koehell See, which thus yields 170,009 horse power, I’artof the scheme is supplying Havana with socalled white coal totalling 100.030 h.p. The yield may eventually render Bavaria independent of coal, which it dues not possess in its own territory. The distribution of the scheme carries energy to Nuremberg, and the industrial towns in Central and Northern Havana. A considerable portion of the /- railways will, in 1925. he worked by current from the Bavarian Alps, tho power costing only one third of equal power from coal. Ibis is likely to give Bavaria an advantage over her competitors in Northern and Western Germane, and may draw population to Havana. There is a political aspect of the scheme, as the Socialist trade unions in Prussia have always •counted upon establishing a coal blockade if a. Ludoiiilorf dictatorship is established in Havana, which is likely to bo still less amenable to political discipline in this respect. The completion of the Walchen See A\ orks docs not augur well for the tranquility of Germany. WHISKY COAtBIXK. LONDON. Dec. 22. The ''Financial limes” says: “I ho ‘Big Four' nf the spirit world arc negotiating for closer co-operation between the Buchanan, Dewar, Walker combination, and the Distillers’ Coy. j The latter’s shares have advanced sharply from -Ids 3d to 51s. SPELTER SHORTAGE. LONDON, Dec. 22. The ‘Financial Times” says: “Developments are foreshadowed in connection with the Belgian smelters for tho supply of Australian concentrates expires‘in 1925. Sir Hubert Horne is visiting Australia and Burma m connection with the .supply of raw material for the National Smelting Company. The American surplus has recently been reduced, and Germany s buying lias depleted tfie European supplies, so that a Hritish shortage is threatened. The present stock in the United Kingdom is only five hundred tons. AYOAIEX .HOOLIGANS. LONDON. Oct. 30. Women in a crowd of 200 which surrounded tlie motor-car ol Captain Streatticld, Conservative candidate for Dudham ,at Shorbiirn llill, a colliery village. yesterday. attacked Airs Streatticld and tore off some of her clothing. Captain Streatfiold fought his way to her aid and assisted her into tlie com-mittee-room. The men in the crowd tried to start the motor-ear dim u a steep hill with a hairpin liend at till l bottom. All' Shovels ,a Conservative worker, forced his way through the crowd, jmnjk*«l into the driver’s seat, and steered the ear into a -hedge. One of the tear tyres was slashed with a knife and the spare wheel was sent rolling down the hill. A detachment of police was sent from Durham to protect tho committeeroom.