BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.] THE ASIATIC PROBLEM. CAPETOAYN, January 2. The annual conference of the South African Labour Party at Kimberley passed a resolution calling on the Labour legislators to take heed of the important principle of the protection of AA'ostern standards against the inroads of Asiatic competition, and making liberal financial provision for the encouragement of Asiatic emigration : and also to make every effort - to get the Asiatic question dealt with at next session of Parliament. The seconder of the motion said that Natal would not cease to agitate, and they expected the Government to fight the question. SCHEME FOR LONG FLIGHT. TOKIO, January 2. The newspaper “Asalvi ” announces, that it is sending next spring from J'd*f> pan to Europe, two aeropanes. 'Tlie paper savs the scheme will have imperial, military, and naval radio cooperation. DOPE VENDORS GAOLED. LONDON, January 2. A Negro named AYilliam Porter was sentenced to one year, and an Englishman. John Mason. to six months, for being in possession of a parcel containing ninety-two thousand doses ol morphine. The pair were arrested in ft Chinese restaurant. SPANISH IN AIOROCCO. LONDON, Jan. 1. It is officially reported from Tangier that the situation in the Spanish zone is as follows:---General Haro halted at 4 the ,\iiiglmnni’ii frontier of the inter- " national zone with three thousand men awaiting reinforcements to relieve General Alaheisa in Ihe Anjera district, which is tin ly pest remaining to l>e relieved, whereafter the Spanish troops retire to the line established by General Derivcra. Twenty Spanish were killed and 171 wounded in operations on the Ist. and 2nd. of January. The insurgents have invested Seguela, near the international zone. Spanish aerial bombardments have heavily punished the villages. Six warships bombarded the coast On January 2nd. The Spanish command intends to establish posts round the frontier of the international zone. DESIGNS FOR- LEAGUE PALACE. I GENEVA, Jan. J. The International Jury will shortly meet at Geneva to determine the conditions for an international competition for designs of a palace for assemblies of the League of Nations. Sir John Burnett yvill represent Britain on the .Jury, which will dispose of one hundred thousand francs in prizes for the best plans.

fate of vessel. CAPETOWN*, .fan. 4. Xo further light has been shod on the mystery of the Frivmi. She hail a, crew of tweuy-live and was the only shin at Kerguelen fitted with wireless. Consequently her fate cannot he known for some time. Irwin and Johnson are despatching a rescue ship specially fitled with wireless, for Kerguelin on January nth. n 11XFSF ('OXFF.REXCE. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) PETCTXG, January 5. If is announced that the Rehabilitation Conference will open on or before the first of February. Tuaneliijui has sent out .upwards of 1.10 invitations to delegates. THE X.Z. XAYY. T.OXDOX. January 4. The TI.M.S. Concord which was sent to Australia proceeds to the China station in July temporarily to relieve the Diomede which lias been ordered to refit and join the Xow Zealand division in accordance with Mr Massey’s undertaking to maintain a second cruiser while Singapore base is in abeyance. DEATH OF A THEATRICAL. T.OXDOX, January The “Daily Herald” reports the death of Alice Delysia. the Parisian Diedineite. who became a famous revue actress. She was only thirt.vth,w - I LUCKY LOTTERY TICKET. MADRID, January 3. A woman named Colila, learned that her husband bought a fifth share in a lottery ticket which had won £(1000. Failing to find the ticket, the widowobtained an exhumation order anil she found the ticket in the pocket of the waistcoat in which her husband been buried (.

M. I HARRIOT'S COXDITTOX. LOXDOX. January 5. Advices from Paris state that there is little probabilitv that M. Herriot will resume the Parliamentary leadership >\ during the present session. The doe- T* tors declare that bis phlebriti will prevent him standing or walking far for two vonrs and this will probably necessitate bis resignation. COMPT'LSORY LABOUR. CONSTAXTTXOPLE. January 5. The Angora National Assembly lias passed a law compelling all Turks to assist in road construction from six to twelve days yearly.