BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

*U»TRAI,UN AND N.*. CAIILJE ASSOCIATION. •MUSSOLiNTS LATEST MOVE. (Received this day at 12..‘10 p.m.) ROME. .lannary 5. Tiie spirits of the Fascists have been tremendously revived in consequence of the speech delivered by M us.sojiini in the Chamber en Saturday declaring as the opposition had persistently rejected his efforts at pacification, he had decided that force must be the arbiter. Subsequently, Mussolini, in a conference with the authorities decided on measures to suppress subversive elements, including Hie reinforcement of Easeist militia. Orders were given to search the houses and offices of dangerous leaders, and to dissolve political clubs. Numerous demonstrations were organised throughout Italy on Sunday, rejoicing at the revival of the Fascist spirit.

Police and troops at Milan had to protect the offices of Corriere Delia Se’rra and other opposition newspapers ; also masonic lodges. The legion and militia are engaged in tactical manoeuvres with machines, at .Romo, the idea being resistance to a supposed invading force. General Claudolpho, the new commander of the militia, afterwards reviewed tlio legion. Gandnlpho issued an order praising the military spirit and hearing of the militia, and subsequently the legion paraded in Home, singing the Fascist hymn “ Grozinezzn.” The artillery section carried machine guns on their shoulders. The parade was headed V Colonel Candelori, who Rossi, ex-chief of the Government Press Bureau, now in prison, specially attacked in the recent memorandum, accusing -Mussolini of complicity in Fascist! outrages. Farnacci (leader of uncompromising. Fascists) accompanied Candelori. 'I he legion paid homage at the tomb of an unknown soldier, and troops guarded tlio offices of opposition newspapers. No disorders occurred. The Government has deferred the disahandonmont of Italian Liberal exservices party, headed by General I cppino Garibaldi, on the ground of its alleged anti-constitutional and seditious programme. The disbandment is being carried on without incident.

THE AORANGUS ENGINES. LONDON, January 5. A wireless from the engineering exports aboard the Aorangi states her engines ran excellently' in the teeth of an Atlantic gale with a. huge sea. The vessel has already covered lour hundred knots. A PIT ACCIDENT. LONDON, January 5. Fourteen miners were seriously m 7 j tired through the cage crashing to the bottom of the pit in a colliery at New Cra'ighall, Edinburgh, this morning. The company officially denies that the haulage rope broke- but states that the opgineman lost, his nerve and allowed the cage to descend with considerable velocity. Only two of the men were really injured seriously and one, it is feared has a fractured spine. FORCES WITH DRAWN. JEDDAH. January 5. [hinsaud having rejected the filial overtures for peace has moved his forces towards Jeddah. Ali’s forces drove off the/ advance guard. LABOR VIEWS. BIIUSSE'i,>S, January 5. The executive of Hie International Trades Fnion. Federation of workers and Socialist Internationale, passed a resolution declaring the Geneva Protocol while not perfect, marked a step forward towards a, world pence. Tt was therefore the duty of all workers movements and Socialists in all countries, to urge its ratification.

QUEEN VICTORIA'S STATUE. LONDON. Jail. 0. Strong protests have iieen raised against tlin proposed if ll l<»val ol lll<; statue of Queen Victoria from tue Prince's Cliuniljor m the House o! Lords in order to make room for a war memorial. ' I A real slight to the memory of the. Queen,” is how Lord Beauchamp describes it in a lettei. tie pionts out that the statue was paid for out of public funds, and is a national possession. He suggests that the- mutter should he referred to the I‘ino Aits Commission. Sir Bertram Mackennnl and Sir Hume J hurnyerolt similarly protest. Alaekennal declares that some other place must he found for the Lords Memorial, white Thornycroft asks: “LI the statues of Queen Victoria are to he removed, what statutes of the past are safe. Where is this vandalism to end ?” FURTHER SPANISH SET-HACK. PAULS, Jan o. “Bo .Matin” doubts General Qe Rivera’s ability to hold Ternn and says a new Spanish set-haek may result in Era lice having to step in to lill the gap, as Abel Kriin, the It ill’ chiel, is the avowed enemy of the Sultan of Lvlorooo, whom France is hound to l 11 0" teet. If France fails to bring Abdel Kriin to terms, Britain will, as sue cannot afford to allow a menace to Gibraltar to exist. • SAT.ANDP. A 11ESTGN S. ROME, Jan. A. Signor Salnudra has resigned the leadership of the League of Nations owinn to having joined the opposition. SPLENDID •MISSIONARY CAUSE. (Received this day at 1.30 t>- m / LONDON, Jan. 5. The “Athletic News” states that as the New Zealand portion of the English Football Association team's trip has W‘ll cancelled owing to the Dominion's inability to meet the heavy expense, the Association lias considerably amended its estimated cxpontlitore. It is expected the party "'hica is to he made up 18 players, 2 manngei.and a trainer, will leave early in April, arriving back on the 3rd. October Ims reduction in the period of ahseme from the English season should induce the Clubs, which, so tar. have not offered to release the players tor the tour, to take such action and help a splendid missionary cause. EX-COMMONER'S H ARDSHIPS. (Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) T.ONDON. Jan. •">• •Ylbert Law, an ex-Conunoner, altei several weeks’ illness was forced to see. the dole owing to failures to find work lie is an operative spinner.