BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[P.iJDTEir Telegrams.) FENTON NOT OUII/TV. (Received this day at B.GO a.in.) LONDON, January 29. Fenton, was found not guilty and discharged. Justice .Salter said that he agreed with the verdict. In the course of summing up, the Judge said the main cause of Fenton’s disaster was the slump in wool values in 1920-21. The Russian Soviet has applied to the King’s Bench for an early trial of their ease against Onou, wherein they are seeking to gain possession of the Russian consulate in 'London, including the State archives which Onou has placed in a depository. The Soviet’s application was refused. TUB TANGIER CONVENTION. LONDON, January 20. The “Times’’ Tangier correspondent says the Italian Government has declined to adhere to the Tangier Convention on the ground that Italy did not participate in the Conference at which the Convention was drawn up and Because she considers that it is both impractical and not beneficial to Italian interests.

A THRONE REFUSED. TROUBLE AND ASSASSINATION. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (R.*>c.ci"cd this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON January 29. Lord Headley and Sir Charles Hamilton, who arc both Mohammedans, refused the Throne of Albania, where the Moslems outnumlier the Christians fourfold. Lord Headley says there is no salary. The old.'? thing that goes with the throne is’ trouble and practical certainty of assassination. Lord Headley told the Albanians if they would guarantee him .0100,000 with £IO,OOO yearly lie would (consider it, but he has not heard any more about tlic offer. PORT ALEXANDER NORMAL. CAPETOWN, Jan. 29. Radio messages from the Mossamedes state that everything is normal at Port Alexander. The origin of the Lisbon reports of the disaster is unknown.

LIBERAL LEADERSHIP. [“Tins Tjmks” Sebvioi;. | LONDON, January 2D. The “ Times ” in a lender discussing the question of the Literal leaders expresses the opinion that whatever r\Lr Asquith’s present intentions, he cannot definitely continue his ' leadership from the House of Lords. It is inevitable that either Mr Llo.vd George or some other must soon he invited to take over the leadership. EMPIRE CHALLENGE SHIELD. AVON BY NEW PLYMOUTH COLLEGE. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 20.

The National Itilie Association has issued a report showing .the results o! the Imperial Challenge Shield competitions for which 622 units representing 16 786 liovs, competed, of which AWi were from Britain, 2467 from Australia 2142 from Canada, 3559 trorn New /calami, 4381 from South Africa, 600 Imm India and Ceylon. His ARijestv, in a letter eongratulati,lW New Zealand and Canadian teams rospectivelv on winning the senior and junior Imperial Challenge Shields expressed the opinion that the records ot other competing teams were highly credtiable and should encourage them to still greater efforts in the coming venr. It is proposed to group the - results of 1925 competition so as to form i, comparison of efficiency and an actual test match on a national scale .ne Motherland and each Dominion will select the best firing teams whose agg.c«nto will not he under two thousand l>ovs. and the average miin.>?r of pmiu-. per head of these teams on the basis ot their full firing strength, will constitute the figure of merit. The War Office has approved of D'O proposal, and the consent of the Overseas Defence Departments is being SOlHSht* . , C \ 11 Now Plymouth Technical Collojxl. New Zealand, won the Senior linper.ul Challenge Shield, and :ClO sterling awarded to the most efficient organisation in the Empire. Lord Roberts and the Cmernm General’s trophies for nil-round e - eienev in each country in the Lmpue were won in the ease of Australia by the Royal Australian Naval Rescue, Iri the ease of New Zealand it yas won bv number 89 Company Senior Cadets, New Plymouth I echmcnl College. A COMING FRY. ROME, Jan. 79. The Chief of the Air Staff, Major He Pinedri, proposes to start a world night in Mnv from Rome, via Athens, Egvp,. Red Sea. Southern Const of Asia. lokio, Pacific Archipelago and_ Sv-W-The total distnnee is about 00.000 kilometres. He will he accompanied «>/ a mechanic and will fly a f’mr-hu.Khyd liorse power machine with a flw t c, pneity of M _