BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN ANl> N.2. URL* ASSOCIATION. “VERY SECRET.” PARIS, Feb. 10. ZinoviclF has written to .Marcel Cachin, directing the French Communist Party to foster an armed revolt of the masses in the North of Africa, and announcing the payment of a million and a-half francs as a subsidy for this purpose. 'l’h© letter, which the newspaper “Liberto” reproduces, is fully marked “Very Secret.” ft is dated, Dec. 2nd. 1924, and is signed hv Zinovicff, in his capacity as President of the section of the Third International which is dealing with the organisation of revolution in the colonies.

A STUPID FORGERY. PARIS, February 19. The “ Echo do Paris ” states tho closest relations must exist between the French and German payments. The Communist organ “Himianito” describes ZinoviefPs letter to .M. Cochin as a stupid forgery comparing it with the Zinovicff letter published in Britain on the eve of the election. Tt accuses the aiiti-Cominunists of desiring to overthrow the Left Bloc by brandishing forgery on the eve of the municipal elections. NEW WIRELESS ACHIEVEMENT. PARIS, February 19. By means of a two valve set arranged on a new principle with one electric light wire as aerial an express train on the Italian frontier picked up two American and one Australian amateur wireless stations. CO.VLMU NISTS SENT EXC USD. WARSAW, February 10. The Court sentenced three Polish Communists to fifteen years hard labour for complicity in tho bomb outrage at tlie university here some months ago, which resulted in the death of Professor Orzoncki and injury to several people. Tt was proved during the trial of the culprits that they used Binds received from the third international at Moscow,

PORRITT AGAIN SUCCESSFUL. (Received this d. - n at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, February 10. Porritt assisted the Magdalon College. to qualify for tho semi-final in th.e in!ter-college letup. He won the hundreds yards in even time, the hundred and twenty high hurdles in ISsers. the two hundred and twenty high hurdles in 26 2-5. TITLE APPROVED. LONDON, February 10. Tho “ Standard ” says the King has approved of the cx-Premier taking the title if Oxford and Mr Asquith who is now an Earl will take his seat in the House of Lords this week. KITCHENER’S SISTER DEAD. LONDON, February 19.

Obituary—Mrs Pinker, Mister of Lord Kitchener, aged 78. She persisted in the belief that Kitchener was alive and a prisoner in Germany. LONDON, February 10. In the House of Commons, Sir illiain Alitehell-Tliompson, ' PostmasterGeneral, said the sites for the Canadian and South African beam wireless stations had been selected near Bodmin and Bridgewater. The terms ot purchase had been agreed to and he hoped the sites would be placed at the disposal of the contractors before -Bth February.

Replying to Mr MacDonald (ex-Lab-our Premier) and Mr Lloyd George, Air Baldwin (Premier) promised to give an opportunity to discuss the Government policy in regard to the saleguarding of industries before Kastci. Mr Baldwin said he would welcome a discussion in order to allay, the misconceptions which, apparently, have arisen. THE WARSHIP PLOT. LONDON, February 10. At the conclusion of the conspiracy case (the plot to blow up British battleships) O’ Leary was sentenced to 18 months and McGough to fifteen months under the Official Secretary Act.

The Prosecution pointed out that both prisoners were in good employment and ajart front this case their reputation was unimpeachable. O’Leary who is aged twenty three had beet employed in the Portsmouth dockyard since July 1917 and McGough was a permanent civil servant. The Judge, in passing sentence, saw the. accused were both young. Ho strongly suspected they were the tools of more guilty persons in the background. “What possesses men of your great country,” continued the Judge. • •t (> persist in regarding os enemies those whose only desire is to he your best friends and who are sincere admirers of the great qualities for which yoni country is justly famous, passes m> comprehension ; hut you both are intelligent enough to know the practices to which you resorted in this country must be stopped.”