BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

lUBTKALIAN AKB N.Z. PABLE ASSOCIATION. WHAT IS A SAINT? (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) ’ LONDON, Fob. 18. “What is a Saint?” asked Archdeacon Cleveland when the House C'lergv and Church Assembly were discussing suggested additional saints. “The Churches’ reply to the gibe,” lie said, “that Anglicanism lias not a method of making saints, is that we are eoutent to produce them.” Names submitted included Charles the First, Henry the Sixth, Florence Nightingale, Anthony Ashley. Cooper, Wycliffe, John Wesley. Kehle, Laud Cramner. Revereda and Atkinson.

Archbishop Cleveland deplored that their canonisation was so late in the day.

The meeting directed the Archbishop to draw up a formula for the creation of new saints, and to investigate the claims of each. ItUSSI \X HARVEST FAILURE. [Reuters Telegrams. J .Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, Fell. 18. Tile Riga correspondent of the “Times” says that Russia is faced by another harvest, failure, due largely to an abnormal winter. Official Soviet reports admit, that in many districts the winter crops have failed completely, and the authorities have been warned that immediate action must be taken to increase the summer crop areas, otherwise a serious food shortage is likely, as Russia has no reserves. She is already importing grain and Hour. GERMANY MANUFACTURING ARMS. A HUGE EXPORT TRADE. LONDON. Eeh. 18. The “Daily Mail’s Geneva correspondent says the Co-ordination Commission has secured ample evidence to show that Germany is conducting a huge trade in arms and munitions. Her best customer is China, to whom vast quantities are exported, disguised as agricultural implements and pianos. Private manufacturers ol arms are unquestionably responsible lor Chinas condition, and arc also suspected ol encouraging a 1 1raeco-1 ui kisli war scale. France is urging the national control <:f the manufacture ol arms as a prelude to international (ontrol. Britain contends that, no convention is effective unless signed by America, ind so possibly America will be invited to attend the Conference in -May.

GENEVA PROTOCOL. LONDON. February IS. Cabinet considered the report of the sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defense on the Geneva Protocol. It is understood the Government intend; to submit to the Dominion Governments an amended draft piotocol which will subsequently he submitted to the League of Nations to be considered. Consequently it is necessary for Mr Austen ChamberL.in to. ask the League Council on the 9th. March to adjourn for the consideration <>f tin matter.

COMMUNIST MURDERED. SOFIA, February 18. A Communist deputy r.allied StrachinifofV, was assassinated in the street, he murderer escaping.