BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION TURKISH AFFAIRS. CONSTANTINOPLE, March I. It is expected l.smet Pasha will form a Cabinet and succeed Fetbi Bey, whose policy is considered too moderate for the present situation. LONDON, March 3. The Daily .Mail’s Constantinople correspondent says: Seven Kurd tribes have rebelled against 'Turkish rule, and others are wavering, despite offers of bribes to prevent them joining the rebels. 'The Turks have captured rebel agents, who are well supplied with money, and declaring their Sheik has funds to finance a rebellion of 209.099. BANK RATE. [Reuters Telegrams.] LONDON, March •). The Bank of England discount rate is 5 pur cent. IX DIA XISAT ION OF ARMY. GENERAL RAAY I. IX SOX ’ S WARNING. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) DELHI, March 5. It is no simple matter lo form a national army in India, because India is not a nation, declared the Coinriuiiiderin Chief, General Rawlinson at the Imperial Assembly, in reply to a debate on the military budget, in which the Nationalists pressed for the rapid Indiauisation of the army. He added that opinion was divided whether the Army would ever he able to do without British officers. In his view ii was impossible for many years.' The experiment at Indianising eight units, was not progressing, and he had found Indian officers trained at Sandhurst preferred service in units officered by iiriti.sh. The Indianisation of the Ainu was so full of racial and religious problems, that it would be in the highest degree dangerous for the country to proceed too quickly, and risk an irrecoverable false step.

WOOLWICH EIRE. LONDON. March 5. The fire at M'lcilw.ich iitrsrmd is officially stated to have badly damaged three buildings comprising the tailors, and saddlers woik.shnps and s'ores. The cause of the outbneak is not known. A RUSSIAN VIE WIT)* NT. (Received U 's day at, 10.25 a.in.) .MOSCOW, *La "cli In a speech before (lie Soviet Central Executive Committee. Cliicherin in summing up the world situation, declared Britain remained the most inlliiential world lower, bo far as military, and financial force was concerned, but a new factor was arising from the growing self-determination aspirations of the Dominions which did not want to be drawn into any question not concerning them. The action of the Conservative Govermiic.'.it towards the union of Soviets would not have occurred. without p.c.ssuic from the Dominions which regarded with Inutility the Soviet policy of equality ol nationalities and races. FOOD CONTROL DISCUSSED. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) LONDON. -March 5.

The niOrketing of the Dominion produce by the British Government was suggested by the Labour benches during the House of Commons debate, on the motion of Mr l.anshury. condemning the (i-.niposition and proceedings of the Food Commission. Mr '.Lan.s bury asserted the Commission was unnecessary as the high dividends proved the exislcme of profiteering.

Mr liurues accused the Conservatives of limiting their iule:tst in the Em) iie as to how far they could cxjloit it.

The 'Conservative Mr Sc.lumn. in

opposing I lx- ni'l miMilmnlion of fond supplies ii.--.l- - i V.-Imi would happen i the Government con,ini: ts with the .Dominions and ignored the possibility of food coming from Sooth America. Sir CiiiiliHe-Li.stor (President of the Board of Trade) replying, upheld the proceedings of the Commission ami deprecated the criticism of their impartiality while the Commission was sitting instead of reserving judgment until their report was issued. He asked why the Labourites had not deal with profiteering last year if there wn ample evidence of its existence. The motion, was rejected by 229 votes to 120. CRASHES INTO SCHOOL. LONDON. March 5. A military aeroplane crashed into tlie cookery school at Maisnch and Doris Ball, aged nine, was killed and the headmistress and a child were seiiousl.v injured. The pilot was unhurt | EXPLOSION KII-T.S FIVE• BERLIN. March 5. Five were killed and thirty-eight injured through a series ol explosions in the spreading shed of an explosive work at Keiusdurf. The victims were mostly women. KARL G REV’S VIEW. (Received this day at. 11.25 a.m ) LONDON. March 5. Fail Grey told the Liberal Parlta. menta rians that l.a French Government would dare surrender the Rhine pledges until France was given security. The Tram-o-Brit ish-I’elginii Pact would not give that security. ' ‘tit would tend towards war. Any arrangement to which France, Britain and Co:maiiy were parties might develop into real security. Meanwhile the British public must recognise the way to help European peace was to make sonic form of offer to promote .European security m which the Empire can join. .European .seenritv was as important to H'ttain a-s to Continental countries because Britain was part of the Continent owing to the invention of big guns, submarines and aircralt. BELGIAN PREMIER RESIGNING. [“Tn” Times" Service.] (Received this day at, V- 90 p.m.) LONDON. March 5. The “Times” Brussels correspondent says Premier Theunis is retiring from politics and intends to resume bis pie-war banking work. He will continue in office until the elections, a.tei which lie is proceeding privately to America.

AUSTRIA’S FINANCIAL PLIGHT. [“The Times” Service. 1 LONDON, March 5. The “Times” Vienna correspondent says that owing to the country's unfavourable ecdnoniio conditions the Government has authorised the acceptance of all taxes in instalments. AUSTRIAN WAR MATERIAL. VIENNA. March 5. The newspapers state that ten thousand cylinders containing r.u extremely poisonous gas were discovered at Blnmau by the Inter-Allied Military Control Commission, which demanded the punishment of the owner and drew the attention of the Government thereto. The Commission also addressed a note to the Government on the subject of two thousand carbines and other war material being found near Vienna.