BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AU»TKALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. DELEGATES ARRIVE. GENEVA, March 8. .Mr Chamberlain has arrived and is accompanied by a. British delegation of ten, including naval, military anil air experts. M. Veuizelos, the Japanese*, Uruguayan, and other delegates arrived by the same train. LESS PAY FOIt SOLDIERS. 'LONDON, March 8. The .“Daily Express” understands that the question of reducing the pay of the lighting forces, which has been discussed since 1023, will he settled by a decision to reduce the pay of all new entrants to the Navy and Army, and the Air Force, as Air Baldwin pledged not to reduce the pay of the present members of the forces.

ATTACK BY BANDITS. ißeccived this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 9. The “Daily Mail’s’’ Bagdad correspondent says bandits fired at a convoy of two motor cars proceeding to" Bey rout across the desert, killing tho wife, of the French Vice-Consul ;n Bagdad. They ransacked the luggage of one car. The second car put on speed and escaped. Armoured cars and aeroplanes aio pursuing the bandits.

NEW lAIAIIGRANTS. LONDON, March 8. The "Daily Alail ” says: “An influential movement has been started to induce middle class British families to settle in the Dominions, instead of living on the Continent, lor the sake of economy. The aim of this Empire community movement is to provide a practical scheme giving special faciltiies to people of leisure with small means, now living on the Continent, to find within the Empire better conditions for themselves and their children. The paper says that Sir Roland Bourne is the Secretary of Die Committee, which includes Lords Aleston anil Gorell, Lady Frances Ryder. General Maxwell, anil Sir Henry McAlahou. It holds its first meeting on the 12th of March. The Overseas Settlement Committee approves of the movement.

“Each committeeman represents some particular service, or profession, or organisation likely to be interested in the movement,” said Sir B■ Bourne, “and other influential bodies, including the Rhodes Trustees are being invited to join. Many meetings of British residents have been held in towns in the French and Italian Kevieras, explaining tho now movement. “We believe that thousands of tho, professional classes will welcome an opportunity of establishing them.seli cs in the Dominions in company with others with similar tastes, where they # might supplement their present incomes in congenial occupations, such as poultry farming, fruit farming, etc. Their children will grow up in the*Dominions under healthier conditions, where excellent educational facilities arc generally available.”

ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL. LONDON, March S. The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul’s announces the intention of closing, for a considerable period, the whole area under the dome of the Cathedral, and of holding services in other portions of the building. The partial closing of St. Paul’s may extend over two or three years. The organ, with tho Grinling Gibbons carving, and choir, will he dismantled in order to allow the piers behind to be examined. An altar will he erected at its head in tho nave, enabling a tnousand to attend service. The reason for closing the dome portion is not the danger but the desirability to expedite the work as much as possible.

THE KING’S RECOVERY. LONDON, A larch 8. Tin* King is making’ good prooross, hut he was unable to go out to-day, owing to a hitter wind. He is expected to journey to the Mediterranean at the end of the week.