BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

SOVIET FEARS. ["The Times” Service.] .Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, March 111. The “ Times ” Riga correspondent says Moscow continues to lie alarmed at Britain’s efforts to establish European tranquility. The Soviet press is republishing long tirades against Britain whose growing Continental influence is considered dangerous to the Soviet. It is declared that the Anglo-Franeo-German renppronchnlent must he prevented lest Britain, freed from European problems finds leisure to thwart Bolshevik Oriental plans.

ATLANTIC FLEET. SALUTES PRINCE OF WALKS. [Reuters Telegrams.] (Received this dav at 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, .March .’U. The Atlantic Fleet proceeding homeward from combined licet exercise in the Mediterranean, altered its course, at the request of the Prince of Wales, to salute the Repulse. It was a stately, impressive scene. When in flic neighbourhood of Vigo, the Repulse passed at eight knots through the lines of fully forty fighting ships, three miles long. Rands were playing on each vessel and the company manned the side nearest tbe Repulse. The Prince, in naval uniform, beside tbe Captain of the Repulse, acknowledged the cheers and waved bis cap. QUESTION OF LAW. (Rec'-ivod this day at 10.25 a.m.l LONDON, March 51. The first step to lest a case affecting numerous Irishmen imprisoned in English gaols, has been taken, Slesser tipplying for a writ of habeas corpus in connection with Maguire, sentenced to four years penal servitude tit Rellast in 1021.1, and now incarcerated in Maidstone Gaol, The justice o! conviction is not questioned but the issue has been raised whether a person convicted in Ireland could legally he imprisoned in England. The writ was granted, and will he argued at the beginning of next session. A SPANISH OFFENSIVE. MADRID, March 31. An official communique states:—A column commanded by General Souza, in co-operation with the licet and the air force, effected a landing at Elknssrsequir, hall-way between Ceout and Tangier, on the exposed Hank of the ■enemy. Weak resistance was experienced, and it is noteworthy in this connection that the zone which the Spanish general staff selected lot the . long expected counter-offensive is occupied bv Anjera tribesmen, who were formerly t*endly to Spain, who recently adhered to the so-called Killian Republic. The reopening of hostilities coincides with the Mohammedan fast of Ramadan, which the Rifliaus strictly observe. -