BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia it N.Z. Cable Association.] EMPIRE PRESS DEFECATES. LORI) BURNHAM’S MESS AG E. LONDON. July 12. As lie was departing from Southampton, Lord Burnham gave a special message for the Australian and Now Zealanders, lie said (hat there was abundant evidence that they carried with them the good wishes of the British public. It was felt they would render considerable service in emphasising the essential solidarity between the Dominions, going as they were by tieAll Bed Route. Sir James Allen had conveyed them the good wishes of his Dominion, and if seemed a happy omen thiit a week before their departure they had secured the assent of all parties concerned in a reduction of the press rates which would he most serviceable to hot It Australian and New Zealand, and the British press, as regards both the increased supply and interchange of news, lie believed, not merely by reason of what they had done, hut in ronseqticnee of the marvellous acceleration in ruble efficiency now in progress. a- well as the development of wireless, we were humid to have lower rates for the press messages in every part of the British Dominions, and colonics. The delegation was fairly representative of the British press. Lord Burnham specially regretted that, owing to the pressure of business they would not le- able to spend u longer lime in New Zealand. TOP HATS DISCARDED. LONDON. .J uly 12.

The Empire press delegate's decided not to carry their morning suits and top hats, preferring the enniort oi lounge suits for all dnv functions. WOOLG RO\V E ITS’ CO NEE RE N CL. LONDON. .lii 1 v 12.

The woolgrmvers. representing the Dominions will hold a. conference at Bradford on July 15th. and llitli. in regard tit quest inns of the new wool pack, the shortage of tine wool. grey hairs in wool, the control of supplies, marking sheep ami deleterious substances among wool. New Zealand will he represented by Messrs Campbell, Herrick an 1 Sitei(lull.

A GLASHOW AILI.EE. .MANY INJURED IN ATT, NIGHT EIGHT. LONDON, July 12. One hundred and fifty people were injured, including two policemen, and fifty were arrested, as the result of fierce riots between Sinn Eeiners. shouting “Tear down their banners I” attacked forty thousand Orangemen who were marching in pro- cssion in a celebration of the Battle of Boyne Anniversary, The Orangemen replied to the attack with a- bombardment of beer bottles and brickbats. Hundreds of partisans belaboured each other with herihhoned shillclnhs. while the Bran Bands used their instruments. Women fought savagely. A large force of mounted and footpolice then dispersed the combatants, and conducted the injured to the hospital. After that, the procession was carried oil, hut there was an exchange of missiles all along its route. The Orangemen subsequently visited a Sinn Fein colony, and they bombarded the nindows of the houses there on which a Sinn Fein flag was (lying. Women were screaming vituperations while the streets were filled with free lights. The mob then hoard ed flic trams, and they hurled stones from the top decks. Hundreds ol the windows in Lite quarter were broken. The police repeatedly charged with their batons. The tight continued all night at Gurngad, where a man was wounded by a. revolver shot.

GOVERNAIENT INQUIRY. LONDON, July 13

The Government lias announced it. iestablishing a Court of Inquiry into the coal crisis.

FRENCH POLITICS. PARIS, July 13.

Prima facie results oi the Parliattiont:irv debates last night are the* return of tlie Left Block and erection oi a new Government majority, and the acquisition of a free hand hv the Government to pursue the campaign in Morocco if Abdel Klim rejects the Fraiieii-Spauisli terms and to negotiate a settlement on the question oi inlerAlliod debts hv autumn. The. Budget estimates are revenue 33.150 million francs, expenditure 33,137 million francs.