BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Tup Times” Skkvice.] HANDSOME DONATION TO CHURCH. LONDON, July 20. .Air Joseph Rank, of Hull, lias donated £IOO,OOO to the Wesleyan Conference to prevent the necessity of reducing the allowances from the wornout- Ministers fund. A STRANGE ROMANCE. BARIS, July 20. A strange romance is woven with a visit, of Senorila Gretta Loped, who is coming to Europe to provide a blood . transfusion for .the ex-Kmpress Char-* lotto of Mexico who i' insane, and living near Brussels under the care of the Belgian Government. Gretta is a grand-daughter of the Mexican Repulslican leader who forced tho Empress tn wiwie.ss .Maximilian's execution. Gretta. learned that a blood transfusion would prolong the life of the Empress who is now eighty-live and she made off because she is desirous of redressing the wrong done by her grandfather. The Belgian Government accepted the offer and Gretta is coming to Europe at her own expense.

TORPEDO BOAT EXPLOSION. DAXZIEX. July 20. An expl. sinii rent in twain a Polish torpedo boat. Three of the crew were killed ami all the whole of the survivors were injured. ERENC 11 ELECTIONS. PARTS. July 21. The results of the elections for tho Councils general are now practically complete. ’lhe results show that the Cartel have gained ill seats, it which the Centro Parties have lust 90 and tho Communists have lust five. The total ligitres give the position : Right Parties 574 Cartellist Parties 122 Conun u nisi s 2 PARIS. July 20. The elections of Council:. General have resulted in the Left Bloc winning forty-seven seats, namely 13 from Right and I from tho Communists. •Deinonzie. .Schmidt and Durallour wore re-elected.

1- BENCH FINANCE. PARIS, July 21

Subscription lists tor lour centum

rentes pi-rjsetmiles with, a guarantee against exchange fluctuations, opens this morning. The issue is confined tn holders of national defence bonds. The Government is undertaking a wide publicity campaign therewith.

GIFT FOR RESEARCH. LONDON, July 20

The Trustees of Sir William Dunn have given tin* Medical Research Council 2111,(tt)O to promote research into tillrraMc viruses in enmieetioii with Barnard’-, and (lye’s cancer theories. LONDON, July 20.

The .Ministry of Labour has intervened in the wool and textile dispute, having sent Sir David Shackletoii to Bradford to try to bring the. unions and employers together.

naval; FINANCE. LONDON. July 21. In an editorial headed‘‘A Plot in the Cabinet." the ‘‘Morning Post” says: If K impossible to -oppose that either Mr Churchill or hi- allies care very much whether live or three cruisers, or none at all. arc ordered, hut il First Lord of the Admiralty Briilgoman can_ be forced to resign, the credit of Air Baldwin’s Ministry would receive a deadly blow, and events might he so guided I hat Mr Baldwin himself would resign, in which case a Coalition woiilo again he forced on the country.” The ‘‘Post’s-’’ editorial also expresses -he opinion that Baldwin will uphold Bridgeman. It says the Premier cannot po-sihly contemplate dangerously weakening the navy. The ‘‘Morning Post’-" political cor-

respondent says: “Mr Churchill is reported to he stubborn against the laying daw n of more than two cruisers this vear. am! more than two or three next ft is generally believed that it he is supported by Mr Baldwin, the resignations of First Lord Bridgeman and the Board of Admiralty will tol!nw.”

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR. LONDON, July 21. The “Daily Express’’ says; The visit if (he air expert, Aslimere, to Gibraltar to organise its defence hy air, again raises the question of whether, assuming Spain is willing. Britain should cede the Bock of Gibraltar in exchange tor Ceuta. Experts point out that Gibraltar is not any longer a secure base Modern howitzers, firing from the Spanish mainland, could prevent ships front entering Gibraltar harbour.

THE CRUISER. BRISBANE. LONDON, Julv 21

The “Daily Chronicle” commenting on a message from Hong Kong, reporting the gallantry on the part of Warrant Shipwright Robert Cargill, of the cruiser Brisbane, and Scoutmaster Hugh Braga, iii rescuing a Chinese girl, aged thirteen, from collapsed houses in the Hood, says: —-

"The Brisbane is a cruiser whose recall, some Australian politicians have loudly demanded, on the ground that Australia’s warships have no business to he demonstrating in Chinese waters at this time of political upheaval.