BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[‘‘Tim Times” Service.]

THE JAPANESE FLIGHT. TOKIO, July 27. The “Asahi” aVtopla ties have arrived at Tachiarai.

BRITISH IN EGYPT. LONDON, July 28. The "Daily Express” states:—"The Committee of Imperial Defence have completed a report on British military policy m Egypt, which matter has been rc I erred to by Mr Ramsay MacDonald. Hie report stresses the vital strategic importance of the Suez Canal, and recommends that, whatever our political, relations with Egypt, an adequate force of British troops should lie maintained on the canal hanks, and that there he. naval patrols kept oil the canal in order to protect these troop patrols from possible aggression from bind. A British force must lie maintained cuntinuosuly in Cairo. The report. therefore, n commends that the ■nimbi'!' of troops there now. 12,000, should nowise lie reduced." The ' Daily Express" adds: “The V.binrt accepts this report to form a basis for British policy towards Egypt. CHARABANC TRAGEDY. LONDON, July 27. The mein hers of an outing club in iinneetion with a Bristol public house wore motoring up llarptree Hill, one ot the most sever gradients in tlie Alemlips, when their ear gut out of the driver’s control, and rushed down at a terrifying speed. I’he driver was unable to negotiate a sharp bend at tlie foot, and the charabanc turned over, pinning many of the passengers beneath. and killing throe. All the others, twenty in number, were severeIv injured.

GOVERN} IE XT PROPOSALS. LONDON. July 2G. The “Daily Express” sav.s:—There is a growing opinion in political circles that the Government- will attempt to avert a coal struggle by giving what would amount to a State loan to the <-oal indu-try oil certain conditions. SOUTH AFRICAN LOAN. LONDON, July 27. The “Financial News”, commenting on the issue of a four millions South African five per cent, loan at 99 today. says: “The first interest, 30s, is payable in January making tlie stock one per cent, dearer than the Australian loan. The latter paid a full half vein's interest. Consequently the offer was over-subscribed. South Africa should do likewise." SLIPS ON SWISS ALPS. LONDON, duly 20. The “Daily Express's” Geneva ■ or-iv.-i indent -ays: Great crevasses are appearing oil the side <d the Matterhern. Boulders are Itmibling down and threatening to engulf villages and hamlets. The danger has been increasing ler the pa-t month, until the authorities have ordered a dozen villages “' be evacuated. Troops were sent to force tlie villagers to leave, bill they declared that they are prepared to die in their homes. Recent heavy rains are the cause nf the landslips.