BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Thu Times” Service.] CHILD WELFARE. GENEVA, August 24. 'Hie first World Congress on Child Welfare opened here to-day, when the Swiss Federal and the Geneva Canton authorities gave a combined reception to seven hundred delegates from 45 countries. There is no Australian Government representative, except that South Australia is represented by -Mrs Napier llirlts. The Australian Save the Childen Fund is represented by Professor Meredith-Atkinson and Miss Cecilia John. Experts from every department of the Child Welfare movement in the world will read papers, and will discuss vital child welfare issues. The congress marks an epoch in tho child welfare movement. HA BY FOUND STARVING. LONDON, August 14. A paintin' engaged in renovating a house at Torquay, in which a woman had committed suicide four days’ previously. discovered her four-months-old baby in a starving condition in a locked room. It had sucked its fingers away. INFANT IN GLASGOW DUSTBIN. LONDON, August 24. A stupid joke, in the best spirit of Bumbledon, at the expense of a helpless baby, has been perpetrated in the Millhead district, Glasgow, where an infant found in an ash can by a dustman lias been named “ Bobby Dustbin.” He is now in a maternity hospital. Mis parents have not been traced. GOLF LINKS AS SHEER BUNS. LONDON, August 24. The forthcoming Trades Union Congress will discuss a motion by tho Butchers Union to the effect that a Bill .should lie introduced in Parliament for the compulsory utilisation of golf links in carry not less than one sheep per acre, in order to increase Britain’s Irtish meat supply. THE XKBKUGGK EXPLOIT. BRUSSELS, August 24. A fortnight hence there will he tin trace of the remains of the war's most daring naval exploit. For months past dynamite dredging has been removing the cement filled blocks in the ship "Vindictive.” The last portion lias now been raised, as a preliminary to demolition. A LONG VOYAGE. LONDON. August 25. An exceptionally long voyage of 1(35 days from Adelaide has just been completed by a four-masted American barque. the Phyllis, which was formerly a British-owned vessel, and was named the "Australia.” A few days before her arrival at Falmouth, she was quoted at twenty guineas per cent, re-in-surance. There had been word received that she was at St. Helena on Juno 19th DRUSES PANIC FRENCH. DAMASCUS, August 25. Druses drew the attention of concentrated fire front French columns by driving camels carrying lanterns along the exposing mountain track, enabling a surprise rear attack, which threw the French into a panic. Four train loads of wounded have arrived at Damascus, including General Soulet.