BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.]

LONG TOW ENDS. I.ONBOX, Sept. 'fhe tug- with the City of Singapore hate arrived at Rotterdam.

OKI!MANY BAYS CB. BERLIN. Sept. 2. With the Reich Railway Company's payment of interest on reparation bonds, due yesterday, it is semi-offi-c tally claimed that Germany lias compteted her first. year’s paymeiit.s under - tin Dawes Scheme. 'fin* (iovernmen t Inis ahiindoned legislation to secure tl x-Kaisor’s and i. I loheiizollern's properly. Lp to the I resent it has lost, all the eases, end hit- teen mulcted ill heavy costs. MUSSOLINI'S HOST. ROME. "July 20. When Signor Mir-soliui was a gm-st cestoid tv at an < fheial private- luncheon m the Oraiul Hotel, the news spread quickly among tin- guests at the hotel. A- he descended the staircase after lull'll the Premier was confronted by a bevy of 70 pretty girls, mostly British and American, who crowded round him and gave him three rousing cheers ii. a typical Anglo-Saxon fashion. The Premier appeared very much moved by this reception, and smiling, advanced to one of hi- fair admirers, gravely bowed and presented her with i rose, which he happened to be carry-

in-. in his hand. The girls billowed him into the street and renewed their cheering. PLOT IN LATVIA.

| ” The Ti>r<v, ” Service. | (Received this day at lO.iio a.in.) I.OXDON. Sept. it. 'lie “Time'.” Kica eurrc-pomlenl

says tlif* Latvian police discovered a C ollll■ i<llli -1 pint directed from .Moscow aiming at tin l overthrow el the l.alvi;tii Coii.-dilntion. Seventy-six arrests wen made hy the jioliee uho ill mo seized a itta-oi of incriminntitie dortinteiit s pi!ftii-ttlitrlv in eomieeiion with the tort 1 1"> >ini no election. including detailed instruction* for a dissolution ol the entire Latvian army, and the aniline el workers. Nine arrested are graduates o| .Mo-eon academy lor prolaganil i ahroiul. .-even o| w lioin are iving in Latvia under false names, mil v. ith I urged passports* supplied •v Mo- ow.

APt H.tK.Y TO JAPAN. I ’ F.K IN. Sept. .'!. Canton administration has handed tlie Japanese ('oiisiil-tielieral a formal apology in cunnretioii with the .shootin;.' of Japanese marines. FLOODS IN JA PAN. TOK 10. Sept . d. A heavy rainfall in Hiroshima and Yamatu hi prefectures on Monday resulted in the flooding ol rivers and inundation of a large number of houses. the destruction of bridges and interruption of i ommunieatious. It ireported there were several fatalities at a minder of places. The casualties will probably total over one hundred. A Id, IT : ATI ON.S RKi-TTFIL (iFNEVA. f-.-p!. I. The Hon !,. C. M. S. Am--ry. oeetipyiog Mr Austen ( hambei lain's seat at the meet ills' of the LcagU" of Nations, made an important statement reiutinp the Turkish t : ,verii nice 1* - allegationas riv'-aJs the vi Jaiion ■ ! the sn-ealled Brussels ii, the M'-id frontier and the naval demons! rat ion in the Aegean Sea. Tin- statement was made after the Turkish Moo ter had repeated his alb-gal ions. I.t I.NDO.N. September 2. The Colonial Olliee has issued a si iipuiieut regarding the agreement rcttehetl at the Geneva Cmiterenee e<m-rerniu-g Iraq, that it would not involve additi-oial Impmaal expenditure lx -v»,! id v, Lit \\ a - pr'-vom-lv eonteieplated : indeed, (here was rea-ou te hope the expenditure would continue te show a steady downward trend. Mb Rriami, p»roxidiug at the ( ouneil of the League of Nations declared the Mosul f ronties-Tneulenl wa- closed, after hearing the exqdnmitiou of b.ui sides. 'flu- lion. L. ( . M. S. Amery. then made a lengthy statement mi the subject of Iraq, savins Britain would eontijiue in co-operation witli the Iraq <*oi eminent, though without fixing tin limit of the mandate alter the expiration of the existing treaty. Mr Amery emphasised Britain’- wi-h for Iraq '«’ enter the League and said Britain would accept the eo isstoll’s sllggesI ioiis for the appoint leeiil ol a League oli.server at Iraq to watch the interest of tlit* minorities. 'fin-key accepted the appointment ol ;m nlisorvor tor minorities. Brit.-dn desired a honmlary which would he practicable in the interests of friendly relations between Iraq and Turkey which Britain was most anxious to sec maintained. Mr Ariw-rv reiterated that Britain would accept the decision of the Cmm- , tl regarding t! <• bmimlary. whatever it would he. N KAY BATTLESHIP. (Received this day at 11.23 a.rn,) MAX DON. Sept. •'!• ■flie battleship Nelson has been successfully launched at Newcastle oil Tyne. The whole de-ion is the result o'- experience game,l in the war. partieularly at .lutuand. It will conform 1,, tin- Wash i not on Agreement displace* iikiii limit of .'15.(500 tons. Ihe gun calibre is not in excess of sixteen inches. The tonnage of the Royal Sovcivil class is 2d.750 and Hood -11,200. 'ftie Nelson is therefore mid-way between them. Ii is considered likely that the Nelson and 10-r sister shit) Rr.dnov will he the last battleships built. Capital -hips of the future are very likely to have the elements of present day cruisers, the tonnage whereof is restricted to ten thousand. " ith emis of a maximum calibre ol eight inches. No other battleships may now be laid down by Britain. Japan, or America until UAL '1 he Nelson cos! seven millions, with a yearly maintenance of four hundred thousand.

PRINCE OF WALES. (Received this day at 11.20 a.m.'i BUENOS AVRES. Sept. 3. The Prince of Wales left on Thursday for San Patricio on a visit to the estate of -la k Nelson the famous polo plnver. Front there he leaves for Chili. DFNI.OP RUBBER LOSSES. (Received this day at 11.2 d n.tn.) LONDON. Septemher 2. As a sequel to the 1322 enquiry into the Dunlop Rubber Company -. loss ol eight millions, the \ aeatioii Court dissolved all initinet ion restraining a member of the Committee ot Investigation from revealing .lames White s e' idetue. which White claims was given under a bond of surety. Nine Chancery actions are pending. H VAN AIT AN FLIGHT POSTPONED. AYA.SHINIi TON. Sent. 4. Air Wilbur has ordered the Hawaiian flight to he postponed indefinitely.