BRITISH & FORFIPM NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FORFIPM NEWS.

«;£>— [Australia it N.Z. ('aide Association.] TOWN CRIERS. LONDON, Keptemher lii. Seventeen town criers, with lungs ol leather and throats of hra-s, filled tin peaceful village of I’cwscy with tin loudest, voices that it has ever heard, during a competition for the Town •triers’ Championship ol Great Britain. A Welshman, from (flainnicroiisliire with a voice like a. mountain torrent, wrested the elmn-pionship from a Marlborough limn, who luul held it since 191,'L The procedure consisted of each, crier declaiming from a parchment while, far away round the base of a hill, and down a distant valley, people waited and listened. One of the competitors, famed as the possessor ol a seven-mile voice, stumbled over such words as " Revelry.” ■‘Peasantry,” and •■llluminations.” thereby coniraveninc one ol the principal stipulations. The .eusiumiis ol the (ompetitors were wonderful, lonipi ising blue am! gold cocked hats, postilion rigs, vivid scarlet and gold bauds, knee breeches, and yellow stockings. PAID PLAYERS. LONDON. Sept. Hi. A conference of the United Kingdom Football Associations at Liverpool considered the practice of the Australian Association in allowing players who received payment in respect ol los*i wages, broken time. etc., to retain their amateur status. It was decided to ask the Football Association, to which the Australian Association is directly affiliated, to call I lie latter's attention to 1 lie fact that this practice 1-, n U. in accordance with the rules of the United Kingdom Associations.

SOVIET VIEW OF BRITAIN. AIOKCOW, Sept. 10

A propagandist singled out the British Empire as l tie first main object ol malice, hut said that the present Government stood it solid mass of stalwjiii common sense against all unconstitutional aeilivities, and will simultaneously take it conciliatory middle course to achieve a general recuperation Inline and abroad.

COMMUNIST REFUSED ADMISSION.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 10. The Secretary of State, Mr Kellog. announced to-night that Mr Shampuiji Saklntvala. the Communist member of the British Parliament. has been refused admission to the l nited States to attend the inter-Parliamentary Union next month. The action was taken under the Immigration Law, as the result of his inllninmalorv revolutionary speeches.

KRI.M MUST SUBMIT. PARIS. September 1.

Franco and Spain have decided, as Abdel Krim has rejected their former peace terms, the war must continue until he submits.

MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION LONDON, Sept. 17.

The “Daily News ’ states that Col. Bruce is experiencing difficulty m obtaining facilities far a fresh attempt to climb -Alt. Everest, firstly, because

Chinese missionaries are fomenting an-ti-ISrilish feeling in Thibet and secondly. o.'.iiig to the mysterious death of the Cnmniamler-iii-Uhiet of the Ihil.etan army, who was the only pro-ill ili,h official in the country, and who had previously aided Bruce.

NEW BRITISH WAR WEAPON LONDON. Sept. E

The “Daily Mail’’ says that Royal Engineers, stationed at Weymouth Pier, experimentally released live hundred cylinders of a new type of smoke screen, containing a small percentage of a secret, poison gas. whiih was directed at and enveloped the "nrslups. Tiger, ( Lampion and Rob Roy. lying jii the Bay. The crews, who were heavily masked, assert that the gas penetrated every part of the ves-

TPRKEV AND BRITAIN. (Received this day at 10.0 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 17

The “Daily Mail's" correspondent states the Turkish note makes counter-charges against Britain. asserting there has been a violation of the status quo in <oiincction with military movements on the Iraq side of the frontiers, the enrolment of recruits, and the arrival of motor lorries loaded with ammunition, causing the most serious nituatiiou. The note alleges Britain is using the report of the persecution of Christians to provoke an anti-Turkish religious outbreak, and declares that there are no Christians in the llaijo. Zarawak. or Govan regions. Tt is understood the League is considering sending the Moslem cause to the Hague ( ourt for a legal opinion. BRITISH FARMERS SUBSIDISED. ■LONDON. Sept. 17. The Council of Agriculture recommends a subsidy to farmers, this costing five million the first year.