BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION TURKEA MOBILISING. LONDON. Sept. 2:i. The Times slates Sofia messages report- that turkey 1- calling up ncr ieserves and is closing tiie Dardanelles owing to the Geneva ( oiilcieuce s cisioii regarding Mosul. LOCAL GOVERNORS. LONDON Sept. 2-1. The following is stated to Ih.‘ an authoritative British view outlining the Colonial Office's probable attitude towards the Australian proposal to appoint local Governors. As the growth of the constitution of Empire develops, there is no reason why the Dominions should not, so act. The position is now prerogaf i; e ~t a Brilisher. Any member of flic Empire is equally able to represent. tlie King, but the Colonial Office is .somewhat chary of the appointment of a local man whose past record is mound to include some remark

allying him to the particular party 01 cause, thereby allowing a loophole tc opponents fo declare he is biased when called on to make an important decision. siii'h as the granting of a political dissolution.

COMMUNIST - INTIMIDATION. ["Sydney Sun” Cables.] (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) LONDON, Sep. 2-1. The ” Daily Mail ” says the West Ham Communists are preparing to intimidate the Guardians' meeting, which they are bolding to consider the grave relief situation. They have ordered the unemployed to roll up ami make a demonstration, saying: " i’ul your backs into it or you won’t get aii\ more reliel." They held an open air meeting to secure recruits to the unemployed, and those who did not. agree to parlicipatt were assaulted. PARIS TELE I’ll ONE STRIKE. PARIS. Sep. 2-1. The Government have dismissed tin instigators of the telephone strike, am! retired or transferred the others. Twelve leading Communists, including the Palis Deputies Doriol am Cucliin, also the manager of the paper " I Hiimunite,” have been remanded 01 a charge of inciting soldiers and sailorto insubordination. WAR AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN. FOREIGN " REDS" ADVANCING. (Received this day at 10.0 a.m.) AMSTERDAM. Sep. 24. The Continential miners are agreeing to longer hours and lower wages ii order to oust Great Britain from tin world’s markets, the owners reeogaismg that British exports are diminishing al a pace never before equalled. MOSCOW'S HAND. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON. S-1». 2 t. A London ” Graphic ” rcpresentntivt asserts that he has copies of amazing documents just handed to the Hnnu Office, enumerating Moscow s payment.to British propagandists totalling |!>l since H"22. Certain trade UH...U leaders are alleged to have received an aggregate el £98.04'). whilst some Labour Commoners and otbei prominent* extremists received £3.1 IRC each. The largest single payment, to a propagandist was U->.2.)!>. Ihe names, including a number ol _ Left Wingers well known in the North would create a tremendous sensation il disclsno‘l. meet si,all immediately investigate tin authenticity of the live documents with a view to proceedings.

WOMEN ATTEND EXECUTION. LONDON. September 21. An exe iition tor the first time was attended by women alien Keen was banged at Glasgow this morning. Airs Mary Roll, a junior Alagixtrate, was present in an ollicial capacity. There had been an agitation in the cit.v about it. Airs Bell resisted all elforts to dissuade her' declaring she disliked the task but women in public lilt* lnus ’ do their jobs thoroughly.

FRENCH RUGBY. PARIS Sept. 24

The French Rugby Federation suggest that Australia be invited to tour France from October to February 1920 and the .Maoris at tbe same time. a little later. Tbe French team leave for New Zealand in Alay 192<. returning in October. It is not anticipated there will be any difficulty in getting a French touring team to wether, as two years ago all the playerapproached consented to go. In 'ojrard to Australian and New Zealand matches in France the French Federation would organise important games regional clubs being responsible lor the remainder. The visting teams miglP afterwards proceed to England, pro vided the English Union pay the cost of the voyage.

RELIEF OF SUEDIA. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) PARIS. Sept. 21

(ieiieral Gamclin's force has entered Sueiihi, supported hv tanks, alter encountering a stilt resistance on tin heights south of 'ljelavis, occupied at mid-dav the position which had fallen at night- The Druses arc falling hack northwards between Telaviv and SueIda Tin* Liarrisnn of Sueitla. wliion Uamclin relieved, bad been besieged since July 21st.. when five hundred French troops occupied the citadel, which wjik sin rounded. Aeroplane" supplied tlie garrison, including one woman, for two months, though hitteiW owing to the lack of petrol, the aeroplanes were sent only occasionally. 1 lie Druses recently bombarded the citadel with artillery, apparently the fire being directed by Turkish oflieeis. (.ms ing a number of casualties, which were all the more serious as tlie garrison did not include a doctor. The Frenel were most, gratified at the re.id

Suoida. especially in view of the die the fall of the citadel would have had on the Syrian campaign from a political viewpoint.

PRODUCE PRICKS

MKLBOFRNK. September 2d

AY heat (Is -Y'd : oats (milling) 3s, fee. 2s Sid, -s 19d ; hurley (English) As (id os. tape is (id: potatoes til H's, tl.> onions U— 1, U*2).

G KRAI ANY ACCEPTS INVITATION BKRI.IN. Septemher 2d.

The Cabinet ('ouneil. presided nve by President 11 indenburg. accepted On Allies’ invitation to the Security Pac. Conference on the assumption that tin German note of 2.!th July will he adop ted for the basis of negotiations. Her Luther and Hr Streseman will be* tin German delegates with the Secretary General as the expert.

.TAP POSTAGE REDUCED. TOKTO, September 2d. The Privy Council has ratified the Stockholm International Postal Convention of 1221 and has reduced the postage starting on October Ist. The decision means a yearly reduction in postal revenues of nearly a million yen JAP RF.DS ARRESTED. *■ TOKIO. September 2d. The arrests of prominent Socialist radicals continue as a result o strict police surveillance of the Some Labour delegation.