BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia X.Z. Cubic Association.]

C'ONSKRYATIYF.S CONFER. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) London. o<t. 8. Lively scenes marked the opening of the annual conference of the National Union of Conservative Associations at Brighton at which two thousand delegate., were present. Mr Chappel. in moving that the Council's report bo referred back, raised a storm of protest by declaring the country was discontented with the Government’s inaction regarding; unemployment, which was increasing by leaps and hounds. The Government’s failure to do anything in connection with this matter during the past ten months was an admission of ineompete.ncy. Mr Chappel declared unless the Government gave some how of better conditions, it must fall. His statement evoked prolonged cries of dissent. The motion was defeated and the report was adopted with three dissentients. Tt is noteworthy that the agenda does not contain any resolution in reference to unemployment. EXPLOSION OX STEAMER. (Received this day at 11.25 a.mA LONDON*. Oct. 8. The explosion off T'shant of a furnace in the liner Roman Star, which sailed from South Africa under difficult circumstances, in eo n sequence of the strike, killed one and injured two firemen. A wireless says the explosion cannot be accounted for. bill it is presumed to be due to the presence of a detonator in the coal. Greek STEAM Eli FOUNDERS. CAPETOWN. Oct. 7. The Greek steamer Margarita, loaded with maize and hound for Dakar is believed to have foundered with all hands off Great Fish Point, between East London and Port Elizabeth, at 7 o’clock this morning. She sent out an S.O.S. reporting the ship was almost unmanageable. having a list ol 20 degrees, and heavy seas breaking aboard. Though the Edinburgh picked tip the S.O.S. and arrived at the -pot at 10.20 she could find no trace of the Margarita; The search is Icing continued, but the weather is very bad.

FASCIST HORRORS. PARIS. October 8

The newspapers assert that the Fascists killed seven persons in Fidremc as a reprisal for the murder of l.uperini, including the Socialist. I’ilals. a former deiiuty. who was .slabbed in his bed. The papers reveal that l.uperini was most active in suppressing the Freemasons. lie attempted to force, Uadmell. a prominent Freemason, to roveal the Association, lladii'.elli refused and Ids friend Baeeiolu shot Lunerini and ids Fascist companion.