BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1925, Page 1

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[ Ketttor Telegrams.]

All; WHEATLEY'S VIEWS. LONDON. Oct. 18

Huge crowds gathered at Labour on*, door turnings at Glasgow to protest against the aclion of magistrates in banning political gatherings in balls controlled hy the authorities. There "'ere no disturbances. 'The former Minister ot Housing .Mr AY heat lev, declared thi- to he an attempt to prevent the working class from .securing political cducal ion. It was pail of a general movement. Air Wheatley alluded to such forces as the Easeisti organisation for maintenance ol supplies as being part of the Nationalist-Capi-talist preparations.

WE.AI ISLES' DEEKTT. LONDON", Oct. IS. Though tlie liquidation of Wembley has definitely been decided on, it is still possible that the Stadium may !>e the scene of an annual talon of sufficient sporting and other events justify keeping the stadium intact. Anothei possibility is that it may he a permanent exhibition market of British niannfaetures and machinery, with occasional special shows for certain classes of goods. Another proposal is lor Wembley to I ■ utilised tor the production of licit tsli til ms. the Exhibit ion building being i Oliver! cd into niotlin. (id east 1,--. historii man-ions, etc., forming a British Hollywood. It is un-der-tnod the i lelieit on the Exhibi t ion .-il! bo .'ipprceinblv l('s- than two milium. BLIT ID.H WANTED. ( oI'KNH\GEN. Dei 18 fiuuner (I nun I r.-sou . ibe Icelandic author. bn- inaugurated a campaign to Dim a Scandinavian Republic. He is holding meetings in Norway. Sweden, and Denmark, and declare- the ,-eionl i-i- and pol i l eia ii - are sympathetic. VIEW UK RUSSIA. London, im. is. I).T1 1 iit•• opinion- on the Sm id'- re-e.m-1 I'lielioii are cxpiv- d by a party of five L.-thnur ('oiiinioner- (Iter a tour ~f fins-ia. ’They declare: "Mu Soil,-! i- li rmlv "'t ahi i lied. with a innun it •. in it - -iippiu I . w hil" t lit oiighoiit the net ion t hero i- e\ idem -<■ tha I it is achieving an c .oiomie regciierat i<oi. h expects next year 10 equal pre-war product inn. In our judgment it will hHondo di-aster to Britain it' she continue'- tic British policy which tend- to exclude Bril i h goods I ruin the great prevent ami potential Russian market, tint ol’ two million -ieiTing worth of agricultural machinery imported into Russia in eitht month-. only ten thousand-' worth was from Britain. Responsible members of the Soviei are willing and anxious for nogot in I inn s with Britain to clear up the outstanding questions, and to conclude a reasonable Ireai.v. to prepare a I'aej of political goodwill between the t wo count Hon."