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Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1925, Page 3

duoimiit i.\ xkw son'll wai.ks svnxKY, Octiiiici’ - 1. Wiini <>l' rain Mini droughty cimdilions me seriously allertiug the eiop.s mill pasture in many country districts. I'nlc-.s there is rain sunn, the prospects depressing in sunn' places. A (lay o |’ .-special prayin' tor rain is being la-ld. Till', SC! 10(01, A (IK. f 11aci'l '-I'd this day at 10.0 a. 111.1 I.OXDON. Oct. 20. |)r Savage, surgeon at SI. MaiThnlomew's Hospital, expresses tlm opinion that a chilil of live is too young in commence school. The main is not in a condition io learn until the child is seven years old. Children are often overtaxed and this accounted for a lot of trouble, lie would refuse to allow ■ i child to attend school, until 7. even -if the authorities fixed the cue at live. I.OAX KM HA HDD I’HOTIST. | .DM MIX’. Del. 20. The Kcileration of. liriiish Industrie> has addressed a ineiuoranduin to the (interim,' of the Dank of Knglaml for the u reel it, removal ot the embargo on foreien loan-. The memorandum

says that there is no need to emphasize the important role which the large annua! investment ot British capital in oversea ; countries played ill supporting the development "f tile export trade nor llm serious | osit ioii now '•xisting ill trade- which depend for I,heir full prosperity upon a substantia! volume of exports.

In the event of the hank declaring it unwise at present to abandon (ltd embargo completely, the Federation suggests a partial relaxation in respect to loans, the proceeds ot which would largely, or wholly lie expended immediately here in the purchase of British goods.

TURK ISII ATROCITIES. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.)

BAGHDAD. Oei. 21. Zakhii is swarming with male Christian refugees from the recent raids. The Turks retained all women. The most harrowing stories are told ,f how bullets and bayonets summarilv ended the aged stragglers.

Piteous appeals were made for babies who were hurled over precipice*. Old women were massacred. Beautiful girls were violated by the tflicors and then callously thrown to the soldiers.

Over one hundred women were sold ii Kurdish harems.

The Iraq Government is providing refugees with necessities with the greatest difficulty owing to the failure if the crops.

GERMAN BISIKi'mT. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) BERLIN. Oct. 21. |<‘ ranee's one-sided support of hei ..-isieni Allies againsl Germany in the i*vc*n t of ;i conflict. is fen roil by n soetinn of 11 io proxs. Common t inn; upon llir publication of the Franco-Polish ■ind Fraiico-C'/.ccho-Slov akiaii I reaties, ill,. •'Yura acids” says: “The equilibrium of flic I.oca rim Treaty is thufl considerably disturbed, for France assumes greater obligations towards 1 olniid and Gz.e ho-Klovakia than toward' Germany."

The “Ileokalanz.eiger” expresses tho opinion that the distrust of the 1* rench supplementary treaties is fully justified

OBITUARY. LONDON. Oct. 21 Obituary- Lord Rihhiesrlai-e.

LADY GWENDOLINE JELLICOI-

LONDON. Old. 22. Lady Gwendoline Jellieoe has been operated upon for appendicitis. FRANCE AND SOVIET. PARIS. Oet. 21.

The “Petit Parisien" states M. Tehieherin lias sent a message to M. Briand from Berlin asking for an interview'. M. Briand replied that ns France recognised the Soviet there could he no objection. I chicherin s visit is coincident- with the signature of the Turko-Bulgarian Treaty of Friendship and Arbitration.

Tn E BU LGAR-GR EEK INCIDENT PARIS. Oet. 21.

Athens reports state that in the incident which occurred on the GraocoP.tilgarian frontier Bulgarian regulars attacked a Greek outpost at Belles. filing the sentry, and hoisting the white flag and explained the firing was due to a misunderstanding. The Greek Government, however, despite the Bulgarian explanation expresses regret, and is determined to throw full light on the incident. ’lhey ordered the Greek troops to advance into Bulgaria. | and occupied the town of Petrieli. the headquarters of the Mneedoriinn-Bul-garian committee, with tlio object of enforcing the Greek demands for satisfaction for the violation of Greek ter I ritory and the punishment of those responsible; also compensation' for the relatives of the killed. If the Greek demands arc not promptly met an ultimatum will be addressed to Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Government proposea mixed commission of Graeco-Bulgar-ian officers to investigate the incident on the spot.