BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.] THE LOAN EMBARGO. LONDON, Oct. 21. ft is understood that as the result of newspaper publicity in Australia and London, as well as of the persistency of the Ageuls-General. there is a likelihood of the. embargo on overseas loans being lifted next week. Mr Amery (Dominion Secretary) has not yet replied to the Agcnts-Gcneral hut there is reason to believe that an unexpected disclosure of the position has had the clfect of weakening the British Treasury’s opposition. The matter was taken up in the city columns of the London press, which, insistently advocated an early .removal of the cm- y bargo in the interests of trade, which,* at present, shows hopeful signs of a revival. ’file “Financial News" says: It appears that the embargo on loans U dritwing to an end. Permission is being granted for the dotation of at least one issue in January. The paper adds: “We may forsee a transition period in which foreign loans will be admitted with discrimination. In our opinion Dominion and colonial issues should have first preference.” COMMUNISTS ROUND-UP. LONDON. Oct. 22. Detectives visited .houses in London and the provinces last night in collection with the Communist round-up. Page. A mot and Walter Hanniiigton (memliers of the Executive) were arrested. Other warrants are out. Two more Communist leaders. MeManus and Murphy, were arrested in London. DISASTROUS STORE EIRE. LONDON. Oet. 21.

A disastrous lire occurred at Southampton docks. A seven-storeyed bonded warehouse. containing tobacco, spirits and wine, was destroyed. 1 lie damages totals a quarter ol a million pounds. TRAFAI.GAR ANADVERSARY. LONDON. Oet. 21. Every Dominion was represented by garlands on the Trafalgar Memorial on the oeeasion of the 120th Trafalgar anniversary. There were flowers from Australia. New Zealad. and India, and a huge maple leaf from Canada, mingled with England’s own tributes, literally smothering the lions and the base of the memorial. A note was displayed stating that a ship carrying the usual ice wreath from Wellington was delayed owing to the shipping strike. A vase ol flowers was substituted. EVACUATION OF COLOGNE. PARIS. Oet. 21. With reference to Dr Stresoinaiin’s prediction at his reeeotion in Berlin that, the Allies would evacuate Cologne by the loth of November, the French Foreign Office declares that no date was fixed. CHINESE AVAR. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) PEKIN .October 22. I'he Mukdenites have evacuated llsuehowln in favour of the Allied forces. THE FRONTIER INCIDENT. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) SOFIA. October 22. A semi-official statement in regard to the frontier incident declares a Greek soldier fired at a Bulgarian sentry who killed liis assailant. A I'usilmle followed. W (,'REECE DETERMINED. LONDON, October 22. The " Daily News " says that in tin: event of Bulgaria refusing Greece’s demands the Greeks are determined advance upon Selin. FRENCH DEBTS TO U.S.A. PARIS, October 22. Cabinet decided to reject America's debt- proposals, but M. Caillaux is re--I inlying I lie problem. A SECRET WEDDING. (Received this day at. 10.25 a.m.) LONDON, October 23. Vi-eonat Hastings, aged twenty-four, heir io the Earl of Huntingdon, sceretlv married -Miss Christina Casati at a Loudon Registry Office on the eve of liis departure for Australia to superintend his mother's property there. The bride is well known in artistic circles in London. I.ON'DON', October 22. The ‘ Daily News ” states that .Miss Casati is the daughter of the Marquis Casati, Chamberlain to the King of Italy. Viscount Hastings i.s the nephew of the late Sir Samuel Wilson, wlm-o estates liis mother has inherited. WEMBLEY. LONDON, October 23. Wembley is expected to lie entirely cleared a month after its closure. lon thousand men will lie engaged in the task during tlie first week and thereafter live thousand until the work is completed.

A I.OARSON'S EXPEDITIOX. (Received (bis day at 10.25 a.in.) OHIO, October 22. Members of Algarson’s expedition have arrived at Trumsoe. I heir steamer was frozen into the ice off Kranx Josef Land and was only freed alter a great struggle. With her pvopcllnr broken she managed to make southwards.