BRITISH A FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1925, Page 3

BRITISH A FOREIGN NEWS

(Australia it N.Z. Cable Association.] “PREPARED TO EKE FORCE.” LONDON. Oct. 28. -Most of to-day's proceedings at the trial of the Communists consisted of police evidence of documents found during the search of Pollitt’s room. It revealed a circular saying; “Our task towards the State is, firstly, to expose its real nature: secondly, to undermine it.-, authority; thirdly, to ultimately destroy it. for example, by exploiting the division between tbo officer class and the rank and file.” Detective Wilson read a shorthand transcript of a speech by Campbell as follows: “We want the worker to forge! his regiment forget the blasted Empire and remember only bis tortured class. We believe the time will come when the soldier '.'.ill lie given a definite choice of cither fighting for or shooting against bis class. We are prepared to use forte to the utmost extent if the capitalist class resists the working class and drives it back into slavery.” Notes were read of a speech by fbtnuiiigton : “T hope to live to see a Red flag Hying over Buckingham Palace. NEW VICEROY OF INDIA. LONDON, October 29. Official.- -Tlie Right Hon. Wood, .Minister of Agriculture, has been appointed Viceroy of India. BRITISH COAL POSITION. LONDON, October 39. Giving evidence before the Coal Commission Sir Richard Redmayne said he could see no striking change, on a world basis, detrim,ental to British coal interests. Britain’s coal exports for 1924, were fifty-one per cent of the world’s exports compared with 49.8 per cent in 1913. lie expressed the opinion that in a quarter of a century there would he no oil in tlie I'nited States and the world’s supply of oil would not suffice more than eighty to one hundred years. A NEW CARDINAL. ROME. October 29. Dean O’Donnell, Roman Catholic Archbishop, will be created a Cardinal at a Consistory on 15th December .

THE PEACE PACT. NEW YORK. Oct. 29. “I hel ieve the Locarno agreement so important to the peace of Europe that it should he accepted I>v the Genu" Republic, and T shall throw all my strength and power toward this end,” said Paul Loehc, the President of the Reichstag. who sailed on Thursday after attending the Inter-Parliamentary Conference. He added that Germany would he in the League of Nations, where she properly belonged, hy the end of the year. DE PINERO AT CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA. October 29. Afarehese Do Pinedo, Italian airman has arrived here. THE AORANGI. SUVA. October 30. The Aorangi from Auckland sailed at eight o’clock this evening for Frisco. FRENCH CABINET. PARIS. October 29. The formation of the French Cabinet has been completed as follows: — Al. Paiulevo, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. M. Briand, Foreign .Minister. AI. Cliantemps, Alinister of Justice. Al. Sehormock, Alinister of Interior. General Delndier, Alinister of War. AI. Corel, Alinister of Marine. AI. Durand. Alinister of Agricultuie. AI. Leon Perrier, .Minister lor the Colonies. Al. Demon/.ies, Minister of Public Works. Al. Delhi is. Minister of Public Institutions. AI. Anterious, Miiiister ot Pensions. Al. Purafour, Alinister of Labour. M. Vincent, .Minister of Commerce. Al. Sehmdt, Alinister for the Liberated Regions. AI. Le Vasseur, Alinister of Housing.