BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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ENGLISH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS LONDON. Nov. 2.

The results of the municipal elections in England and \\ ales show that Labour has substantially improved its position. Labour is gaining many seats from the Conservatives and Eilwrals. Similar results are shown for a few of tho London contests so far declared.

Tho Socialists gained many seats in the English municipal elections. V mass Socialist attack was made in London, hut failed. The Socialists in 1922 lost 316 seats in London. In this election the Socialists have retrieved about a quarter of The seats lost in 1922. or about 79 seats. The moderate Reformers still have a considerable majority in most councils.

AFRICAN POLITICS. • CAPETOWN, Nov. 1. The “Cape Times” says that M. Herlzog has decided to go to tho country on the native question, after next session. WIRELESS MEN STRIKE. LONDON. Nov. 2. J The Association of Wireless Cable Telegraphists are on strike. Their statement says the strike involves all Marconi's London stations. Instructions are being given to tho provincial staffs to strike to-morrow. They declare the management litis violated tho agreement in declining directly to discuss the question of the dismissal of nine operators.

LONDON LORD MAYOR’S SHOW (Received this day at 9.45 n.nO LONDON. Nov. 3. The central motif of tho Lord Mayor's Show to he held on 9th. November wi II be Empire Trade. John Bull will lie seen driving a team of four horses. Asia is represented by Chinese. Africa by a gold-miner. Americn by a rancher, and Australia by a sliecptarmer. Other ears will show the importance of Inter-Imperial cable communication.

LONG AERIAL FLIGHT, ” (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) ROME, Nov. 3. j The aviator Ccsfiggfaitde, a member M of the Chamber of Deputies, lias started on bis flight to Buenos Ayres, 110 makes bis finst- stop at Cassablance, on tbe AVer,! Coast of Morocco. He goes _ thence via. i.a's Palmas to the Cape Verde Islands, afid from Pernambuco to Rio do Jauieri.

AVEAI BLEY EXHIBITION'. LONDON, Nov. 3. The •'•'Daily Afail” estimates the loes on the WonibW Evliddivori at two millions sterling. LOR D Al A YOB’S .MiO» * (Received this day at 10.0 a.in.i LONDON. Nov. 3. With a view to stimulating Empire trade. New Zealand in the Lord Mayor’s procession will give a demonstration of close trade links hv the display of maps showing Britain and New Zealand joined by a model liner. POWER DAAf BURSTS. LONDON, Nov. 3. The North Wales Power Company's supply dam at Dolgarrog has burst, and 170 million tons of water poured down the hillside. One family is missing. Hundreds of sheep and cattle were drowned. Houses were torn from their foundations and destroyed. A stream of rushing water forty yards aide tossed great boulders about like corks.

SPANISH APPOTNTAIENTS. ALVDRID, Nov. if. General Sanjurjo has been appointed High ( omnii.ssiouer and Commander-in Chief in Morocco, and Generals Castro Girona and Federico Berenguer Com-niandants-Goneral of Mdilla. an Cent,a. respectiveyl

XO> INVITATION TO WAI-SH. LONDON, Nov. 3. The secretary of the Amalgamated Marine Workers’ Union, which is tt rival to Havelock Wilson's Union, states he knows nothing of a story from Alls'India that Tout Walsh is coming i<» England to form a new Seamen’s Union. He added; "We did not. solid any invitation.”