BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Roater Telegrams.]

BRITISH GRAVES IN GERA!ANY. LONDON, Nov. 16. Air Shepherd (Secretary to the Australian High Commissioner) has returned front Cologne where he attended the unveiling of a war memorial in the British section of the cemetery. He states that 5509 British arc buried in German concentration cemeteries, including Cologne, Berlin, Cassel, and Hamburg. Germany has passed a special Act, vesting the British section in the War Graves Commission in perpotnty. besides leasing out grounds and erecting headstones. Ihe cemotoiies are magnificently laid out, and scrupulously cared for. PSA. COASTGUARD TRAGEDY. HALIFAX. Nov. 17. Nine men of the United Suite#; coast guard steamer Morrill were drowned near Shelburne, Nova Scotia, when returning to the steamer in a small Wat which capsized in the storm hisho 1 waters of the harbour half a mile from the shore. FASCIST I AND COAJAIUXISTSLONDON, Nov. IG. In reply to the question of whether the Government proposal to introduce legislation to deal with Communist propaganda, Sir \\ in. Joynson Hicks (.Home Alinister) said in the House of Commons that tho question was under > onsideration. Labourites started heckling and bantering. the Home Secretary, but tho Speaker intorvened. Later Air Lansbury drew attention to the existence of the Fascists and other alleged military armed forces. Sir AY. Joynson Hicks said he regretted these bodies periodically engaged in their deplorable activities, but lie was unable to confirm the statement that they met regularly for drill, marched in tlie streets, or attended their meetings bearing arms, lie said the law against illegal gatherings would be enforced without discrimination. Mr IF AlacDonald asked when this would be done

Sir W. Joynson Hicks said that ho had issued instructions a month ago that equal justice was to ho meted out to all parties, whether Fascist! or otherwise. QUEBEC, Nov. 1G The Provincial Convention of tho C anadian Labour Party has unanimous’v passed a resolution forbidding tho admission of the Communists into the ranks of the Party, and providing for the expulsion of such members who are known to possess Communistic tendencies. Another resolution condemned Fascism. WORLD’S AYIIEAT WASHINGTON Nov. 16. According to the forecast of tho i’.S.A. Agricultural Department, the world's wheat crop will he three hundred million bushels in excess of last ■ ea rs. EVACUATION OF COLOGNE. LONDON, Nov. IG. The Council of Ambassadors have forwarded a note lo Berlin, expressing I lie hope that the evacuation of Cologne will be completed by January .'.lst. or. at the latest. February 2()th. The Council als« Holds out the fiope f tin early withdrawal of the InterAllied Control Committee from Berlin.

MONEY AND WORLD’S TROUBLES. LONDON. Nov. 17. Air Bradbury, as guest at the Authoress’ Club, disclosed the financial ifteriiiath of the war. In his opinion Hie present tangle in which the woikl .as involved was more financial than "i-oiiomic. A recovery was slow because noliey was at Hie bottom of the ■xisliug evils. “The real problem before Ihe world." lie said,, “is to get its people to work again. This is a financial problem. Tlie internal debt mihlcin will be solved when the rentier leasts on his own tail, and reaisos that it. is the only diet that he will get. In regard to national obligations. it should he realised that tbo nischiel they have already done is , ippnliing. and (he test of the Dawes Plan is still to come. It may prove J *- impossible to transfer international debts on a large scale. Air Kairhiirn replying on behalf of the Dominions made a spirited appeal for loans to the Dominions and preference ,ver foreign countries to enable tho Dominions to build up the Empire. BRITISH PARI.IAAIENT. LONDON. Nov. IG. The Parliamentary session has opened. The first important debate will he in the Locarno Pact on Wednesday. Otherwise the session will he mostly i. domestic one. # Answering a question, Air Samuel announced that Parliament would he asked to vote £1,100,(UK) in connection with the Wembley guarantee. LONDON. Nov. 17.

Mr Amery told Mr Hannon that since the first of April, 3,255 families, representing 12_.5!)4 persons, have been assisted to migrate overseas. The applications. he said, were keeping up well. LONDON. Nov. 16. 11l the House of Commons, Mr Baldwin stated the .Merchandise Marks, otherwise the Imported Agriculture Produce Bill, would not lie proceeded with. Mr Baldwin stated that legislation would he introduced in this part ol the session to carry out such reports of Committees established under the safeguarding of Industries Act as the Government had approved. Mr MacDonald contended that th • was a breach of the Government s pledge not to introduce protection. Li M i CATION OF ARMAMENTS. ■Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, November 17. The “ Evening Standard’s” political correspondent says it can ho stated on high authority that Britain is prepared to send plenipotentiaries with full powers at a time and to a place mutually agreed upon, to seek agreement for either the limitation of underwater craft or their entire entire abolition; also for consiifeTation of wider It is felt in diplomatic circles that a Disarmament Conference will he a complement to the signing of the Locarno Pact. A RUSSIAN TRIAL. LONDON. November 17. The “ Daily Express " Moscow correspondent states Limbcrg, a former head of Port Leningrad and eleven of his associates have been sentenced to death for misappropriation of Stnto property. Over a hundred minor port officials and private traders are implicated and 18 persons were acquitted, (/tilers were sentenced to from one td six years. The trial lasted for twenty days. '

GERMAN BUGBYITES. LONDON, November 17. There was spontaneous cheering for Frankfurt undergraduate Rughyites on taking tile field as they linked arms over the shoulders of Oxford grey- ’J hounds. This is the first Anglo-Ger-man football since the war and was a spirited clean game. There was not a penalty in the first twenty-five minutes. The Germans were dashing hut lack experience and were beaten by 32 to 3. The teams dined together at the College. GOLD COAST LOAN. LONDON, Xovembe*sl7. The public have subscribed only Cl 15,000 for the Gold Coast loan, leav> ing th*‘ underwriters with per cent.