BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.]

WESTRALIAN LOAN. LONDON, November IS. The Westralian loan was under-sub scribed and closed automatically. BERLIN. November IS. Lord D’Ahernon states he intends ti resign the British Ambassadorship, ii Germany immediately the Loeariu Treaty is signed in London. THE BURNT STEAMER. VANCOUVER, November IP.

Over a dozen passengers by the Lei ape suffered from bruises, exposure an burns. The burned bulk was scuttle two miles off shore. It later was ri vealed at least one* file was lost, man's body was picked up off l.ewei Dclawa re.

EMPIRE PRESS DELEGATES.

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.' LONDON. Nov. 18

“Tin- Daily Teuegrapli” apropos of the arrival home of the last delegates, devotes an editorial to a review of work of the Imperial Press Conference. Tt acknowledges the generous hospitality of the peoples of New Zealand and Australia and trusts the conference resolutions will he subject t-> appropriate action in order to ostabish closer contact. The paper says the people of tlio Empire must have more ample means of communication, free and imtrnmelU'd. as well as cheap. This is the message of the conference.

WEMBLEY ENQUIRY SUGGESTED LONDON. Nov. 18.

Tin' “Dnily Express” says it is expected I lie guarantors, including the taxpayers will have to meet a loss r>f two million on the -Empire Exhibition. The people chiefly eoncoi'iiod are argline that there slionhl ho an enquiry into the expenditure and construction. The accounts are still not completed. Tt is stated there wore enormous ex•esses over the estimates. For instance the Stadium cost six hundred thousand pounds, which it is believed quadruples the estimate. A prolonged enquiry might not he necessary. One similar In that !>v Sir .Tnvnston Hicks when the management was changed, wmddt be adequate, it the findings were published. EMPIRE AVIATION. (Received this day at JO.O a.rn.) LONDON, Nov. 18. Sir Samuel Ilpare is wirelessly broadcasting to-night the importance ot aviation to Idle Empire. There is no more urgent Empire question than the improvement ot communication to onahe personal visits to fields of polities and trade to dear up difficulties insurmountable by cable. The distance -hetwecn the chief points of the Kmupire was the greatest menace to Empire unity. Tie is convinced the Rrilish pilot would prove the pioneer of Empire unity. Tie did not suggest there should lie a chain oT Empire air routes within the twinkling of an eye. hut the day was drawing nearer when great distances would he annihilated.

A PATRIOTIC SCHEME. ROME. Nov. 18

A (Jc’iion con I syndicate, comprising thirty thousand members. all Fascists, suggests a patriotic scheme who rounder live million Italians would voluntarily subscribe a dollar each annually for live rears to pay off the debt instillments agree 1 to al Washington. Fascist organisations in other centres, including the Milan Fascist. Directory, warmly approves of Ihe scheme, and has convoked a Provincial Communal Conference to make the movement national. Wealthy members () f (he hanks and industrial concerns are looked to to contribute largely; also women from tlmir savings, and the workers, by means of overtime and extra work.

IF AIUSSOLfXI VISITS ENGLAND. (Received this day at 10.0 a.in.) LONDON. Nov. 18. The '‘Daily Herald" says .Mussolini, if visiting England, would not he |K*rsonally molested, hut it is unthinkable that l abourites would sit at a table with a man who is waging a ruthleS'S campaign against trade unionism. It is doubtful whether wo would find a locomotive driver to bring Mussolini's train from Dover to .London.

FRENCH ARCTIC EXPEDITION. (PARIS, Nov. 18.

Plans are being prepared for a Polar Expedition hv French naval ofiieoi's under Government auspices, starting from Spitzhorgen. in June. The prineipal object of the expedition, which will he travelling in six specially constructed amphibious motor vehicles, is to cross the great unexplored region between the North Pole and Point Barrow, Alaska, and find whether land exists therein.

A CHINESE PEACE. PF/KTN, Nov. 18. Representatives of Fengyuhsiang and Chantsolin have signed a peace agreement whereby no Fongtein troops will he stationed at Tientsin. The Fcngteiners are retreating 30 miles east of the Pckin-Hankow Tine. It is also agreed to establish a joint office at Pekin to discuss questions of Premiership reconstruction of the Cabinet and the election of a President.

Chnnelsolin lias' informed foreigners at Mukden that the Fengtein forces would he withdrawn from Shantung. \ SERIOUS FRACAS. PEKIN. Nov. 18. A serious fracas occurred lietwcen Anglo-Italian Legation Guards in a saloon in the east, of the city. when, il is alleged, a strong party of Italian marines, canned with daggers, attacked an unarmed number of East Yorks, who had recently arrived to relieve the lti.yal Northlands. Seven Yorks were stabbed, one dangerously. There were no Italian casualties. A number of Yorks and Royal then allegedly hunted for tin Italians without, success. The British troops aic ecu fined to their barracks. An investigation into the AngloItalian Legation guard cafe brawl reveal that it was not as serious as a( first represented. Filteen participates on each side. The English were a*much to blame as the Italians, lhe latter snatched the Britishers bayonets from their Mts and used them when tin fracas commenced. Tito casualties wen not serious. All the British with tin I exception ot one, have returned ti | duty. TEA SALES. CALCUTTA, November 19. At the tea sales there was a strong active demand for all grades. Prices advanced U to 2 annas for hotter class and dusts half anna. ALL PASSENGERS RESCUED. VANCOI VKR. Nov. 18. AM the passengers on the burned steamer l.enaue have lieen rescued, and proceeded ‘to their destinations b\ train, according to a radio received at Cape May. THE AORANGT. (Received this day at 9.4 " a m A VANCOUVER. Nov. 19. The Aoranci soiled with sixty tons of mail mostly Canadian and British. The last mail is certain to arrive before ’Xmas; also nineteen thousand cases of apples and seven hundred passengers, including General and Lady McGavin for Wellington.