BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Renter Telegrams.] international labour .matters. A.MSTERDAAL Dee. G. The General Council of tlie International Federation of Trade Unions has reaffirmed its decision of February, not to entertain the proposal for an unconditional conference with Russian Trait, Unions. Tt was decided to hold a World Alignitiun Con fere n e in London in May 1920. CONSTABLE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. LONDON, December G. A probationer constable. Herbert Burrows, has been committed for trial at Worcester, lor the murder of a publican. George l.aight, Airs Laight and their Iniby, whose bodies were found in the hotel cellar, where an attempt had apparently been made to hurn them. .Suspicion was aroused by Burrows asking a colleague an hour before the bodies were found did he know l.aighthad been shot. The police evidence showed that Burrows admitted the crime and lie said the cause would never be known.

COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL. LAUNCHING PLANE IN MID-AIR. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON. December (i. The launching and re-attaching of a plane from and to the R.d.'i were successfully carried out during a llight in perfect sunshine. Squadron-Leader Haig. lowered from the central gondola, took a seat a the plane and cost off. After living a short distance lie successfully rehooked the plane which was then •misted by a trapeze to its original position, the pilot rejoining the crew if the airship. The Air .Ministry described the trial as completely satisfactory. ENGLISH LAND SYSTEM ATTACKED. LONDON. December li. Air Lloyd George, speaking at Coventry. attacked the system of land monopolv which lie declared fay ar the root >1 all tile social and economic evils. THE CANCER DISCOVERIES. DR GYE'S SUCCESS. (Received tin's day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, December G. Tlie “ Sunday Times” learns that the discoveries of Dr Gye and Air Barnard in relation to cancer are being pursued with success. It is understood that chickens and even mammals have been inoculated with the cancer germ, they developing l lie disease w ithin a very short time. Other mammals have been inoculated with organism and thus rendered immune from subsequent inoculation with live bacteria. Efforts arc now Going directed to fhe 'solution of the chemical agent in company with which the micro-organism of cancer one-rales. The presence of such r u agent lias been disclosed. INTENSE FROSTS TN BRITAIN. THAWING THE FOOTBALL FIELDS LONDON. Dee. England is at present suffering with intense frosts. Skating is general. Huddersfield spent £201) thawing the Soccer ground with braziers and Bradford Hooded their ground with petrol wliieli was set on lire. An ice breaker was employed at GrimsG.v thicks. Lock Lomond froze for Ibe lirst time in thirty years. Eighteen hundred curb is arc lu-ld at Bnnspicd on tlie tanioiis (.'arsebre.-k----water. THRLLING TIMES AT CROYDON. LONDON, D-a . G. i There were amazing scenes ai ('i.e. - j don where a tile originated in a toy- | shop and threatened the biggest build | ings. | The failure of the electric current I ihrust the loun into darkness. Sim- j ultaiicously a film caught tire in a j crowded kinc-ma. A powerful tire engine racing I rum i London skidded and crnshld into a garden where it was abandoned. Troops assisted the police to torn) a cordon around tin- district and lineaverted a panic. There were no i asualit ics. CHINA TURNING RED. MOSCOW. Dec. i. Zinovief addressing the* Congress of metal workers declared the I-ar Last revolutionary situation was brighter than tlie European. Canton now resembled Moscow. China was- becoming redder daily. Tin- Chinese upheaval would mark the real beginning of the world revolution, which was impossible unless the Third International obtained support of one hundred million yellow nrolctu i".nt. HER .MAN CABINET RESIGNS. BERLIN. l)ee. G. The Cabinet resigned on the return of Dr. Luther and Dr Streseiiiaini from London in accordance with its decision to do so after the signing of the Locarno Treaties in order to permit the tormat ion of another, or a recoii.xtruelion of the present Cabinet, which is carrying on until a new Government is formed. Tlie crisis came earlier than was expected which was due to the action of the Nationalists in suddenly : deciding to oppose the Locarno Treatj ifs and tlie consequent withdrawal ol i three Nationalist .Ministers Imm the | Cabinet. REDUCING THE COST. BARTS. Dee. 7. As further evidence of tlie Locarno spirit. France in response to Germany x apjK'nl to reduce the burden due to toe army of occupation, has agreed to withdraw married troops, substituting bachelors, but maintaining tlie same Sighting strength. ,\ GERMAN PROTEST. LONDON. Dee. . .

(ierman Nationalists are now accusing Britain of endangering the Dawes scheme. They declared that since the Dawes ratification in August. 10:M. Germany’s disadvantage. They say Britain’s trade policy has changed to the key industry duty, reuitroductioii of McKenna duties and recent safeguarding duties, strike a blow at German exports. They point out that Imperial preference lias the same effect, and add that Germany's export opportunities are also restricted and menaced 1-v the British Government’s mining subsidy, which ‘jogetlier with other British measures tends to check the recovery of German trade balance, thereby virtually eliminating the assumption on which the Da west- scheme was based. Nationalists intend to raise the matter in the Reichstag when the Government will be asked to notify the countries interested in further ' execution of the Dawes scheme that the new British measures may seriously retard and render a continuance of reparation payments impossiblo.