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Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

‘Australia ,Y N.Z. Cable Association. 1 BRITISH AIR SERVICE. LONDON. Dee. lti. 'I he prugre-s ol arratigemeuts with Imjterial Air B ays tor an Egypt-fndian air service wits reported to the Hoti't" of C;,::i!,i' ns by Sir Samuel itoare < At ini-lert. who said that the most iiuiirlaut n-.'w point emphasised by a- detailed survey of the route that was carried in September was the groat a, va ut axes w hie!, would r'-siiil trout the use of till"',' engined machines, thereby ua'-.iug for, id landings imprubaUle. Au a green a.'til had subsequently been Irani, in. pioviding fir a subsidy on the basis of a regular fortnightly service of three-engined machines. for •■•■ ids. mat!-, ."mi passengers in each lirertiou, via tsaghdad and Basra. It was imped that, flic subsidy ami the increase in traltie would enable the ■ ■on,pany tiiulei'taliing the service eviw tttally to mak<‘ ii ~ weekly service. The maximum annual subsidy. be -aid. would he 911 thousand pounds for live year- owing to the time neeosary

for the e Illstriu i ion oi t Ilfee-eugi 11" I machines. It is not expected that the service will operate much he fore the end of next year. X W'Y ORDKR ACAIXST COMM CX ISM. LONDON. Dec. 1(5. A l’nrtsmouih message states that m the Naval Port Orders, the Comma uder-i n-cliclt'. Admiral Fremantle, states the the Admiralty’s attention has hoe:i called to (lie distiiloition. oresuniablv through the ( ommuuist activities, of phamphleis which have circulated widely on His Majesty's -hips and in tin* Naval Barracks in Home wafers. Tin* Admiralty lias, [hereto!.*, directed that a statement shall he read t » all ships' companies and nl ii. I on lin* noliee hoards in all ~f His Majesty's ship- and establis!iin*■:!l.s. s!aiw itimat there is ii > foundation' for ihe allegations contained in th-* leaflets, and painting out that the writers of the Icatleis are no! interested in the welfare ot ibc lo;v«‘r tli'vk. km aim at ert-at iiic*: tent, and taeilitai ing the inH'i: - dui'l inn hv I'evidut iottary violence, "I a form of gov■efument similar to that

j A Ni'.’W ( Alt 1)1 NA 1.. ! j ( KRFMHNY IN RA.RIF. i LONDON, December 17. 'ike pi'g-rleii! of ike Republic M. I Dotiiuei'git,.*. wlio i- n Protestant, will i i. e!i: the " Red Hat ” sa.vs a Paris m. s- :: e, to the most Reverend Bnnaveiitiira Cerretti. who lias been Papal Nuncio to Fra tie,.* since R.'tH. and who i'.us now been < rented a Cardinal of !: e Ron hi Cat holie Church. The ceremony will take plan* at the l.iv-ee. the President's ofl'n-ial resi- ; dem e. Tl„. Archbishop »f Baris. Cariliu il Dabbois. will assist. Mm,signor Ceri'Ui. who has held mu n v important offnes in numeetion rti iti* the Roman Catholie Chun h in various C • world was ApoI 111 Delegate to Australia ami .New /ea la in I from 1011 to l!il7. when he s*i t hv Monsigiior Cattaneo. 'he iii'esi'iii in-c-ti>.itiit of that office. BRITISH TARirr. f.ONDON. Dee. !fi. In tin* House of Common.', the l.ih■■l'.ils an,l l.abottrites made a tina! eflor, to kill the Safeguarding of Industrie.' Rill, moving its rejection on the,, •.round that uuv '".fra etpployment giv-‘ "ti would be nn re than counter-balanc-ed bv the injury that would be done t i the exporters. The motion was reject",!. The Bill was read a third time bv _ ”T, ■!,„*, to 13'2. % (,'Al.f.l BOLT FI. AH WAXTF.D. LONDON. Dec. is. The Rev. Hull, who was senior chatil.iin on fhtllipoli. i' appealing, through the tu-ess, to any officer or rivilhin possessing a flag directly eouuer.ted with the t Jallipoli otterat ions to deposit it in the safe and honoured perpetual custody of the (Gallipoli Chit|>.*l in Holy Triritv. KHhatn. which the faculty ha' granted for its reception and guardianship. AFRICAN CFNFRAI. DEAD. CAPFTfDYN. D,"-. IP. Obituary - (General Sir Henry I akin, who cominanded the South Atrican Brigade in Frame and hder was commander of the Ninth Division. HARSH TT'DTCTSII FA NY. ANTGORA. Dec. IS. \ tribunal has erdered the exeeutavn of eight persons for disobeying the order to wear European hats instead r ,f the Eez. Forty-eight have lieett sent to penal servitude,