BRITISH & FOREIGN HEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN HEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.] 0 CATHOLICS JN INDIA. CALCUTTA, Dec. 12. A sensation has been created in Roman Catholic, circles in India by the decision of the Father-General of the Society of Jesus not to permit Father Gille, of St. Xavier’s, Calcutta, one of the best-known Roman Catholics, and editor of the “Catholic Herald” of India, to return try this country. One result of the decision will be the demise or the suppression of the “Catholic Herald.” in which Father Gille persistently advocated the greater “Indianisation” of the Roman Catholic Church, and thus so greatly annoyed some of the foreign missions in Southern India that they sought the intervention of Rome.

Father Gille says that he believes that the time will come when Catholic India will raise her own clergy. REPORT OX SHANGHAI RIOTS. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) PEKIN, December 29. The Diplomatic Corps has published summaries of the reports ol the judicial commissioners, .together with the report of a diplomatic commission which visited Shanghai in June. The diplomats in a preliminary statement, say that as no Chinese witnesses came forward Hie judges were unable to collect full and sufficient evidence so could not arrive at a unanimous decision. Each submitted his own decision. The summary of the American reporl attaches some blame to Police ( ommissioner Ale Ewen. The Anglo-Japanese Judges, on the contrary, do not attach blame to the police, stating definitely none of the police can he accused oT negligence. Ale Ewen was not responsible for failing to anticipate the disturbance. Kvcrome’s order to fire was justifiable. DESERT AIR ROUTE. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, December 29. “ We have first got to prove the success of the desert route from Cairo to Karachi, via Raghdad.” said Sir Eric Geddes at the annual meeting of the Imperial Airways Ltd. “ If we prove,” said Sir Erie, “ the reliability and punctuality thereof it will open possibilities for a service between Rom,hay and Calcutta and it may bo even possible in years hence to jf• regularly between Rangoon and Singapore, perhaps beyond. FRENCH FINANCIAL PROPOSALS. PARIS, December 29. The Minister and Council have reached an agreement and M. Donnier has been authorised to Fable his financial proposals in the Chamber.

BRITISH PENSIONS ACT. LONDON, December 29. Fifteen million employees and workers will become on the 3rd ol January compulsory contributors to the Widows’, Orphans,, and Old Age Pensions Act, which emanated from the last Budget, involving a fourteen per cent increase ill contributions to the State Insurance in order to enable the payment of greater benefits. BRITAIN’S NEXT BUDGET. LONDON, December 29. The “Daily Mail” understands the Hon Winston Churchill is satisfied that lie can frame his 192fi Budget at a substantially lower figure than the 1925 Budget. Excluding the coal subsidy, which will probably total thirty millions it is expected the balance sheet on March 31st next will show a deficit, but there is the possibility of a reduction in direct taxation, provided Mr Churchill succeeds in obtaining Cabinet’s approval of new taxes such as a. tax on betting, a whisky export tax and an extension of the luxury tax. MOSUL SITUATION. CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 29. Tcwfik Bev has returned and declares that the League’s Mosul decision is a mere phase. The pourparlers are being continued. AN EXTRAORDINARY AVTLL. ROME. December 29. A Milan stockbroker’s extraordinary will states: —“ T leave to my son the pleasure of earning his living for twen-ty-five years. He supposed this pleasure was reserved solely for me; he was wrong, f leave my valet the suits whereof he methodically robbed me for years. T leave my chauffeur the motor cars which he almost ruined and Im can have the satisfaction of completing what he has already so well begun.”

The will adds: “ \ personally distributed my fortune to charities to avoid disputes among iny heirs.”

WORLD’S CEREALS. LONDON, December 29. The International Institute of Agriculture gives the final estimate of the world’s production in 1925 of wheat at 19,637.000 million centals; oats 13.253 million, maize 19,696 million.

WIRELESS BULLETINS. LONDON, December 29. Commencing on Ist January Rugby will broadcast Foreign Office bulletins thrice daily, from mid-day to 12.45; from 8 to 8.45 and from mid-night to one in the morning standard time.

MILLIONAIRE’S OR ANDSON. NEW YORK. Bee. 05. Mr John D- Rockfeller is to-day the proudest man in America. His grandson. John Rockfeller Prentice, has won the Yale University scholarship for students needing financial assistance. J The award has revealed the fact | that Prentice decided some time ago to make his own way in the world and not to call on the family millions for assistance. He has been working as a telephone operator at C2 10s a week, and has not received a penny from his parents for five years. INDIAN DECISION. DELHI. December 29. Ry an overwhelming majority, the Indian National Congress accepted the Swaraj resolution that if the Government by the end of February does not give a satisfactory reply to the reforms demanded all Swarajist members of the legislatures will vacate their seats.