BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Reuter Telegrams.]

SOVIET BUYING HORSES

(Received this day at 10.25 a.m.)

LONDON, January 21

The newspaper “ Weekly Despatch” states that Michael Beary has been comma oiled to huv troop horses in Jrc- * land for Soviet cavalry, to the value of sixty thousand sterling, paying CIO to £(10, each payment to be made after the sales of stocks and Russian flax now in London warehouses. MOTOR BOAT FATALITY. MALTA, January 21. A motor boat, belonging to a British destroyer, capsized and live men were drowned. ANCIENT REMAINS. LONDON, January 21. After eight hundred years it has definitely been ascertained that the human skeletons found in Kirkwall Cathedral. Orkney, are the remains of Saint Magnus and his nephew Rognvald, who founded the church in I'Pfilmei’l of a vow to erect a ministry suitable to rcceiv eh is saintly uncle’s if’ic. It is noteworthy that ill the hack cf the skull which is believed to he Magnus's is a long hole, compatible n : th the historical fact that Magnus was murdered hv a blow on the head w th a sharp instrument. A TRAGEDY. MADRID, January 2d. A ghastly accident occurred at a fair in Valencia. The pivot of a large aeroplane round-about broke while revolving at full speed with a full load, hurling all out. One girl was killed and forty people seriously injured. Four of these died Inter and the others are in a critical condition.

WAR WIDOWS. LONDON, Jan. 2-1

The fact that “0,800 war widows have remarried since 1917 was disclosed in the Ministry of Pensions reports for the year ended March 1925, when there were 1095 thousand recipients, of whom 51,000 were widows and dependants of officers. The cost for the year was £60.122,000 compared with 072.U18.000 in the preceding year, making the total payments to date 598 millions.

A DARING ROBBERY. LONDON, Jan. 2d. The most daring robbery recorded for years occurred in a West End jewellers’ establishment, robbers using an instrument two feet high, worked by a motor and steering wheel with which a circular hole ten inches across was cut in a massive safe. The tool is now in posession of Scotland Yard. It is the first of its kind, and was found by detectives, having been first heard of in South Africa last year. Three men worked throughout the night and were ready to depart when the charwoman arrived. They actually opened the door, s.ving: “G '.-.i morning, come in, we have just finished repairing the electric light.” '! ' •••/ thereupon left, taking jewellery including diamonds valued at ten thousand sterling. It. is surmised they intended carrying away the instrument which v.-as mounted on an iron base, hut were unable to do so owing to the charwoman's arrival. The room was strewn wsith powder from the lire proof material covering the sale, through which the drill had bored. EMIGRATION. LONDON. Jan. 21. Thu Colonial Institute meinornlized Mr Baldwin asking him to receive a deputation on the subject ot the promotion of emigration. Mr Baldwin delegated the matter to Mr Amery, who will receive the deputation on Monday. The memorial declares the -Overseas Settlement Act is entirely inadequate and a new Act is urgently necessary; firstly been use the stipulation that oversea Governments must pay equal shares with the Imperial Government of the cost oi any approved scheme though excellent in theory must break down ' in practice. The small populations of the dominions find it impossible to find money to fill a nee migration schemes on such a comprehensive scale; secondly, under the Act the rate of progress is too slow for the effective handling of the migration problem; thirdly there should he direct co-operation by means of imperial representatives overseas, similar to the present ovrsoas committees, representative of Australia; fourthly, there is no doubt a large number of people willing to migrate, but unable to do so under the present conditions. The memorial proceeds: “If the Government agree to hear the cost of settlement schemes it is suggested the conditions of such schemes should provide for gradual repayment by settlers of the moneys advanced by the Imperial Government in ease of migrants who do not settle on the land. Voluntary societies must pledge themselves to secure repayment.” The memorial urges that repatriation of migrants should not he made too easy. It also urges flint there should he a home land settlement scheme as favonraWe as overseas.

Lord Stanley and Alderlv will-intro-duce the deputation and Christopher Turnover will no the chief exponent of its ideas. It is expected Mr Amery will make a most important pronouncement.

obituary. LONDON. Jan. 25. Obituary.—AY. E. Pease, the Commoner.

CRTCK ET AT TILINID VD. TRINIDAD, dan. 24

The Marylebone team in their first innings made 272, and in the second lost G forlOS. Trinidad in their first innings made 250. The match was drawn.

GERMAN COLONISTS PRAISED LONDON. January I.

A plea for Gormans as colonists in Australia was made bv several speakers at a Ladies’ Imperial Club discussion. wherein Afr Sommerville an exmember of the House of Commons, who was .recently in Australia, described them as well ordered citizens.

Colonel AA’eston Jarvis argued that there were no hotter colonists than Germans, and quoted Mr Cecil Rhodes’s similar view, with the proviso that they must be under the British flag.

FRENCH FINANCE. PARTS, January 22. It is now clear that the financial conflict will be fought out in the Chamber. The Finance Commission insists on its own viewpoint and reflects M. Doumer’s arguments. The Commission will draft a scheme which will he submitted to the Chamber on Saturday or Monday. JAPANESE SHIP COMBINE. TOKIO. January 24. Nippon A’usen Kaiha and Toyo Risen Kasha, directors, have formally agreed to amalgamate, provided the Diet grants a. subsidy whereby the Nippon Yusen Kaiha will be enabled to construct superior trans-Pacific vessels. Toyo Kilien Knisba receives 125 thousand shares from Nippon Yusen Kaiha. CANADIAN TRADE. OTTAAA'A, Jan. 24.

The Canadian Trade Review of last year shows the imports totalled 178,053,460 sterling, an increase of 16,424,550 on the previous year, and exports 254,197,370. an increase of 42,585,790.

TOTE IN FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 24. The prospect of the ultimate extinction of horses in Europe hitherto rendered nugatory by the interest in horse racing, is suggested in the tabling of a private bill proposing tliat a totalisator lie provided at Autodromes in the future, thereby bringing in large sums to the State, and also eneouragjnir the motor industry and niotoi lacing.

THREAT OF WAR

SOVIET AND CHINA

PEKIN, January 21

The Chinese military authorities arrested Ivanoff, a Soviet general manager of the Chinese Eastern railway and three department chiefs. The Soviet military attache had previously arrived at Harbin and was arranging f, r Soviet military transportation from eastern and western sections of the railway. Following upon receipt of a tell gram sent by the Soviet Ambassador threatening to occupy the railway with troops the Chinese have now appointed a White Russian as manager and engineer of the southern section of the railway, who is running trains southward of Harbin. The Soviet Atnbassy claims that the arrests have created a most serious situation, constituting a grave insult, and violating the 1924 agreement. It has protested to the Chinese Foreign Office and demanded Ivanoff's immediate release, reserving the right to demand satisfaction.

(Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 25.

Paris reports the receipt of messages indicating Russia is actively preparing for war against China, over the arrest by Marshall Cbungtsolin, (the Manchurian Wa r Uml) of IvanofL the Soviet manager of Chinese eastern lsiilways for refusing to allow military passengers to travel free. “L e Temps” Oslo correspondent says the Soviet threat is not an idle one. Munition factories are working at lull pressure and an army is being mobilised. An extraordinary meeting of commissars at Moscow are planning a campaign. Railway material is being assembled for the despatch of troops to China. A rigid censorship is exercised over all telegrams from China and REKING, Jan. 24.

The Foreign Office has telegraphed to Changtsolin at- Harbin, urging the immediate release of Ivanoff. stating that other outstanding questions will bo settled immediately.

DRASTIC FOOTBALL RULES. MADRID;. Jan. 24

Disturbances at football mutches at San Sebastian caused the Governor to issue a code of penalties, which are unique ill the sport. I 1 or any insulting behaviour the homo club will lie fined one thousand pesetas, the referee five hundred and each player 250. Anyone throwing stones will lie imprisoned. If the offenders are minors their parents must pay the fines. '['lie Governor lias also issued n decree that police guards must protect players on journeys.

IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS. LONDON, Jan. 24.

The Ulster Government in accordance with the agreement with Britain, which recommended the release nf prisoners, has granted an amnesty to thirty-three political prisoners, including Air MacCurtnin, a member of the Dail, and sixteen other participants in the border raids, who are serving sentences of three to ten years. MERE HOUSE OF CARDS. LONDON. Jan. 21. Lord Oxford, speaking at Hull, de'lared the rumour of the Liberal-La-bour Alliance, was a mere, house of cards, compounded in ignorance. ’I be Liberals were determined to retain identity and independence. A FORCED LOAN. ATHENS. January 24. The Greeks woke up this morning to learn that unwittingly they had all become creditors ol the Government, by virtue of a. decree issued last evening, ordering a forced loan to he carried out, by a twenty-five per cent reduction of the nominal value of bank notes in circulating, except nofes of twenty(ive drachmas and under, and money deposited in banks. Bank notes will be cut and the detached portion eventually exchanged for script in a loan of 12,500 million drachmas, at six per cent. There will also he annual drawings with prizes of ton million drachmas. The Government hopes thus to teach a salutary lesson to those who hoarded money, and thereby helped to cause the present shortage of paper currency. JAPAN AND MANCHURIA. TOKIO, January 24. Replying to interpellations in Hie Lower House, Shideliarn stated Japan intends to take steps to establish her commercial rights in Manchuria oil a. permanent basis. The Pekin conference raises the extra territorial question but meantime wishes to withhold publication ol a concrete plan which is now being investigated. DISCOVERED BY COOK. LONDON. Jan. 24. Grand’s cook discovered the fire and roused the household, including nine guests, several of whom were rescued through blazing windows. Molten lead from tlie roof scalded some firemen.