BRITISH 2 FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1926, Page 3

BRITISH 2 FOREIGN NEWS

bV telegraph—rar.ss assn., copyright. DICTATOR’S LUFF. ATTEMPTED. PARIS, Feb. 12. That several attempts on tile life of the Prime Minister of Spain, General Do Riviera were made during his visit to Barcelona and confirmed by “Le Journal” in a- message from its Bti rcelona correspondent. There were seven bomb explosions in different parts of the town, one outside the building where Do Riviera was within and another on the railway a few miles from the station, as Do Riviera was about to entrain for .Madrid. The. outrages are attributed to the Syndicalists and Catalonian extremists on the eve of the trial of those implicated in the attempt to assassinate De Riviera in Jarras tunnel, last year. FRANCO-POLISH THE ATI FK. WARSAW, Feb. 12. Cabinet has approved of a bill ratifying the two Franco-Polish treaties which are related to the Locarno agreements. CHINESE PIRACY. PEKIN. February 11. The French steamer Jade, bound from Hong Kong to Kwongohnuwan. was pi rated by seven armed men who held up the captain and crew at the point of revolvers and forced the captain to steer the steamer to Alias Bay. Bullion worth eighty thousand dollars was transferred to sampans, after which the pirates decamped. Tho crew and passengers were not molested.

AAI US IXG CONTR OV ERS Y. LONDON. Fob. 12. An amusing controversy lias arisen between two distinguished Professors both ex-presidents of the Geological Society, as to whether a horse’* head that is scratched oil an old hone found near the famous 1.-oys’ school of Slierlnorne. in Dorset, was graved hy a man ill the Stone Age, or bv a modern mischievous school Imy. The bone was found in 101 I. It lias Iscon inspected by eminent authorities and has formed the subject of a lecture before the Geological Society by Sir Arthur Smith Woodward, who described it as an example of paleolithic art. Professor Solhis, in a learned treatise on ‘'The Ancient Hunter.” recently described it bluntly as a “forgery perpetrated by some schoolboys, who bad found the bone.” Dr C’orfesi. however, confirmed the genuineness of the engraving. He said that boys at the ago of fifteen were too ignorant- to participate in such a trick. Professor Solias, however, got into touch with Air C. -f. Ba/.zard, who formerly was engaged at Sherborne in arranging museum collections, who said: “It was a- trick played solely for the benefit of the science master. It’s success had caused ranch merriment among tho boys, particularly those under this master. 'Flic bone was found near the roadside in a rubbish heap, f was invited in inspect tho place.” Professor Woodward, last night, when interviewed bv the “Daily Chronicle,” said: “If I have been hoaxed a lot of others were hoaxed too; lint I firmly believe that Professor Solias i* wrong. It is a piece of tho rib ol a horse, semi-fossillised, with the drawing of a wild horse scratched thereon. 11. is that of the sort of horse which inhabited Europe in the early days, with the mane standing up. instead of hanging down. There the matter stands at present. 'Flic solution is not *o simple, apparently, as the Pickwickian controversy about the stone inscribed “Bill Stumps—his mark.’’

SCENE IN DUBLIN THEATRE. LONDON, Feb. 12

There was an amazing scene in the Abbey Theatre in Dublin when Air Shane O’Casey’s play “The Plough and the Stars.” was produced, dealing with Ihe recent revolution movement in Ireland. In the second act a woman tried to make a speech from the gallery, objecting to the defamation of tl-.e memorv of the men who took part j n the rebellion in Easter week, 191(5. In the third act, a number of people clambered on to the stage and a tree fight with the actors occurred belore the shouting audience. When the curtain wns lowered a man swinging thereon was knocked by an actor into the orchestra. Women then began smashing.the music stands and seats. I Imre was a vain appeal for order, and eventually police arrived and the play proceeded to the end fn spite of repeated interruption.

FR EXCH FIN ANCE. PARIS. Feb. 11

Senator Tlmimcr (Finance Minister) has refused to accept the Finance Committee’s suggestion to place a new tax on agricultural profits. The Committee insisted on this. The result was that the Government was defeated in a vote by 270 votes to 2-11). M. Briand, the Premier, announces that lie hopes next week to submit proposals to balance the budget. THE MISSING Af.P. •LONDON, Fdi. U. The Central Ne'-'.s Agency’s Lobbyist says; The Party Whips expect earlv news of Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt. He is still in America, and, although making a good recovery from the effects of his accident, the date of his return to England is indefinite. Another version is tjhat Sir Guy Gaunt went to Hong Kong on December, and engaged a small schooner in which to cruise in the Southern Reas. LONDON. Feb. 13. Mr Buekrose, Chairman of the Conservative Committee, says that Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt has been in (onstaiit communication with them His last letter was received on Monday.

F f'PAY OF THE CLERGY. LONDON, Feb. 11

The. Cl lurch Assembly has appointed a committee to inquire into the capital that will he involved in a proposal to pay the parochial clergy a minimum salary of four hundred pounds yearly. Preden da rv Partridge said that the parochial clergy’s income Li recent years had increased by two and n-hnlf millions yearly. While they did not desire affluence, they wished to avoid the depths of poverty. There was, ho said, at present widespread discontent and anxiety among the parochial clergy on the matter. DECLINE LAST MONTH. LONDON. Feh. 10. The Board of Trade returns for January show the value of British imports was £118.0(10,009 for the month compared with £129,000.000 in the same month a year ago, a decrease of £ll,OOO.OfO. The month’s exports were C 00,090.000 compared with £69,000,000 in .laiilary. 1925, and the re-ex-ports £12,000,000, compared with £13.000,000.

COMMUNISTS AT OXFORD. LONDON. Feh. 11

In connection with the case of Communist propaganda at Oxford, cabled on January 19th., a meeting of the Oxford Union carried bv 215 votes to 92, a motion of protest, which was moved by the President of the University Labour Club, against the extraction of a promise from two of the Un-der-Graduates, that they would desist fro msucli propaganda. A petition, signed by the requisite two hundred undergraduates, was instantly submitted, demanding a poll on the motion, which will he taken on Mondav.