BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia <fc N.Z. C’ablo Association.] PRINCE ENFORCES ECONOMY. LONDON, I'Vl>. 22. The Prince of Wales lias requested the abandonment of the banquet in Ids Ikiioiii' on lii.s visit to I lull’s new Ouildliall in May on the grounds of economy. THE NEXT WAR? I! IGA, Eel). 22. 'J'lio Soviet autliorities are looking ahead. An inspired article in the Russian press in connection with the celebration of the eighth anniversary of the creation of the Red Army, declares that the next war will be a deadly struggle lietweeu the Soviets and the Capitalist powers and urges that the school should pay more attention to the study of warfare, while the (government’s most important instrument lor achieving preparedness is a scientific military society whose first task will he the conversion of machinery of peaceful industries to military purposes. The Government must also keep the people informed ol the conditions of the armies of neighbouring powers.

CANTON AFFAIRS. CANTON, Feb. 21. The Commissioner of Customs, alter repeated previous warnings, has informed the Superintendent and Consular Body that until the strike committee refrain from .interferriug with cargo lietweeu ship and shore"and the return of cargo, previously withdrawn from customs examination and (initrol and large quantities of which includes contraband already illicitly disposed of, all shipments of outward cargo cease from 22nd. February. The strike committees’ action i.s a llagrant infraction of all treaties between China and the Powers and unless this is disavowed by the local Government the latter must he assumed to he identified with the former. THE SUMMER TIME IDEA. EON DON, Feb. 21. The Hon Winston Churchill, President of the Committee, is appealing for twelve thousand sterling to purchase Pitts wood, an. ancient woodland in the viciity of Chislelmrst, as a memorial to Millets, the originator of the summer time idea, which occurred during Willetts’ early morning ride at Pittswood. A CER,.MAN’S STUPIDITY. BE R UN, Feb. 21 A huge crowd applauded Jolly, the German hunger champion, on the completion of his first week in an attempt '<> heat the French champion’s record of 13 days. Jolly is confined in a glass ease, reads Goethe and listens in. He lias already smoked one thousand cigarettes and has drunk !)2 bottles of mineral water. His sleep is uneasy. FRENCH CRISIS OYER. PARIS, February 22. The Finance Committee of the Senate has passed the whole finance bill. Taxation has been voted bv the committee as follows:—The sixteen hundred million francs already voted by the Chamber; secondly, 3,385 million which the Government submitted to the Chamber and afterwards asked the Senate Committee to restore, making a total of '1985 million francs.

The Minister of Finance will now ask the Chamber to vote four hunlred million francs from an increase m Ho custom duties, but be does not need to ask for legislative sanction to take over two hundred million francs resulting from, the sale of old stocks.

Thus the 5585 million francs, which Senator Dounter (Finance Minister) regards as necessary to balance to budget of 1020 should be assured. LAW AGAINST DUELLING. (Received this day at 11.0 a.in.) BERLIN, February 22. "\ The Reichstag has passed a law makY* iijr duelling among the Reiehswehr officers punishable by dismissal Imm the service. THE RIFF AVAR. TANGIER. February 22. Raisuli’s son, Klialed. i.s reported to have arrived at Ta/.erout at the head of a strong force of Bill's with the object of making an attack at an early date. CLAIM DISMISSED. LONDON. February 22. The Court dismissed plaintiff's claim, in the Rowett ease. The Court said the word “bona fide onerous holders” were more or less meaningless in English law. hut an eminent Scottish lawyer gave evidence that the word ” onerous ” had a clear technical meaning in Scottish law lor valuable consideration. Plaintiffs had failed to establish their claim on this. BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR. LONDON, Fob. 22. Twenty-three thousand trade buyers visited the London section of the British Industries Fair during the first week as compared with ten thousand in 1925. Over one million sterling worth of orders have Lean placed.

ANOTHER LIBER AI, I.EJAVES. LONDON, Feb. 22. Lt. Commander Skiltnu Young. Las written to the Earl of Oxford announcing liis resignation width is due to the Liberals' new Socialistic Land Policy. EVACUATION COMMKMORATION. LONDON, Feb. 22. The Cologne correspondent of the “Times” says that the University of Cologne celebrated the British evacuation by the unveiling of a memorial "v to tlie student- killed in the war. 7" BELGIUM' AND SOVIET. LONDON, I'Ll). 22. A Brussels message states the Belgian Foreign Minister is reconsidering the resumption of commercial relations with th? Soviet.

BRITISH FT LA I INDUSTRY

BOARD OF TRADE’S POLICY. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 23. The “Daily Express” announces the Board of Trade’s policy towards the film trade. to A British film making studio will be B established probably at Brighton. It, B at the end of the year great develop- ■ nieiits have not been reached in the production of British films the Govei'iiincut will not help the scheme finnndally, but will continue to encourage A) it. The Government will legislate milking it illegal for cinemas to tie themselves to American combines by the block system of bookings; cinemas will also lie compelled to book a tixed percentage of British films. PHILIPPINE IN DEPEN DENC’E. A DAY OF PRAYER. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) MANILA, Feb. 23. On the occasion of George Washington’s birthday several thousand Fili- 1 pinos gathered at. Luneta and listened to a service in ncordanee with the rites of the Roman Catholic Church and to the reading of the national prayer for Philippine independence. The entire crowd knelt on the ground during the reading of the official independence prayer adopted for the occasion. Philippine Independent Church and Union Protestant prayer services were held in various parts of tlie city and services were also held in the provinces, except in the regions inhabited by Mohammedans and non-Christians,