BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

([Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] TSARISTS -MEET. LONDON, April 5. The “Daily Alttil,” Paris correspondpnt states that four hundred delegates, from all over the world, including the Tsarist Premier, Trepoff, and General IvrasnofF, claiming to represent three million .Russian .*' refugees, attended a Russian Congress for the purpose of rallying round the Grand Duke Nicholas who is acclaimed Tsar. KRIAL ATTACKS. LONDON, April 7. When AI. Briand was holding a conference with the Moroccan peace experts, news was received that Krim. had attacked two tribes who recently submitted to the French when advancing. It is reported that Krim is utilising the -Moroccan Sultan’s proposed visit to Paris as propaganda, and is invoking the Koran law prohibiting the Sultan’s departure from Aloroeco. A SPANISH FLIGHT. -MADRID, April 5. Three Spanish aviators flying a French biplane left this morning in an attempt to fly to the Philippines. AN EGYPTIAN FIRE. CAIRO, April 5. A great fire at Tantali which has been raging for twenty-four hours resulted in thirty-two being killed and and making four thousand homeless. Over six hundred dwellings were destroyed. RIOT SITUATION EASING. DELHI, April 5. T he riot situation is easing and collisions are less frequent. The arrests total about three hundred. APRIL FOOL HOAX. LONDON, April 5. The biggest April Fool hoax of recent years is described by the “Daily Chronicle.” Thousands of motorists were victimised by a gilt edged printed invitation card to the opening of the vehicular undersea tunnel between Harwich and Felixstowe station. The tunnel was to be open at the Easter week-end from six o’clock in the morning until midnight. The public were invited to pass toll free, and a handsome souvenir would ho presented to each motorist, signed by the chairman of tile committee. Crowds of motorists and others turned up at Harwich only to find that no such tunnel exists, though a scheme was prepared two years ago. The queue persisted though a policeman was specially stationed at the entrance to tho town to warn victims of the hoax. REPORTED GOLD REEFS. LONDON, April 4. The “Daily News ” reports that an expedition, backed by Solly Joel and Henry Aloud, discovered gold reefs at Panama allegedly bigger than the Rand reefs and it has secured concessions for an Aiiglo-Domiuions syndicate. Mond, in an interview, stated that the expedition included Calderwood, an engineer of great experience in Central America whose report indicates a great gold field. Calderwood suffered great privations. Under the guidance of natives he passed the old Indian workings and saw gold-bearing reefs .stretching away to the horizon. LONDON, April 7. Interest is revived in tho recent formation of the Panama Corporation with a capital of two millions wherein Moml is interests, in view of the report of the discovery of gold in the area. CALCUTTA RIOTS. DELHI, April 4. In street fighting in Calcutta up to to-day, twenty people aro dead, including an Indian policeman, whil4e fortyeight injured were admitted to the hospital. A proclamation declares the assembly of more than five people is unlawful. BODY FOUND. ‘ GENEVA, April 5. The body of Alndame Jurewskaia, a Berlin opera singer, was found in a frozen Alpine stream under Devil’s Bridge near Andermatt, whence she disappeared, from Hotel in December. Guards recovered it with ice axes and the body was in perfect condition, except tho left hand which was almost severed. It is recalled that a bloodstained razor was found on tho river hank.

SHIP FOR X.Z. XAVY. LOXDOX, April 5. 'I lie trawler AYakakura which is arriving at Sheerness oil Tuesday from the contractors will l/e immediately manned and commissioned for service in the Xew Zealand division of the Royal Xavv. Memorial to horses. LOXDOX, April 5. A memorial statuette to 375,000 of tie Empire’s horses who fell in the war was dedicated at Hampstead Garden Suburb church, inscribed “faithful unto death ; not one of them is forgotten before God.” MUSSOLIXi’S POLICY. LOXDOX, April 5. Hie “Daily Herald’s” special correspondent at Chiasso says that Mussolini's long speech at the Fascist Guard Council last week was not as given out, a review of the foreign position, but it dealt with the internal position, especially the crisis within

thu Fascist ranks. The withdrawal of Signor Fnrnaeoi from the secretaryship did jiot settle the profound rift in the party. In fact, his successor, Signor iurati, inserted a situation of contusion and disorder. The most significant indication is .Mussolini’s decision to make the control of the Fascist management committee his own task. One phase of the struggle is the demand for a genial election. Signor Federzoni. who is reported as willing to make an electoral alliance with the head of the industrial group and is anxious to pacify the opposition aroused bv the Fascist policy. LAUOUirS AIMS. LONDON, April 5. Mr. Jowett, ex-Minister and President of the Independent Labour Party Conference, declared the right to live was the fundamental demand. Labour must keep it in the forefront boldly. He announced that the next Labour Government with or without a majority in the Commons was determined to take decisive action in the direction of Socialism. During the past five years the Ilritisli workers’ wages wero reduced by the colossal total of five hundred and ninety millions. An increase in the workers’ incomes of 5s weekly per child would increase the workers’ spending powers sufficiently to remove all unmployment. He agreed with the American Ambassador’s statement that they had learned nothing by the war. Ve are back to prewar rivalries. The present capitalist policies must inevitably drown Europe in a sea of blood unless international labour organised resistance. The party stood for internationalism as well as socialism iu our time.