BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] BRITISH COAL CRISIS. LONDON, April 12. The re-assembling of the House of Commons on Tuesday adds significance to the resumption of the coal negotiations the same day: It a settlement is reached, all business will he set aside except the Budget, in order to carry out the recommendations of tho Royal Coal Commission. If a settlement fails and a strike is precipitated, it may he necessary to recast the Budget to meet the situation. MUSSOLINI’S AFRICAN WELCOME LONDON, April 11. The “ Da'ily Express” states that Signor Mussolini had a demonstrative welcome at Tripoli, in Africa, tho crowds including thousands of Arabs from the interior. He made a triumphant progress through the streets, followed by the troops and by tanks. In the course of a speech, the Italian Premier declared that his voyage to Tripoli was no ordinary act qf ad-, ministration, but was a manifestation, of the power of Italy’s colonial empire. The surgical dressing on Signor Alussolini’s nose lias now been” removed. and has been replaced by an invisible flesh-coloured plaster. . PAROX FOR GIBSON. BOAIE, April 12. Violet Gibson, who shot Signor Mussolini is still imprisoned. She has developed acute dementia, necessitating constant supervision to prevent selfinjury. It is reported that Signor Afussolini intends to ask the King of Italy to pardon her in order to hand her over to the safekeeping of her family. TIGRIS FLOODS. BAGHDAD, April 12. Flood waters have completely surrounded the city, including the Hinaidi Air Force camp. The damage already exceeds one million sterling. Eddying currents are carrying wreckage through tlio open front doors. An Arab army of convicts arc among thoso recruited to strengthen tho embankments. The convicts were Hooded .out of prison. They are working under armed guards. The breach is rapidly 1 widening. Only the tops of the carriages are visible at the railway station. WAR SECRETARIES FALL. 1 -MALTA, April 11. A seaplane conveying the Under-Scc-returies of War and Air from Italy to Tripoli, fell in the sea. Roth Under- ' Secretaries were rescued by a merchant ship and transferred to the warship Queen Elizabeth, until the arrival of ! an Italian destroyer. None were hurt. TAINT IN EGGS. ■ STORAGE COY.’S STATEMENT. ; (Received this day at 9.0 a.nt.) CAPETOWN, April 12. ! The Imperial Cool Storage and Sliip- ; ping Coy. has issued a lengthy state- , meat referring to the detailed allegations of the Government Commission ho.lding the Coy. responsible for the taint in the eggs (cabled March 31st). The Company’s statement declares that no a. single word was said at any time during the 1925 egg season by the ; Government inspectors as to the supposed presence on the Company’s premise's of fruit taint or any substance likelv to injure the eggs ; further, that all the fruit tl)nt passed through the cool chambers of the Imperial Company during the 1925 season, was inspected daily while such export lasted by a responsible Government fruit inspector. The Company offers to submit its history and officers to a, Commission of any three South African judges, confident in the knowledge that any enquiry so conducted would reveal the hollowness and flimsiness or the charges cast so freely at the Company and its management-.

CHINESE AFFAIRS. , PEKING. April 12. Wu Pei Fu lias not replied io Tvuo-min-ohun’s invitation to go to Peking. The coup de’tat which was evidently engineered without his know- ! ledge is now seen as a desperate hid for lu’s support on the part of the Kuo-Min-Chun leaders who are hard pressed on all sides and obviously near the end of their tether. iFRAXCO-SPANTSH DEMANDS. KRTM’S REPLY. (Received this day at 9.30 a.md LONDON. April 12. The “Daily News” Tangier correspondent says that the Frn'nco-Spanish negotiations are demanding that Abdel Krim recognise both the temporal and spiritual power of the Sultan of Morocco. the complete disarmament of the Riffs, the military policing of the Riff territory bv Franco-Spanish forces. Spa nisli occupation of strategic points and the economic relations regarding the fertile valles of North Avergha. The Riffs state that Krim will eonsent to the first demand but declare that the others are preposterous. PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, April 12. The “Dailv Chronicle” says: The Prince of Wales intends to establish a stable of steeplechasers at Athertone. He will not ride them in races, hut may have a mount in the schooling gallops. The. Prince thus emulates King Edward, who won the Grand National. JAZZ FEVER. LONDON, r.pril 12. Ten thousand people at the Albert Hall, chiefly dancers and amateur saxophone players, welcomed Mr Paul Whiteman’s .Ta w. Band to London. Five thousand could not secure seats.