BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

j [Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] MINERS’ APPEAL. LONDON, May 17. The Miners’ Federation appealed to all those cdsiring peace in the mining industry to prove their sincerity “hv helping us to relieve suffering, and thus create a good spirit among ’ the mining community. Sav that a million miners are locked out, thus one million human beings are suffering. AA e want peace in our industry, and will work for a speedy satisfactory settlement to ensure that onc-c again Britain’s basic industry will be running, FALL OF FRANC. NEW YORK, May 18. French and Belgian francs established new, low level records to-d;iy of two point eighty-seven and one half cents and two point eighty-four and one half. The fall is attributed to the flight of capital from both countries seeking a safe investment in British and United States currencies. ELLSWORTH’S ST AT EM ENT. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) VANCOUVER, May 18. Ellsworth says what appeared to I e rocky islets were encountered near the Polo, but these could not he considered land in any practical sense, and what appeared to be rocks possibly were ice covered moraines which floated there from great distances on ice floes. Broadly speaking we can say we discovered no new laud on our trip and we do not believe any land exists between the Pole and Alaska.

FRENCH FINANCE. LONDON. May 17. The French Finance Minister. (M. Peril) interviewed after conferring with Mr Churchill (British Chancellor of the Exchequer), said they had a most cordial conversation, but had not vet arrived at a formula of accord. The conversations would continue tomorrow. BETTING BILL. LONDON, May 18. The Finance Bill gives the details of the betting tax. Bookmakers have to take out 810 for nil annual certificate and another for betting. The tax is payable on every bet with the bookmaker on any event. ROUGH WEATHER IN ITALY ROME, May 18. There are severe floods in various parts of Italy. Three bodies were recovered from the Adage river. At A’erona considerable areas were inundated, and several landslides occurred. .Many roads have been rendered impassable. The river Po overflowed, completely isolating three districts around Brescia. An avalanche of snow oil Mount Adamello, at a height of six thousand overwhelmed a party of workers, .and only two bodies have been recovered.