BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] BETTING TAX. LONDON, June 4. Mr Blythe, the Irish Free State Minister of- Finance, in introducing the Finance Bill stated, in connection with the betting tax, that- the Government'' proposed to introduce HiO totalisator or parimutuel system as an experiment. It would be tried out on a number of selected racccouises, ENGLISH GHuTdISAPPEARS. ' LONDON, June 5. A strange story comes from Spanish sources about a young 'English giil who has been living for esveral months in the heart of the Riffian territory. The “Morning Tot’s” Paris correspondent says one of Abdel Krim’s most pleasant country houses Is situated at Kamara; tlie’te Abdel received an Englishman seeking concessions, who was accompanied by an English girl. The Englishman returned to Taza, but the girl remained. The Spaniards, who recently captured the village, discovered the girl’s photograph in Ah-* dei’s house, and the natives confirmed 4"’*V thg. story. The question arises as to the girl’s fate. '

“HUSH HUSH” MACHINE. LONDON, June 5. A colossal “Hush Hush” machine, which will be the world’s largest metal (lying boat, is under secret construction by the German Dornior Company, and lias just boon purchased by the Japanese Government. Tt will be flown to Japan on completion. It is stated there is accommodation for a hundred people if used during war. The machine will he capable of flying great distances without alighting, and carrying a formidable load of horse power, and they are responsible for tremendous speed. Tt is understood that Japan will employ the mammoth in a series of experimental flights across, the Pacific from Japanese coastal bases. FRANCE AND LOCARNO. PARIS, June 5: The Senate adopted a Bill ratifying ho Locarno treaties by 272 votes to 6. MOSUL AGREEMENTS. CONSTANTINOPLE, June J. A niesage from Angora states that the long drawn Anglo-Turkish negotiations in regard to Mosul hive resulted in general agreements, and tile protocols are ready for signature. f l hey include security pact agreements, v ith segard to frontiers, customs, traffic, transit, land the extradition of criminals! It is expected that- the agreements will be signed on Saturday. WHITE LEAD BTLL. LONDON, June 4. The House of Commons read for the second time the White Lead Paint Poisoning Bilk Sir W. Joynson Hicks admitted that the total prohibition of white lead was questionable, because the substitutes were not yet satisfactory. The matter could best be met by regulations preventing danger, which were alse favoured in Australia. The Hon. C. Rhys and Mr Davis suggested that the jfiint interests were promoting Sir W. J. Hicks’ proposals, hut Air E. A. Harney recalled that most Dominion representatives were opposed to the White-lead Convention at Geneva.

LECTURE ON BAD BOYS. LONDON, .Tune 5.

. “Bad hoys are hard to find. Show me your gang of young miscreants, and I’ll prove the gang is full of potential charm, heroism and righteousnes” is a tribute to the small hoy who terrorises neighbourhoods all over the world, and was made liv the Chief Constable at Norwich, in a lecture. He agreed that the boys constituted one of the greatest problems in a community. hut the cause of badness was usually found in the home. If money spent*in juvenile courts and reformatories were'applied to constructive, preventative work, things would be vastly different.