BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] FILIPINO OPERATIONS. AIANILA, June 4. One hundred and seventy Alpros, including seven hundred wounded and thirty-seven forts demolished, according to the final reports in connection with constabulary operations in Lanas. .Seven constabulary were killed and 12 wounded in a total of ten engagements. Mare than two thousand Aloros are reported to be facing famine and disease and an epidemic is feared. PLAGUE OF RATS. LONDON, June 4. The removal of pit ponies fodder front South Wales mines has driven thousands of ravenous rats to the surface. They are invading the houses in tho vicinity, necessitating a strong guard of terriers at the pit heads. A colliery farrier accompanied by dogs, descended it. mine, but swarms of rats furiously attacked him and drove him to the surface. The owners fearing that rats will ho wild enough to attack the miners returning to work have organised an extermination campaign. MOSUL AGREEMENT SIGNED. CONSTANTINOPLE, .Tune 5. The Anglo-Turkish agreement regarding Mosul has been signed, PERSIAN AFFAIRS. TEHERAN, June 3. Cabinet 'lias resigned. Afostofiol ALimnlek lias been asked to form a Cabinet. LABOR. T’ARTY CONFER. LONDON. June (5. Afr Cook, on arriving in London from Brussels said he was calling n meeting of tho Executive on Tuesday instead of Wednesday to consider the owners' letter suggesting conversations. OFF TO GENEVA. LONDON. June G. Au.stcu Chamberlain lias gone to Geneva, to attend the League Council, at Which the chief topics will be seats, secondly reviewing work of preparatory disarmament commission; thirdly, Hungary’s finances and recent forgeries.

AN AUSTRIAN TRAGEDY. VIENNA, June 0. Russian Prince Cyril Orlof. a diplomatist in the time of the Tsar, lias been arrested in connection with dramatic events at R.aabcnstle. Lower Austria, where he was visiting Baron and Baroness Klinger. It is alleged tho Baron complained of tho Prince’s attention to his wife, and a revolver duel followed in which the Baron was very seriously wounded. The sound of the shots roused the guests, one of whom it is believed, mistakenly told the Baroness her husband was dead. A few minutes later she was found shot dead. It is presumed she committed suicide. She leaves threo children. BIG BLAZE DAMAGE. SAN FRANCISCO, June 0 Damage estimated at 300,000d01. resulted from an hundred separate blazes in a- residential district, started by blazing embers borne by the wind from the baseball grandstand v.here the lire originated.

COAIPANY LAW REPORT. (Received this day at 10. To a.m.) ... LONDON, Juno G. The Board of Trade Committee appointed last year to investigate the Company law, reports that iho picsent system is generally satisfactory, and it is not desirable to impose restrictions hampering honest commerce. -Hawking was outspokenly condemned. The committee recommended a bouse to house offering should be a punishable offence, also the supplying of false particulars of each year’s profits, and the dividend should be stated instead of averages. Abridged prospectus Js with application forms annexed should ho prohibited, and also articles relieving directors from liability.

A YOUTHFUL TRAVELLER. LONDON, June 6. . five year old girl, Eileen Head, is veiling-unaccompanied by tlie Tni-

nui to New Zealand in order to join her parents. She is in charge of the ship’s matron. Her baggage includes two trunks of toys.

COVENT GARDEN AIAR.KET. (Received this day at 19.15 a.m.) LONDON, June G. Beee.ham’s Estate, Pills Limited, ave applied to tlie Chancery Court

for an injunction to retrain Freeman Company Limited from auctioning

t on the latter's premises at Long

Acre. Counsel said the plaintiff’s had the exclusive rights of the market under the charter of Charles 11.. which they acquired from the Duke of Bedford. yet the defendants established a rival market a hundred yards outside Covent Garden where they laid three substantial sales within a week. It has been decided that the rival mar-

ket could not be set up within seven miV?s of Covent Garden. The defendants asked for an adjournment. Justice Romer granted an injunction till Wednesday. The Freeman Company is an Anglo-Australian firm which handled the 1922 pack of Australian canned fruits. It recently imported many apples and pears ami auctioned some in Long Acre.

EGYPTIAN SITU AT fOX. LONDON, June 0.

Tho “Sunday Times” politico! correspondent says the Government appreciates the Egyptian situation is not yet settled. If Zaghlul asserts his

influence in an attempt to cripple l*arliament, Lord Lloyd will be allowed the strongest measures including the s closing of tho Egyptian Parliament and withdrawal of tho constitution.

TRADE MATTERS. LONDON, June C. Tit* Federation of British Industries states many British exporters to New Zealand complain owing to the depreciation of the franc that French firms are seriously undercutting in the British-New Zealand market, despite the preferential tariff. r l he I' ('deration points cut that since the withdrawal of legislation against the depreciated currency with the German mark re-established, no means existed to ,safeguard British traders against countries with depreciated currencies. The Federation approached the New Zealand Office with a view to remedial measures. RUSSIAN INTRIGUES. LONDON, June 0. The “Daily Mail” says the Soviet is abandoning its world campaign and is concentrating on Britain, piolonging the mine stoppage and paralysing other industries, wherein they are planning an intensive revolutionary campaign. The Third International has almost stopped propaganda in Morocco, following Krim’s surrender and has transferred a great amount of money available against France to the British section. The Communist organisation is also suspected of I topaganda in British Domin.ons and Colonies, using money to intensify the agitation in Britain. A secret document which is in the “Mail s possession reveals the Third International alloted £747,980 sterling for propaganda abroad in 1926, whereof fortytwo thousand was allocated to the

Dominions and Colonics and £102,400 was earmarked for extraordinary subsidies to strike committees. The better part of four hundred thousand reached England since April. Nevertheless the money reaching the miners and headquarters of the Communists is only a small portion of the funds actually sent to Britain, large amounts reaching private persons whence they are passed on through the underground section of the British Communists, "whose method are so clandestine that its members both men and women are unknown to some Communists leaders. Scotland Yard is now tracing these subventions. The number of persons entering Soviet London carrying bags is larger than the whole eorp of King’s messengers in the British service. Special significance is attached to envelopes bearing the Red Triangle, included in diplomatic nags, which it is suggested should not be. immune from customs examination as at present. Scotland Yard is watching tlie women to receive these enve-

lopes. Alfred Afond in a letter to the “Daily Afail” demands that the Government shall publish information in its possession regfirding the activities of Russian agents in Britain. lie says Russian support of miners not rfieroly prolongs tho struggle but assists the Russian coal trade competition of Russian anthracite, which is ftlrrjidy ousting Welsh coal from We Alediterranean market. Tho “Daily Alail” states a group of conservative commoners intend to press for ja disclosure of tho information and unless satisfied, will move the 'adjournment of the House, to i btain a* debate.

SPAIN’S ATTITUDE. XfADPTD, June fi. Dcrnvera in an interview witli tbe North American newspaper “Alliance” representative said Spain after Kl im’s formal surrender would try tcT'forget bis disloyalty, but was determined Krim should have no chance of exploiting Franca-Spaitish generosity or again be permitted to cause trouble in Aforoeeo. PARIS, June 0. Obituary.—Abbe Tauleigne, an eminent savant, from a chronic malady, as the result of researches into radiography. GENEVA. June G. The British delegation beaded by Mr Austen Chamberlain arrived to attend the League Council, which to-morrow for the first time will consider the report of the international commission on the Dardanelles, established under the treaty of Lausanne. PARIS, June G. The new building erected lor tho international Labour office was officially inaugurated in the presence of international Labour delegates. I here was a large public attendance. Twenty-two speeches were delivered. AIOSUL CONVENTION. CONSTANTINOPLE, June G. The .Mosul Convention was signed at Angora at mid-night. It upholds Brussolles’ line with a slight modification. One point in lavour of Turkey maintains the demilitarist zone seventy-five kilometers on either side ol the r J urcoIrak frontier. Turkey gets a tenth share of the royalties due to the Irak Government from all oil in Irak.

A DANGEROUS POSITION. LONDON, June G

Tlie “Times” Cairo correspondent says Wal'd circles acknowledge a decisive victory. Zaghlul's candidature was a deliberate challenge. It would have resulted in tyranny. The challenge was so taken up as to demonstrate the British determination to secure Zaghlul's Capitulation. It is a personal triumph for Lord Lloyd. Weave not yet out of the wood though our prestige is the highest since tlie time of Lord Kitchenei.