BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] MANDATE COMMISSION. GENEVA, Juno 26. The Mandate Commission has ended and will meet again in November. EARTHQUAKES. (Received this day at 11.0 n.m.) LONDON, June 27. Reports from various eastern Mediterranean countries state there have ton several earthquake shocks. Fortunately the loss of life has been small hut the damage to property is considerable. A light house at the southern extremity of Rhodes Island collapsed. At Alexandria-cracks appeared in many largo buildings. THE DOMINANT ISSUE. (Received this day at 9.0 a.mA LONDON, June 27. The "Sunday Express” in an editorial says the dominant issue at tho forthcoming Imperial Conference will be the -Empire’s diplomatic unity, which will ho imperilled if tho Dominions refuse to subscribe to the Locarno Pact. What would happen if England were dragged into the war. The Dominions could not take refuge in neutrality without hampering Imperial Unity. Tho only safeguard from the latter is complete deliverance from Continental entanglements and obligations. The British people look to the Dominion to undo our own politicians’ folly. A COURT CASK. LONDON, June 27. Lady Hamilton, whom four specialists recently examined and declared mentally and physically fit, has petitioned the Jersey Court to annul the appointment of a curator of her late husband's large estate, pointing out that the specialists’ report showed her ill-health culminated in an attack of jaundice, accompanied by mental confusion, which disappeared when the jaundice was cured. The Court adjourned the application to enable the principal residents of the Island to hear the medical evidence in accordance with Channel Island law. Houston on hearing the decision, collapsed, declaring it was unfair, alleging a conspiracy against her.

MR COOK’S ATTITUDE. LONDON, Jline 20. Mr Cook, Miners’ Secretary, adopted ■a more moderate attitude in a speech at Taimvorth and urged that the time had arrived for an armistice. Government should drop the Eight Hour Bill and arrange a conference. It is believed, however, that Mr Baldwin will refuse to again meet Mr Cook until lie apologises for his recent speech, in which lie called Mr Baldwin a liar. Mr Baldwin regards it not only as a personal affront, but as directed against Uh© Prime Minister,

MISS JELLICOE,- CENTENARIAN. _ LONDON, June 27. Obituary.—Lord J'ellicoe’s aunt, Miss Catherine Jellicoe, aged 104 years.

COMMEMORATING ZEEKRUGGE. (Received this clay at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, June 27. A tablet on 'the mole at Zeebrugge commemorating St. George’s Day and the historic landing of 1918, was unveiled by Princes Charles, second son of King Albert. The ceremony was attended by several survivors of the landing, including Captain Carpentoi. of the Vindictive, Belgian authorities and the Duke of Northumberland. One noteworthy person present was Mrs Gibbs, mother of Commander Gibbs, of the Iris, who remained at liis post although both legs were blown off by.a German shell.

STEAMER. ON FIRE. ANTWERP, June 27. the Norwegian steamer Thannttn, from Australia with a cargo of wool and copra, is on fire and despite nightlong efforts of the firemen, the fire is gaining ground.

A REMARKABLE SPEECH(Received this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, June 27,

Hon Lloyd George, in a remarkable speech at the Welsh Baptist Chapel. London, recalled Mr Stead’s “If Cluist Came to Chicago.” Air Lloyd George declared if Christ had come to London during the general strike his utterances would have been excluded from the British Gazette. Probably the Home Secretary would have held that Christ was a- dangerous character, preaching doctrines subversive to our institution. Probablv the next edition of Gospels in the twenty-first century would not he published from disciples recollections, but from notes by police attending his addresses. Probably oamg to his support of the Primate’s appeal for conciliation, Christ would have been excluded from the Liberal shadow Cabinet. All Christ’s doctrines were revolutionary, subversive and disintegrating. .