BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, July 9. The House of Commons read a third time by 278 votes to 83, the Board of Guardians Bill. Labourites strenuously opposed the measure and complained of indecent haste in making a gieat constitutional cnange. Mr Attlee warned -Air Chamberlain this sort of thing was done before by the notorious Judge Jeffreys who came to a bad end at AA’apping. Attlee declared the measure meant an extension of class war into the field of local Government.

Mr AVallhcad said this was the worst form of dictatorship outside of Italy and added it was a new way of finding jobs for younger sons. FINANCIAL CONFERENCE. PARIS, July-A It is reported in German financial quarters that an international finance conference will shortly be held in Beilin. -w is stated that France is disposed to make concessions to Germany if the Reichsbank joins Anglo-Ameri-can efforts to stabilise the franc. SWEDISH CRISIS. OSLO, July 5). The Storthing is faced with a icmarkable position arising out of a selected committee’s recommendation to prosecute all but two of Berges 1925 Cabinet for -allegedly assisting the “Norsk© Mandesbank” with a deposit of twenty-five million kroner from the Treasury without tho Storthing’s knowledge, just on tho evo of the bank’s failure. The recommendation was adopted and there is sure to be a Cabinet- crisis because tho present Ministers, AVefring and Vonder, were in Berges Cabinet. A Ministry report recommends tbe Lower House to censure Premier Lykke, for npt informing th o Storthing of Berges -action.

APPLE SALES. LONDON, July 9. At the apple sales iu London, New Zealand stunners sold at 8s to 9s Gd. delicious 7s to 8s 6d. At Liverpool Now Zealand stumors 6s to 7s 6d, delicious 7s to 9s, statesmen 6s toßs 6d, rokewood 7s to 10s. ABDEL KLIM’S EXILE. PARIS, July J. Franco-Spanish delegates decided rot to send Abdel Krim to Madagascar, but to the Island of Reunion, so In at he will be the furthest possible removed from Moslem contact! A DESERT MARRIAGE. PARIS, July 10. A romantic marriage of a 1< reach explorer and an American girl m the heart of the Gobi Desert lias been revealed in the divorce court by the suit of Count De Lesdain for a dissolution o fliis marriage with Mabel Baley de Lesdain. In 1904 the Count left Pekin at the head of a mission to explore Tibet and Mongolia. Miss Bailey, disguised as a man coolie, attached heiself to the caravan, and she only revealed her dentity when they reached the wilds, where Count de Lesdain learnt, for the first time, that there was a woman member of the expedition. Count'de Lesdain, who was then twenty-three,, was so impressed with her courage and beauty that he. proposed marriage, and the ceremony was carried out by two Belgian missionaries at an oasis in the Gobi Desert. The marriage was later notiied to the French Consul at Pekin, where a child was born. The t|iiion was a happy one until 1918 when the husband entered a suit of nullity on the grounds that the French Consul should have actually performed the ceremony, or, alternatively, that they should have been married in accordance with the customs of the country, which means that a Gobi Desert bride should have been kidnapped or purchased. - The Court decided that the marriage was null and void but that Miss Bailey and her Child are entitled to the civil advantages of a regular marriage, which would he entailed, as the bridegroom regarded the union as legitimate at the time.

RIFLE SHOOTING. LONDON, July 10. At Bisley (meeting, England won tho Elcho Shield with a score of 1084 Scotland scored 1625 and Ireland 1609 Ashdown (England) scored 233 out of a, possible 250, making a record for the nine hundred and thousand and eleven hundred yards ranges.

LONDON, July 10. Air J. II- Thomas, in « statement at tbe National Union of Railwaymen’s Conference, reminded the members of numerous difficulties ahead. He said that it was no good approaching their problems in a sectional, selfish spirit. There was no doubt of the serious position of the country. Labour, lie said, must play a big part in the rebuilding of industry, and in tbe development of tlie welfare of social life. He continued : “I do not propose to allow my policy, or the policy of the National Union of Railwaymen to bo dictated or influenced by any outside bodies whatsoever, whether they are called the “minority movement” in this country, or the saviours of any other country. The railwaymen aro capable of doing their, own business in their own way. I intend to give them a lend in that* direction.”

BRITISH AEROPLANE RACE. LONDON, July 10. Captain Broad, flying a 30 h.p. Do Haviiand Moth plane, won the twoday air race for the King’s 'Cup. There were fourteen starters, all being British maebines, and they mado four circuits of two triangular courses, a total distance of 1464 miles, starting and finishing at Hendron. The engines ranged from 430 to 20 h.p. The allowances were from five hours down to scratch. Lieut. Scliolefileld, with a- 450h.p. Vixen-Napier, was second. He landed within a few seconds of Broad. BIG BATTLE IN CHINA. PEKIN, July 10. An allied general attack on the Knominehim lias been launched. Severe lighting is reported. The gunfire is to be heard in Pekin.

A REPORTED DISCOVERY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, July 11. Doctor Alanji; a Birmingham. Univer-sity-trained Indian on a science in Europe in collaboration with Doctor Patou of Bradford University lias evolved a process that is being patented throughout the world for the treatment of reeds, grasses and weeds, enabling them to be made up into a wide variety of textile, ausing the existing machinery. If their hopes are justified it is claimed that cotton, artificial silk and linen will he ousted by new and cheaper tcxtles which will create an industrial revolution.