BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] , A QUEEN’S DISCOVERY. LONDON, July 10. The “Daily Express’s” Geneva correspondent !«.tys: Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, who is accompanied by Princess Juliana, who is hollidaying in Switczrland, was shocked on returning from an excursion to find a dead man on the borders of Like 1 hun. He had fallen from a cliff. The Queen covered the face with her handkerchief, and a member of her suit telephoned the police. BALKAN CAULDRON. ! LONDON, July 12. Mr Martin Donoghue, the “Daily Chronicle’s” special correspondent in the near East, points out the insistent nature of the danger of the situation on the Roumani an-Bulgarian frontiers, where, he says, guerilla bauds are now very active. They axe killing each other in the time-honoured way, without any thought of an appeal to the League of Nations. Roumania, says Mr Donoghue, has, however, approached Greece and Jugoslavia with a demand that they should bring pressure on the Bulgarians. The trouble is really due to Rouniania’s seizure of the Donbrudja during the second Balkan War, and the horrible happenings in 1916, when German and Bulgarian armies attacked tßoumania, hordes of the Bulgarian women mutilating the Roumanian wounded in the Bulgarian fashion. The Roumanians recently expelled Bulgarian guerilla bands from their own territory, and they pursued them into Bulgaria. The Roumanians, however, deny that they did any indis—' criminate killing. They say that they merely wiped out any Comitad]is which they captured 1 A Roumanian force is now established at the base of operations near Rustuck. | MUTINIES IN PERSIA. TEHERAN, July 11. News regarding the situation at Azerbaijan and Kliorassan is still vague. Apparently the former is now quiet. Two regiments of infantry have been despatched from Teheran to Meshad. It is reported there has also been a mutiny of troops at Bujnurd, who, being joined by some disaffected Turkomans, are marching on Kuclian.

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE postponement: LONDON, July 12. The “Daily Express ” . states that it understands that tho Imperial Conference will almost certainly be postponed indefinitely,) as Canada is now unable to send delegates who could speak with authority.

FIRE DISASTER IN JAPAN. TOKIO, July 10. As the result of a fire which commenced in , a match factory at Aomori, in North Japan, over three hundred houses and four large timber yards, also one rubber factory,' have been destroyed. Twenty persons were injured.

AN APPEAL. PAJIIS, July 12. A party of blind and disfigured exservicemen, carrying flags, headed a procession of the disabled ex-sen icemen in an organised appeal to America to grant France more lenient debt settlements. The streets of Paris Here lined by large crowds. The procession stopped at the statue of George Washington and deposited wreaths composed of flowers in the Fra neo-America colours, and also a placque inscribed: “We appeal to Americans to reopen the debt question and not to consent to an agreement which will result in France’s ruin and the loss of her'independence.

THE GOLD MARKET. LONDON, July 12. The “Financial News” states: “It is important, that'the gold reserves of the Bank of England should be strengthened before tlie autumn. It will ho interesting to learn why no attempt was made to secure part of the surplus gold from Australia which was offered in London some months ago. A trial shipment of gold was made to India, but India found that it was cheaper to buy gold at Durban. Four million sterling worth of gold lias since been sent to the United States. During 1925, Australia imported ten million pounds worth of gold, hut any additional amount of gold would now be uneconomic for her.

IN THE AIR. • 1 PARIS, July 12. The airman, Doisy, who has bfcen the hero of many long distance fights, lias returned from Peking. “ Doisy now announces that he is re- • tiring from flying. ' SEATTLE, July 12. 1 A message states that Captain AYil- • } kins was there on Sunday en route for Detroit He reiterated that his Arctic undertaking will be resumed. SINGAPORE MOVE. 1 1 SINGAPORE, July 11. The legislature here lias read a first time an Emergency Regulations Bill, to be used in the event of internal ■ disorders threatening to deprive the community of the essentials of life.