BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] SPEECH AGAINST WAR. LONDON, July 20. A striking warning to youth to eoni- \ bine against the war spirit issued by Mr Lloyd George in a speech at the World Convention of the Christian EnX denvoiir Union. lie said he belonged /' - to a class which was brought up in a world in which armaments with occasional wars wore regarded as a part of the grim essentials of human civilisation. A more horrible, devastating and greater war bad yet to- come unless the youth tears that idea from theheart of civilisation. It had been said it was the old men who made the wars in Which the young were killed. Tt was not so. He could never forgot the days of 1914 when Whitehall was thronged with young men clamouring for war. When the war spirit came

it swept over all ages and classes. Youth must get- away from that idea —* otherwise I warn you the last war will \ not lie the greatest that will he waged. Peace is impossible without disarmcment. Armies were a temptation to amy (nation. Despite the world war there were greater armies in Burop' -day than ever before. Europe bad armaments until she got deliiv mens in 1914, and she is goim -retl.v drinking now.

...ASTE IN PLAYS. BERLIN. July 20. Shakespeare and Bernard Shaw are ordinarily the host plays here, hut they ' arc going to have a thin time next season.’ Revue is capturing the city, declared a leading intrapreneur yes-, terday. Serious theatre-goers were alarmed when there were three revues staged next winter. Nine of the biggest theatres will try their hands at revue. All the wittiest writers are

- .busy on books of words. There is a W tremendous demand > for ia.zz players and tall chorus girls. Paris and New York and other capitals are being ransacked for dances and danseuses. but it is by no means certain tlie revue boom will pay. A few days ago at the end of a great revue in a scene culminating in the Charleston dance, a large “• • proportion of the audience rose and shouted: “Take it off. Give us Shakespeare.”

A BODY FOR. SALE. ROME, July 20. An Italian bankrupt bas discovered a new way of raising the wind. He says be is perfectly sane and in good benltb. He is auctioning his body to the scientist who is willing to pay the highest price for the privilege of conducting experiments. He says be intended to commit suicide but bas now decided to assist science before de-,-•I, parting this life. The offer is open tc all the world over for ten days. The highest bid thus far is £l2O.

HONORING PROFESSOR DAVIT). LONDON. July 20. The University of Wales conferred an honorary degree on Sir Edgeworth David as one of the most eminent living scientists. A PICTURESQUE PROTEST. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, July 18. In the House of Commons there was I a picturesque ceremonial when two City of London sheriffs, clad in scar--1 let, and accompanied by the Remembrancer, attended at the Bar of the ! House, and presented a petition pray- • ing that the Bishop of London’s Church Disposal Bill (cabled yesterday) be not presented for the King’s assent. The petition pointed out that nine of the threatened churches were built before the Great Fire, .and thirty-two others were built by Sir Christopher Wren. These have been maintained through the ages bv the parish ratepayers without whose consent the Churches should not bo closed. Thea really were national memorials of great historical and architectural value. Y" Their disposal should not be removed ' from the control of Parliament.

V SAD FATALITY. ROME, July 20. While De I’inedo was alighting at Pisa, (after a test flight from the hydroplane wherein he intended to make a world flight, a. huge wave capsized the machine and drowned Major Conti and slightly injured Do Piuedo. The A completely wrecked.

A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS. RIGA, July 20. The southern area of Russia is be_j[qg devastated by a plague of locusts. swarm twenty-five kilometres m .width i s sweeping up the Volga \ alIV] cy consuming everything. Th* e Soviet \ authorities are sending military uero- ; planes to scatter gasses and poisons among the pests. THE ROYAL VISIT. LONDON, July 20. Although the details of the Duke and Duchess of York’s transportation has not yet been settled, it is unofficially stated that the. precedent of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall’s visit of 1901 will be almost meticulously followed, including the chartering of a mail ship, with a naval escort, but comprising a battleship or battle cruis-,-or. The itinerary will he similar to ..,/ that of 1901, embracing all the priu- ' cipal j Australian ports, besides New Zealand. The return route may differ from that of 1901, by including the Cape of Good Hope Instead of Canada. During the Yorks’ absence every care will bo taken of the infant, which will be under the direct supervision of Queen Mary.