BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

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PRESENTATION TO SIR X ALLEN. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, July 29. Sir Janies Allen and I)is wife and family were present at a farewell at the High Commissioner’s office. Air Crahb (official /secretary) on behalf of the staff, presented Sir James with a handsome ease of ivory hacked hair and clothes brushes. Crahb expressed the opinion that Sir J. Allen hod done his most valuable public work in London, and had enhanced the value of the High Commissioncrship. Sir James Alen feelingly replied, paying a tribute to the staff's loyal efficient service.

LABOUR COMMUNISTS. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, July 29. The Labour Party Executive hnv6 withdrawn affiliation with West Ham. Lewisham, Chelsea, Westminster and Hoi burn branches, for not carrying out the Liverpool Conference decision to exclude Comuatonists from membership. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE FIXED. ' LONDON, July 29. In the Commons, Mr Baldwin announced that the Imperial Conference had been fixed for 19tili October. SLAUGHTER OF WHALES. L Replying to a question, Mr Ormsbym Gore snid lie was now aware New Zealand protested against the facilities allowed foreigners to slaughter whales in New Zealand waters, but the question of co-operation between the Empire and Governments concerned in the protection of whales was now being discussed. A MODERN OR USADE. * LONDON, July 29. Bearing a special message to Empire churches given him by Archbishop Bishop London started to-day wiliat lie described as a modern crusade to promote the work of the church and its co-operation in Empire settlement. He visits Canada, United States, Japan, China. Malay, Austra- , lia, New Zealand and Ceylon.

SOVIET NEWS. LONDON, July 29. 1 The “Times” Riga correspondent reports the Soviet dismissed Lashevieh I'l'om all posts, appointing Unsoliticlit Deputy Commissar of War, Voroshilof the fleet, and Bubnoff military and naval commissar. AN IRON PACT. LONDON, July 29. An iron pact, which will he signed on 12th August includes Germany, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Saar, lint not Britain, owing to a difficulty in regard to supplying the quota, and reluctance to enter into international trade carten Continental steel producers are not perturbed, not regarding British steel ns a. serious rival. The pact entails the eventual increase by thirty per cetrf in prices. The German press is exultant over the creation of the pact. A MURDER. LONDON, July 29. Scotland Yard is investigating a. murder requiring the skill of a Sherlock Holmes. Ward Creed, manager of a. Bnyswater provision shop, was found dead with terrible injuries to his head and the safe rifled of £SO. The only clues were finger prints due to the murderer wearing chamois leather gloves with a hole at the tin of one finger and a fellow glove which had been left beside.

JAPANESE FLOODS. TOKIO, July 29.

A police report states floods at Niigata washed away 754 houses and submerged over eight thousand, over three hundred persons being drowned or missing. Thirty thousand acres of rice crops are destroyed.

PORT KEM BRA. A LOSS. LONDON, July 29. The steamer Port Kembln is regarded as a constructive total loss She shows signs of breaking her back.

COMING HOME. LONDON, July 29. Sir J. Allen is sailing on August 6th for Montreal. He joins the Aorangi Afe on 25th August. Lady Allen and fnmily are following later.