BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

MORE .MIGRANTS. LONDON, September 11. The Tontaroa, formerly the Diogenes, is taking -101 assisted migrants to New Zealand, including forty-two Salvation Army boys, twenty-nine domestics; six Flock House girls, twenty public school boys. The passengers include Forsyth, of the Meat Board, Colonel Gray, Fruit Federation and lion. Collins. FRANCO-TURKEY TROUBLE. PARIS, September 10. Frnneo-Turkish relations, are strained owing to the arresting of Demons, the- first mate of the Messageries Maritimes’ steamer Lntus, after a collision with a Turkish'collier, which was sunk with the loss of several lives. Tho French, argue that the arrest is a hreach of international, law. because the collision took place in Greek waters. M. Poincare told a deputation of seamen that unless a satisfactory solution was shortly reached France would • consider the view of improving Turkey’s understanding of international law. FRENCI-I ECONOMIES. PARIS, Sept. in. The AYnr Minister, M. Painleve, submitted to Cabinet drastic military economy schemes, entailing the reduction of the number of officers to 28,000 ootnpnred with 35,000 pre-war, and progressive arrangements which will eventually reduce compulsory service from 18 months to a year. The Naval Minister is proposing to close the naval arsenal as well as the naval port. AT. Lorient. Minister- of Public ‘Works’ 1 economies entail the dismissa 1 of 700 employed.

NOTABLE TRIAL. NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Richard Merton of Frankfort. Germany, testified at the resumption of the trial of Dougherty (ex-U.S.A Attorney General) and Miller (exCustoclinn of Enemy Property) that he agreed with either King or Smith both now dead, to pay -10,000 dollars as a retainer fee and commission at five or two and a half per cent, dependent upon the time element, if they would secure the return to him of 7,000,000 dollars’ worth of German property sezied during the War. He also testified that seven millions in cash bonds were returned to him at a champagne dinner at a New Y.ork hotel, Miller having brought same from Washington. Merton 'declared that on the following day he gave King Liberty bonds valued at 391,000 dollars. A FRENCH LOAN. ROME, Aug. 12. French loan of sixty million Swiss francs was floated in Switzerland and covered ten fold. LONDON. September 12. Obituary.—-Sir George Haliord. REPORT TO AMERICA. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. The Navy Department received a message last night confirming the report that United States destroyers Stewart and Pone were fired upon in Chinese waters on sth. September,' adding that the steamer fling was bombarded on the 4th. Officials believe the present naval vessels in Chinese waters are able to take care of themselves.

BRITISH FILM PROJECT. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.l LONDON, Sept. 12. The “Daily Express” states six Indian Princes, Aga Khan.and Maharaja; Alwnr, Patiala, Rakinwr, .Jaipur, and Kashmir, are subscribing generously to the million sterling scheme to break down the harrier to British films in India. The scheme proposes n chain of cinema, houses where only British films will lie shown. Alwar’s contribution is one hundred thousand, Patiala's thirty thousand, and Aga Khan's twenty-five thousand. As a majority of Indians are unable to read India is regarded as one of the most promising markets for films in the world. The scheme does not aim at profits, but at breaking America’s stranglehold upon Empire films. MURDERER CONFESSES. BASRA, Sept. 12. An Arab, Najim Sadun, who was arrested in connection with the shooting of Elliott, Cohhnm’s mechanic, in July, has confessed that he saw the plane living low and thought if it came down he would earn money by guarding it. * NURMI BEATEN AGAIN. BERLIN, Sept. 12. In a two miles race "Wide defeated Nurmi by twenty yards in A. 41 2-5. beating Scrubb's world’s record.

FASCISTS ACCUSE FRENCH. ROME, Seotemher 12

Fascist newspapers accuse France of tolerating exiled Italians. They declare the French Government must net strongly or the Franco-Ttalian friendship will he compromised.