BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

j Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] AI. BRIAND’S EFFORTS. PARIS,. September 19... AI.. Briand, receiving newspapermen,( said he was unable to give details of the conversations with Herr Stresenuiuu until he had informed his colleagues, but the guming policy of his . thoughts had been ail unfailing desire for a durable peace and goodwill in Europe. France had given many proofs of heroism and did not need to fear the shadow of humiliation, when she turned her thoughts to peace. COAL AND IRON FINDS. ROME, September 19. A discovery of extensive coal and iron deposits, is reported at Cagliari, enabling an output of thirty millions of tons of coal, resembling British anthracite. The iron fields are capable of yielding eighty millions of tons of first grade ore and three hundred million tons of lower grades. Both are pioducablc beneath the cost of British. AN ENGAGEMENT. LONDON, September 19. Roland Syme, ex-Professor of Auckland and Doctor Vera Reader, forjnerly of Wellington University, are engaged. FRUIT DISPLAY. LONDON, September 19. With the object of increasing the sales of Empire fruit, the Imperial fruit show committee with financial assistance from tlie Empire Marketing. Board are arranging a London window dressing competition in conjunction with the fruit show opening on 29th October. Prizes exceed £SOO and are open to all retail shops within twelve miles of Covent Garden. The windows must be dressed entirely with Empire, including home grown, fruit. P VNGALOS INTERVIEWED LONDON, Sept. 19The “Daily Telegraph’s” Athens wrespondent reports that. Pangalos, in an interview, stated he had intended to provoke war with Turkey and occupy Eastern Thrace, but the revolution had upset his plans. • He had proposed to return to Athens on .August 25tli. to arrange for an attack. He had secured help in Thrace and freedom from attacks by other Powers by means of military offensive and agreement with Powers he was unable to name. It is surmised that the Power was Jugo-Sla-via. There is belief in Greece that the plan failed. The Government has again declared it will return to proportional representation and will not postpone the elections unless all parties desire it. i A ROYAL BETROTHAL. LONDON,' Sept. 19. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Brussels correspondent states it is reported that the betrothal of Prince Leopold, ,lieir to the throne, to the Swedish Princess Astrid will he officially announced after the visit of Queen Elizabeth and Leopold to the Swedish Court. LATEST REPORTS. NEW YORK, Sept. 19. The latest reports from Afiami state that 75 are dead and 2000 houses have been destroyed. TANGIER PROBLEM. LONDON, Sept. 19. The Spanish Government has sent notes to Britain and France modifying the previous Tangier demands. Conversations followed between the three Powers regarding the admission of Italy to a share in the control of Tangier. RUSSIAN SENTENCES. RIGA, Sept. 19. The trial of ex-officers of Wrangle’s Army, cabled on the 7th., lias ended in their conviction, sentences ranging from one to eight years being imposed. PRICE OF COAL. PARIS, Sept. 19. French Ironmasters and German . Afineowners’ Assn, reached an agreement resulting in a reduction of 2s Gd per ton on German coal to French industries, following cheaper tra n sport. INDIAN DISASTER. CALCUTTA, Sept. 20. Tho steamer Alandasor arrived today with twenty-six survivors ; of the native boat lost in the Bay of Bengal. Tho lost boat containing two hundred people, including five women and twelve children capsized in a heavy storm. Alost of the occupants were imprisoned below and were drowned. When the ship turned over, f some of the survivors dung to the boat, and others to a bamlioo raft, and were rescued after eighteen hours’ buffeting by the gale. IMPKRIA L CONFERENCE. LONDON, Sept. 19. The possibility of a hitch over tho Imperial Conference i.s now indicated in the “Daily Express,” which publishes an exclusive interview with Air MacKenzie King, Canadian Premier from Ottawa. Afr AlacKenzie King said : “I doubt whether Canada, owing to the Government’s unprecedented predicament, can lie represented at the Imperial Conference.” He ascribes the difficulties to t/ie Constitutional necessity of the Aliftsters seeking re-election after their appointment, also to tlie fact that Parliament was dissolved without voting supplies, and ho suggests a postponement of tho Imperial Conference for a few weeks. ANTI-FASCIST INCIDENT. PARTS. September 19. Another .Franco-Italian incident is reported from Corsica. Following upon rumors that at Leghorn, Fascists had forced the captain of a French mail steamer, the “Andre Liamone” to lower the French flag. There was a demonstration by anti-Fascists at the Italian Consulate at Bastia. They forced the Consul to Hoist tho French flag alongside the Italian, after which they compelled a number of Italian vessels in the harbour to hoist the French flag. Infantry and police are now main, taining order,