BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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CLERGY PROCESSION. LONDON. Jan. 12

A procession of clergy and laity organised jointly by protostant alliance and league of loyal churches, marched to Lambeth Palace simultaneously with the opening of a momentous ten days’ private conference of Bishops of the Church of England under the Presidency of Canterbury, on unrevealed proposals for the revision of the prayer book. The procession was headed by a banner “Warning to Bishops, the church in in danger. God says remove not ancient land mark which their fathers set up. Respect the prayer hook which was given us by our martyred reformers.”

On arrival the party knocked at the gales, entered and was received by tht Archbishop’s Chaplain to whom they handed the petition condemning Romish practices; also the tact that the conference is in private, ridding that secrecy 7s abhorrent to English nature. The petition referring to the proposals as “base betrayal on part of those who should be guardians of the Divine truth, wo are 'asked to accept your Lordship’s proposals, this we will never do.” The gravest contention is over the altered communion rites.

The Bishops are endeavouring to find a compromise of Anglo-Catholic and Evangelical opinion. When the Bishops agree on the precise changes they will be presented to the convocations after which in .a final draft to the Church Assembly in July and ultimately the House of Commons must approve.

BEAM WIRELESS. LONDON, Jan. 12

Marconi’s post office is ready for immediate carrying out of an official seven days test of beam wireless with Australia. It is understood Australia is not quite ready. Mareonis are completely satisfied with their own tests in which they have reached a higher rate of transmission than ever reached to Canada. They are confident they could have even exceeded three hundred words per minute, hut this is the limit capacity of land lines. DOPE TRAFFIC. LONDON, Jan. 12. The “Daily New’s” Berlin correspondent states; “After a. six-months’ search, the police have unearthed the headquarters of internatioiwl cocaine traffickers. The arch-gangster is a Russian doctor, named Sirkorski. and the accomplices inti udo analytical chemists.

They have supplied the world centres with cocaine, heroin,, opium and other drugs. The extent of their operations may be judged by a telegram that arrived on the premises when the police were in possession, flic telegram ordered 242 pounds of cocaine lor the United States.

A woman accomplice, employed by a forwarding firm, secured the parcels alter they had passed the Customs examination, and she substituted the drugs for the contents so skilfully that the tampering w,is not suspected. Tho bulk of the trade was done by way of Copenhagen.

PARIS AIURDER AfA'STERY. PARTS, Jan. 12.

The police are investigating the mysterious discovery of tlio body of a Londoner. Frank Parker, who was found dead with wounds in the bead in a trench dug in connection with building operations in the Boulevard HiaufFmann. FOCIUS OPINION. PARIS, Jan. 12. ALirshal Foch still refuses to agree that Germany is disarmed. He said:— “If the Germans are going to be .allowed to construct fortresses as they wish, and even to manufacture heavy guns. .. cannot prevent it: but I shall refuse to share the responsibility.” He added—“ The Conference of Ambassadors is r.tising objections on two issues, namely, the German eastern fortifications and tho right of Germany to manufacture war material for export; but there nre many other clauses of the disarmament plan, which the Germans have not yet fulfilled.”

\ YOUTH’S YA.NTTY. ODESSA, Jan. 12.

Because a Professor demanded that ho should cut his hair, an eighteen year old student. JHroslaiff Lampin. fatal y shot the professor and himself. The vouth was so proud of his hair that ho allowed it to grow long. The Professor suspended him for a fortnight for refusing to have it cut. and when the youth returned and the request was renewed. he drew the revolver.

FRONTIER SCRAP. LONDON. .Tan. 12.

\ hand of Bolshevik soldiers, allegedly aided bv a gunboat's searchlight, crossed the mouth or the river Dniester, near Bumiz. anil opened fire with a machine aun on a Roumanian frontier post, kij'ing one man. The Roumanians replied vigorously, scattering the attackers in the direction of Odessa.