BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[ISY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] COMAiERCTAL. LONDON, February 16. Gold is quoted at .t't 4s lOjd. v-.ving to poor demand the tallowsales were not held. RAILWAY STRIKE. DELHI, February 10. The strike which had been threatening for some time was commenced m tne Hengal-Ngapur railway workshops at Kharagpur, and led to disorder. Thirteen were injured in a collision between strikers and loyal employees. Subsequently the strikers attacked the police, and it is reported that the latter fired on the strikers. The station is now patrolled by armed police. All goods traffic, via Kharagpur, is suspended. Later, in the Legislative Assembly it was stated the police did not fire, but were’ compelled to use their bayonets. The railway workers’ union lias called a general strike all along the line.

A serious communal disturbance has occurred at Indore, six being killed and twenty wounded.

LIFE’S AAIBITION. LONDON, February 16,

Though Aliss MoncriefF lias “ achieved her life’s ambition to be a leading ' lady at Daly’s Theatre.” she declares:

“ 1 am the most unhappy woman. 1 hate to feel 1 have replaced a sister star (Mdlle. Peeliy). 1 am dreading Saturday’s opening night, hut not because I hear booing; I have been liooed before. 1 only wish the realisation of my dream of starring at Daly’s was not at the expense of an artist whom I respect, and for whom I am sorry. I, have wandered in Loudon all the year, seeking work, and in Australia I was treated like a queen. Here nobody would look at me until now.”

NEAV ZEALAND LABOTTIt ALP. LONDON. Feb. 16. Air flat-tram (New Zealand Labour member for Grey Lynn) addressing the Commonwealth group of Commoners under the auspices of the Empire Parliamentary Association, urged a system under which products could be marketed in Britain nt a price giving the producer a reasonable return, thereby automatically ensuring stabilisation of price,s producers to give Britishers,the most favourable terms, qualities and prices, provided Britishers traded reciprocally.

ArERCANTTLE MARINE BANQUET, LONDON. Feb. 16.

In the presence of ATr Baldwin, as chief guest at the Chamber of Shipping Jubilee Ipnquet at. the Hotel Victoria, Hon Alexander Shaw- (President) who was designated as chairman explained the Government’s attitude towards the ATercantile Afarine by telling a, storv of u Scottish constable. who recovered the liody of a drowned man. He was asked by the Coroner if any steps were taken to secure resusciatatlon. “Ay” replied the constable. “I searched his pockets.” Despite the depression from which the shipping at present is suffering Hon Shaw sounded a hopeful note for the future.

Afr Baldwin, who removed a cheap cherrvwood pipe from his mouth in order to respond gave an admirable sketch of the progress made by the Alereantile Atari lie and paid a tribute to the heroic behaviour of its members during the war.

NEW QUAKES. LONDON, Feb. 16

A new and severe earthquake has occurred at Serajevo and T.jubinje. It has razed a number of houses which had previously been damaged. The Kew Observatory here has recorded a shock lasting four hours, at an estimated distance of 5,5(10 miles. DE PIN EDO DELAYED. LONDON, Feh. 17. A report from Belama states the Alarche.se De Pinedo has been unable to depart for Pernambuco owing to engine trouble, his seaplane refusing to rise. It was towed into the harbour.

ABATOR CYCLISTS OVERDUE. LONDON, Feb. 17. Captain ALilins and Air Charles Ollievr, two British airmen, who are motor cycling round the world, and who, after travelling a part of Egypt, left Suez on Feh 7th. for Jerusalem, have not yet arrived there. They are a week overdue and it is feared they have met with a mishap in the Sinai desert. <

BRITISH TRADE ROOST. LONDON. Fehrmw^lt. A large group of manufacturers have completed plans for a great industrial selling campaign for British goods, for which they are organising within the next year. Representative exhibitions of the goods will he made in Britain, Canada and Australia. The first opens at Montreal on the 29th of August. ♦ The Prince of AVales is expected to visit it.