BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[by telegraph— run rnr.sa association.]

COLLECTION OF ARMS. PARIS, Feh. 24

Police searching a butcher's shop in a. quiet street for a stolen motor car, discovered in a. dining room, a veritable arsenal. Ibe walls were covered with the latest firearms including 80 rides with bayonets, 10!) revolvers, 16,000 rille cartridges, 201 bs of explosives and a number of detonators and fuses I here were also 16 machine guns in a garage. It is believed they were intended for tin*' ns of international rvolutionary organisations. The owner of the house, Leopold Tancard, posed as an ent husiastie eollectnr of arms, lie laid already been twine sentenced for posse-sings arms, but both times the weapons were restored to him.

BI'J.CARI \N PARLIAMENT. BELGRADE, Feb. 24. An unpeecdeutcd tumuli and peremptory sns|»eiisioii of the sitting occurred in Parliament this afternoon. .Maximolieh (Minister ol the Interior) was denying charges by the sendariaries of intense cruelty when the lobby doors were flung open and half a dozen oppositionists carried in a semi-nude wounded man to support the’ charges. I lie sensation is expected to lead to Afaxi mo v ieli ’ s resign a t ion. A IK MAN’S PROGRESS. 810 DK JANIERO. Feb. 21. De Pincdo arrived at Port Natal today from Fernando de Xoronha. completing the. Southern Trans-Atlantic lap. A GALA NIGHT. LONDON. Eel,. 21. .Millions oi listeners all over Enelaii.j in addition to thousands packed in \ ietoria Palace heard a rapturous reception of the King and Queen at the -Music Hall at a gala performance on behall of variety artists benevolent Bind, at, which all leading turns were contributed. They included the Ansi Indians Albert Whelan and Malcolm McEachcru, the latter in the turn “Flotsam and Jetsam.'’ A novel method was adopted of overcoming non-speaking turns such as trick cyclists, acrobats and dances for the benefit of listeners. These were described by a well known comedian concealed in front of a microphone at a corner of the stage.

RUSSIANS IN .MANCHURIA. TOKYO, Feb. 24. Harbin reports authentic information that Siberian troops are massing on the Manchurian herder, augmented by troops from European Russia. Russian officers were recently reported to be on the Manchurian edge of Mongolia securing accommodation quarters for troops here. There is other evidence that Russians are instigating and assisting .Manchurian bandits to attack Chinese garrisons in North Manchuria amt] white Russian*- in Harbin. It is believed a Red invasion of Manchuria Is coming with a revolution against Cliangtsoliu. Other foreigners believe the designs are merely to worry Cliangtsoliu, to prevent him weakening the Manchurian garrisons in order to send bis full strength against the Cantonese. Harbin police are busy house searching and arresting Communists suspects and seizing revolutionary literature. EXPLOSION OF ETHER. LONDON, Feb. 24. At Gr esse it, a spark from an electriciron exploded ether, while nurses were filling bottles in the hospital kitchen. Eight wore instantly enveloped in flames and the one holding fhe bottle was incinerated. Two with their clothing ablaze, rushed into the street and rolled in the snow. Seven wore seriously injured. KfSSTNG PET DOGS. London. Fob. 21. A Coroner at Hammersmith (ensured English women’s “distressing hr, 1 ■ of kissing pet dogs.’’ when hearing the pathetic case of Airs Temple, wife of a barrister who consulted a specialist and found she suffered from a virulent disease of the mouth apparently directly due to a Pekingese biting her inside the mouth.

GERMAN FLEET. LONDON. Feb. 21. The -Morning Post’. Berlin correspondent says: The Gerinun Elect, estimates for the year 1927 contain some remarkable naval figures. Though the country is now groaning with its weight of taxation, ail'd though the Finance Minister is alleging that Germany will not me in a position to meet the Dawes Plan payments, the naval estimates are eleven million sterling compared with ten million last year. The man in tlie street is wondering why a fleet such as Germany’s is now. comprising only four old warships, three small cruisers, twelve torpedo hi,fits, mid a few auxiliaries, costs so much, but the most amazing this is that the diminutive fleet has a of no fewer than 4.9i9 officers, including 12 Admirals, Vice-Admirals and RearAdmirals, and 117 CanUiiiis and Commanders, to only 9.935 men. Experts arc of the opimn that the piosent fleet ought not to need more than one Vice-Admiral, one Rear-Admiral, twentv-ono Cantains and Commanders. The ltavhl estimates are hound to be strongly criticised in the Reichstag. LONDON THIEVES. LONDON. Eeh. 25. One thousand sterling reward is offered for a Romney painting which was cut from its frame when on the way to Christies. The owner says that it was “A Woman’s Portrait,” which is worth £19,000. When it reached Christies, the picket was intact, hut it contained only j tlie ragged edges of the canvas, and the frame. ; BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, February 25. The result of the Stourbridge byeejection makes the sixth Socialist gain in Parliamentary seats since the Conoral Election. The result is evoking intriguing press comments. The “ Morning Post ’ admits that the Conservatives have lost the seat by a substantial turnover of about three-thousand voiles. It says that it is inclined to give the first place in the causes to the economic discontent.

The Daily Telegraph ” and the

“ Daily Express ” are silent on the election except for publishing the insult.

The “Daily Chronicle” describes the Government defeat as a crushing political one. Tt says: "The Stourbridge figures are a staggerer tor the Governnient. Such a reserve was not even previously hinted at. Iho Libeials, however, are not surprised. The immediate effect of the Labour win will be to revive the intrigue among the Conservatives for reconstructions. Tho Cabinet slogan will he: ‘ Cleai out the Reds!” If that is not achieved, then it will he the Conservatives rallying cry at the next general election. The ” Daily News ” finds in the Stourbridge election an argument Unproportional representation. It points out that while lfl.odl people have voted there for the Labourite, twenty-three thousand Conservative and Liberals voted against him. The ‘‘ Daily Herald.” the Labour paper, naturally regards the result as a symotom of how the next geneial election will go. The “Herald” says: “The sooner that Mr Baldwin resigns, the hotter for the country!” EMPIRE ACADEMY. LONDON. February 25. The Empire Academy has adopted a scheme to build a temporary palace of arts costing C 20.000. near Lambeth Bridges, as a meeting place of authors, sculptors, painters and musicians of the Empire. An appeal will be made for subscriptions,