BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by TELEGRAPH —I’EU PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CREW RESCUED. LONDON, Feb. 28. The German oil tanker “Phoebus rescue,l the crew of fifty-three of the French steamer “Malf|tiin“ which was abandoned sinking off Pcnzt'ince. BISHOP DEAD. LONDON. Fob. 28. 'Obituary—Bishop Ridgeway. PROPOSAL DISAPPROVED. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON. February 28. .i. proposal to stage the Obernmnicrgau Passion Play at Albert Hall on behalf of the Empire cancer Itind. met with the disapproval of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who states the pcrlorinance in Bavaria is entirely siii menereis and the transportation to other surroundings would completely change its character and sacred ness.

DUNEDIN'S COMMANDER. LONDON. February 28. Commander IT. L. Morgan at present serving with the operations division of the Admiralty has been appointed to the command of 11.M.5. Dunedin, dating from Ist April relieving Commander Peters, now bringing the Dunedin home. other officers will he appointed for the return journey to New Zealand. HAVELOCK WILSON’S CHALLENGE LONDON. February 2-. Mr Havelock Wilson, annoyed with Cook’s Moscow friends over impo.-,ing ten months’ imprisonment in Russia without trial on a British seamen. D. Scott, asked Cook to inquire at " ills spiritual home” and ascertain the cause. Cuok wrote asking the object in calling attention to the matter, whereupon Wilson wrote challenging him to defend the action of his Moscow friends in a public debate at Edinburgh in connection with Scott. “ Think it over. Cook, you’ve been making extravagant statements lor veals about Moscow. My health is nol good, but it is Illy duty to inform, the workers the real truth about Russia. Tbe odds are in your favour. I’m l>9 and you're forty, but I think some of the old ’tins can giro you a good run for vour money.”

BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, Feb, 28. 1 laden Guest, a member of the Commons has resigned from the l.ahoui Party. In a statement he said the immediate reason was the complete lundamental difference of opinion regarding the Labour amendment in China. I discussed the matter with the local executive and could not reach a compromise. The iact was that no emupromise was possible on such \i question. Ha lien Ouest has not decided whether to resign his seat, hut sa.ts certainly he clues not intend to join the Conservatives. in the Commons. Mr Headlam m a written answer said Britain on November Ist, I!)lo. had 112 cruisers including six Dominion ships. On Jonilary Ist .11)27 she had -18 including four Dominion ships. Other poweis corresponding figures were l niied .Slides 3d. and 32. France 32 and 32. Italy 23 and 14. Japan 3-1 and 33. A THEATRE TRAGEDY. LONDON. Feb. 28. An ironical three act sketch. hci own little tragedy, wtis enacted by IVcliv on February 10 at t-lic* Co.liseum. 11 opens with the act re.-.s receiving the theatre manager who announces—“ Have bad news loi .'"- 1 ■ your accent ; you know we arc most particular Alt our theatre. To which Pcchy replies: •It's an outrage.” Dissolves in tears. 1 second act consists of her singing m English for the purpose of convincing the"manager that she is capable. In the filial act she awaits the y l( " ‘ attired in mauve pyjamas, tvimineu With swa.nsd.nvn. repeating Fnglis; phrases such as: “It is not hue day The telephone rings and she is ed. She turns to the audience am repeats disconnected guide -book English and adds “I’m very well than., von.” and sinks into her chair. Meantime Mi>s Mom rich is l‘ u Daly's Theatre. WOM KN 11A1RDR ESS ERS. higher wages demanded. SYDNEY, Feb. 17. If the Hairdressers’ Union obtains for the women ami girl hairdressers of Sydney wlmt it is asking the Court to grant them. viz., about F. a week, according to a past-president of the Muster Lady Hairdressers' Association, many of the city’s fair barbers are likely to be looking to oilier fields Unemployment. Tile Court has been told j plainly that if it grants them £•> a week or over, the majority of these women will find themselves In the cold and uncharitable world of unemployment, They now receive t'3 os a week I which the employers regard as a failremuneration for their work. They have a somewhat difficult path to pursue even now without it being made i more thorny, for, where they are ein- ■ ployed along with male hands in the • Sydney establishments set apart mafii- . lv for ladies’ hairdressing along the latest lines, it is found that the fair

clients in numerous eases pretor being attended to by the male hands, and are satisfied even to postpone appointments if they can get men instead of women to attend to them. If ilie Union demands are met. hairdressing. both tor the males and females. is likely to be quite a luxury, for in some of tlie Sydney shops to-da\ they demand as much as half a crown from men. even for a trim, and make no apologies either.