BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by telegraph—per press association.] LEAGUE COUNCIL AGREES. ..Received this day at 8 a.m.) GENEVA, March 12. The controversy regarding the Saar Basin lias resulted in a unanimous compromise, by which the new force is controlled by a Government Commission, and is restricted to a maximum of eight hundred men. It will primarily he a police force, hut is t:> be only employable in grave circumstances. Herr Slressemaim wanted Hie force to he independent in character, and lie delivered an impassioned speech, whereupon M. Brinnd expressed the opinion that Stressoniann was using a club to slay most.

Sir Austin Chamberlain in a medialory speech pointed out that Strosseaiann had gained nearly everything io demanded. Unanimity was reached 'hen the Council agreed that the pro;eiit French troops must he evacuated vitliin three months.

The Council resolved that children peaking only T’olisli would not lie adnissnhle to German schools.

SPANISH SUBMARINE MISSING. MADRID. March 12. Spain’s latest .submarine. R. 8.. has been missing for three days. When last seen she was emptied in division exor-

C' 11 OSS-C(H’NTR Y RAC E. LONDON, March 13. Harper won the national ten miles ■oss-country championship in I hour 2-5 secs, from a field of 109. a rc-

GENERAL BOOTH. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, March 12. “Numbers of young people are unemployed. It is a most perplexing and most challenging problem. It is with me night and day I am no such fool as to think that immigration w ill provide a complete remedy, hut when I think of the vacant lands and opportunity in the Dominions, I feel the Empire must l>e going a little mad not to make use ot these workless voungsters.” This striking passage is contained in a message l.y General Booth on his “Ist. birthday. “Much as 1 detest birth control, as it is ordinarily understood, which is merely the quiutesses of selfishness, 1 sometimes wonder whether it would not he preferable to these crowds ol young unemployed men.” ORDER CANCELLED. , ROME, March 12. | The “I ‘opla d’ltalia” slates owing; to j delays due to the strike the Australian Government has cancelled a contract lor a number of aeroplanes ordered from an. Italian firm.

INTERESTING FOR ROAST. [UY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received this day at. 0.110 a.m.) LONDON. March 13. Presiding at a lecture. Lord Birkenhead declared it was vital that the Crown should he supplemented by one authoritative, dignified tribunal, qualified to deal with all Empire subjects. A judicial committee was an important factor in keeping alive the immense unity of the Empire. Lord Birkenhead forecasted proposals shortly to he made to supplement the Privy Council.

MEAT TRADE. LONDON. March 15. Weddel’s review of the meat trade says: “With every man. woman and child consuming an average of over two pounds weekly. Britain rapidly is becoming the greatest meat-eating country in the world. The outstanding experience of 1925 is the capacity of the public to increase the consumption immediately prices are brought low enough. So long as they remain at the present level the consumptive demand will he sufficient to ashsorb even heavier supplies than in 1925. Tlie importation of foreign chilled meat despite the trade depression reached 930.035 tons, orim pared with 886.655 in 1925. ’The “Review” estimates the United Kingdom consumption at 2.055,023 compared with 2.002,135 and points out that Home-grown sheep have increased by a million yearly in the last three years. DANIELS MYSTERY. LONDON. March 12. Many London newspapers have sent correspondents to Boulogne to deal with the mystery of Nurse Daniels’ death. All report increasing excitement. A daily stream of witnesses are offering statements to the police. The only concrete development to-day is the French Magistrate’s filial request that Nurse McCarthy he sent through Scotland Yard to attend and give evidence on March IStli. Nurse McCarthy is undecided whether to go.

The “ Sundav News ” quotes the magistrate conducting the case as saying: “We have a pretty shrewd idea what happened. The mystery is already solved and we need only witnesses. We are exerting all forces of French justice and will not let the murderers escape from France.”

The “ News of the World’s ” special correspondent asserts, however, that the French police arc now convinced that Miss Daniels was accustomed to drugs and died from an overdose. A TURKISH ARREST. , CONSTANTTNOPUE. Mar. 13. Turks arrested AkounofT, one of the heads of the Russo-Turkish trade delegates, alleging he was in possession of compromising documents, dealing with Turkish military defences. Despite Russian appeals, the Turks refused to release him. CANADIAN POLITICS. HALIFAX. Ali.irch 11. A hill providing for the abolition of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia was shelved for tliree months by that branch of the Nova Scotia Legislature to-day without a debate. FUNERAL STOPPED. LONDON, .March 12. As a result of anonymous letters, the Fulham police stopped the funeral of Adolphus Richard White, a prosperous city accountant, pending a pathological examination. White’s only relative is a brother residing in New /inland. BRITISH TOBACCO DUTY. LONDON, March 12.

Budget speculations have been renewed by a report that Air W. Church, ill (Chancellor of the Exchequer) is restricting the clearances of tobacco from bond, as well as of Continental wines. It is believed that the Chancellor is seeking to increase the tobacco duties without involving the consumer. ’lbis would, in both cases, favour Empire brands.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. LONDON, Alareh 11. Arrivals: At London, Atlienic; at Panama, Canadian Challenger. Sailed: From Port Sudan tor Australia; Commorin; from Table Bay. Opawa; front Sail Francisco, Sonoma. LONDON. AI arch 12. Arrivals: At London. ALaidavia; at Hull. Beltnna; at Dnndas, Port Pirie. Passed Las Palmas. Port Auckland; passed Sierra Leone, Port Nicholas. Departures : From Port Said, City of Delhi; from Colombo, Orvieto: from Naples, Orsova ; from Eort Said. Sittong; for Australia from London, ALiloja; from Aden, Fezara.