BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

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.EARTHQUAKE IN THE PYRENEES. LONDON. March 13. The Times' Paris correspondent says that two violent enrtliqUiko shocks have occurred in the Eastern Pyrenees. Furniture was .shifted, church hells were .sounded and clocks stopped. FEAR OF “THIRD DEGREE.” PAR IS. March 14. M. Rozet, the Magistrate at Boulogne. states that Miss McCarthy has no justification for believing she would be subjected in France to third degree methods. She will receive just as much consideration from the French as from the British police. DAY OF WAR MOURNING. BERLIN, March 13.

A day of mourning for those who fell at the war was celebrated to-day throughout Germany. All flags were half-mn.st.

President Von Hindenburg took the Reichswehr’s salute outside the Reichstag, in which there was held an official mourning service, -which was attended by the members of the Cabinet, and the chiefs of the Navy and the Army.

CHINESE SERVICE. LONDON. March 13

In connection with the memorial service here for the founder of the Cantonese Nationalist movement, the late Dr Sun Yat Sen, it was explained that the promoters of the service did not seek a loan of the Chiui'-e Legation officials to conduct it In trust “for their future masters, the Cantonese Government.” The service was attended by one hundred resident Chinese. They reclined in gilded chairs, and smoked cigarettes continually. Revolutionary flags surrounded a large picture of Dr ■Sun Yat Sen, to which a silent tribute was paid by bowing three times: Mr Lansbiiry, the London Labour member of the House of Commons; Professor Smith, formerly of the Hong Kong University; and Mr Fnginiera, an official of the Japanese Embassy, each made a speech. Mr T.ansbury declared:—“Our record in China, during the past half century lias been so disgusting: and disgraceful that I feel honoured that any. Britishers are to-day allowed to attend.” He regretted that the British workers had not hocri strong enough to stop the despateli of the troops to China. Mr Fnginiera declared that lie was proud to see the Now China, and he hoped that, eventually, Japan and China would become one economic and political unit. The service opened with the Chinese National Anthem, and closed with the “International.”

COMMUNISTS IN TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 13. As a result of apprehension of an increase in Communist propaganda, the Turkish police are rounding up all Russians, following upon the arrest of Akounolf. IMPORTERS CO-OPERATE. LONDON, March 14. At the opening of the New Zealand Dairy Disposal Scheme, practicable importers, at a meeting, adopted a resolution offering full co-operation. LEAGUE COUNCIL. GENEVA. March 11. The League Council Disarmament Committee, of which Goepport (Germany) was appointed President, at the opening session to-day, dealt with the report of methods available to the Council in connection with mediation in a case of threat of war. The Committee adopted the principal points which Cecil Titulcscu and Dobrouekers drew up in London. The Committee sits for a week preparing for the Preparatory Commi-sion’s meeting.

INDIAN TRAIN TRAGEDY. DELHI. March 11. A mail train hound for Calcutta from the- south-west collided with a

-shunting engine at Blmdrnk, 193 miles I coin Calcutta, between. Ballmare and Cuttanek. So far nine bailies have been recovered. Others are still buried in the wreckage, twenty being injured.

AN ENG AGFA! EXT. LONDON. Alarch 14

Sir Evelyn Cecil’s daughter, Aland, is engaged to Sir Arthur Steel Alaitiuml, nephew of Greville Steel. A THIEVING GANG. PARIS. .March 11, The ramifications of Rochette's gang extended throughout Franco. “Le Petit Parisian” cays Rochette told an employee who hesitated to participate in the frauds: “You will never do anything in life lad. It is stupidity to hesitate over the risk of a year’s imprisonment for the profits of millions of francs.” A search of Rochette’s offices revealed prep.iruLioii.s for flight. RANSOM PAID. PARIS. March 14. The newspaper “Le Matin" states the ransom for Airman La rrie Barges and companions was £9OO sterling. BEAMS TEST PASSED. LONDON, .March 14. The Post Office has informed Marconi’s that the Australian beam stations have passed the test. AUSTRALIAN NAVY COMMANDER. (Received this day at 9,3!) n.ni.) LONDON. Afarch 1 i. Straight shooting will ho the slogan of the Australian Navy, when Commander Rotherham, one of the navy’s most successful gunnery leaders, lakes up duty at Flinders Base. He is at present Gunnery Commander at Portsmouth.

The authorities there are preparing a special welcome for H ALS. Sydney in recognition of her war record. Arrangements are being made to dispose of the Sydney and Melbourne crews among British ships for instructional purposes till they re-nssemble to man the Australia and Canberra, which will have ninety-eight per cent Australian of a crew.