BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

] [bv TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] EASTER IN ENGLAND. LONDON. April I'm v Easter Sunday was cool hut there s "ore twelve hours of brilliant sunshine Great crowds of Londoners were attracted to Hampstead Heath. Kow and | other parks, while the riverside towns > Mere thronged and the roads were . alive with motorists. 1 here is every | prospect of a most succe.sstul holiday- , The King and (.bicen attended evenj ing service at St. George's chapel, i Windsor, which is a lovely spectacle alter reconstruct ion. Princess Elizabeth uas the recipient o! Easter eggs and other presents from Queen Alary and Viscountess Lascelles whose two sons are delighting in their ha by cousin. JI'RO-KLAYI AN TENSION. PARIS. April 1C Political and diplomatic circles are uneasy regarding the situation between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, believing tlu;' tension has grown considerably during I the lasL twenty-four hours. The resignation o( the Jugo-Slavian Prime Minister and the call on Von Kitehcviteh to form a new administration Is regarded as evidence that the etner- 1 gency necessitates a strong national * cabinet. Jugo-Slavian public opinion is deeply stirred by the renewed I tillian accusations that the invasion of Albania is being prepared, as the accusation is regarded as providing Italy herself with a pretext to pour troops into Albania. The situation Inis been further inflamed by public execution of Colonel Giljardi. ex-. Minister of War ” in Albania, by order of President Aelimed Pasha, because he opposed Ac hnied’s nro-I I a lian police. ... . n •lugo-Sbmau newspapers appeal to the Government to bring the matter . before the League of Nations, but Italy continues unwilling.

LONDON, April 17. The “ Times ” Belgrade correspondent states Youkitehevitoh has forme I a Cabinet of Radicals and Democrats. The foreign portfolio has been given t > Alarinknvitrh. who is regarded as the strongest man for the post. This conlinns the beliet that foreign problems mainly are responsible lor the change in government. ROAIE. April 17. Reports from Belgrade that Jng'iSlavia hopes to interest the League in Tirana Pact has aroused warm Fascist protests. ’I he newspapers are especially angry against France. AN ARCTIC FLIGHT. MOSCOW, April 19. Dr Nansen with the aid of Russian scientists is preparing for a three days’ dirigible (light from Exliningrad. Alurmuii.sk, across the Pole to Alaska and hack along the ,Siberian coast. NEAR. EAST PROBLEM. LONDON. April 17. The “Times" Belgrade cnrrcspondei: says that believing a stronger and more broadly based Cabinet was needed to deal with the country's problems. Premier Ouzouniviteh has resigned. The ooninuiuirnio only mentions urgent financial and economic problems, but newspapers emphasise foreign affairs indicating thereby Italy's refusal L, discuss the Tirana Pact with Jugoslavia. They urge the League of Nations take up the subject, but it can he stated authoritatively that Jugoslavia will make no move at. present, on the ground that Powers who urged .Jugo-Slavia to approach Italy direct, must themselves approach Italy with the same object. There is a general public indignation over Italy’s alii tilde that Tirana is no business of Jugo-Slavia. Some newspapers ruinplain that Jugo-Slavia incurred a rebuff through following Hie advice of certain Greek Powers. THE RESCUED CRKAY. LONDON. Api il 17. The “lonic” landed the “Daisy” crew at Southampton. The French Captain. Coehard, says lie returned to St. Main after losing a man overboard. The ship again lost a man and sprang a leak. He was preparing to abandon the ship when sighted by the Inoie. Captain Jackson sent third officer Walker aboard the ship, then two hundred miles from land. A second boarding party was sent under the sixtli officer, Powslon. The Daisy was loaded with gunpower and salt. As she was a danger to navigation, mattresses soaked with petrol were set. afire and blew-the ship up. Tlie French crew to mark their gratitude presented Walker with a French sausage Ihr feet long, and to Pouston. they gave a pair of sea boots. SUGGESTED TAX. LONDON, April 17. A resolution tliat commercial travellers should lie taxed and licensed was unanimously adopted by the National Union of Commercial Travellers’ Conference, on the grounds of self protection. It was pointed out that 81.030 travellers were employed and it was suggested that English should be taxed CIO sterling., tlie representatives of foreign bouses Cl 5 and foreigners C2O.

LABOUR ADDRESS. LONDON. April 17. Maxton in his presidential address to the Independent Labour Conference at Leicester said:—“There never was a year when the battle between capital ami labour was so direct or the workers suffered such unparalleled brutality at the bands of the ruling classes. No labour spokesman has any right to encourage Mr Baldwin to cherish industrial peace, when it large section of the workers are living under conditions wheih stir the spirit ol bitterness so that it might well find expression in a direct form." He regretted they were unable to prevent armed intervention in ( nina, but with Russia, China, and India united, there would be power available to rebuild the world. Maxton said : “Our proper reply to the Trade Union Bill is to recruit one hundred thousand shock troops, all fighters and rebels. and launch a fresh offensive against capitalism demanding principally twenty per cent increase of all workers wages, which is necessary to make lives toleiable and create a purchasing power that will relieve unemployment.” Hicks (President of tTie Trades Union C'ongres) said no lory amendment would make the 1:11 acceptable to workers. At a long secret debate of the executive. MacDonald's supporters who demanded the withdrawal and reflsal to nominate him to the treasurership were defeated.