BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

p!T TRI.EGKAPII- -PER TRUSS ASSOCIATION.] FINANCIAL. . LONDON, April 22. In a leading article, “The limes'' says: Tin* bank rate reduction is the most welcome movement of recent veals. This reduction is the first definite indication of 11 if* gradual passing of the effects of the coal strike. This does not mean that the east of the strike lias been wholly met, but the monetary skv lias been partially cleared, and this will help to restore London's attraction as an international monetary centre. For U*<* present, however. London will be unable to satisfy all foreign borrowers. America must, for some lime, remain the principal source of supply. DANIELS MYSTERY. LONDON. April 21. The Daily .Mail's Boulogne correspondent says: A message reading—“l murdered Alis.s Daniels, but you will lie vr r get me,” and signed “8.8.8.,” “Waster,” written in a male band on a torn postcard, lias been received by Inspector Do Ruelle, who is investigating the ease. Inspector T)o Ruelle expresses the opinion that the message is not a

hoax. He has communicated with the police at Nice, where the communication was posted.

LOAN FOR R CSSIA. LONDON. April 22. The “ Daily Telegraph’s “ diplomatic correspondent says: “ London financial circles are astonished at the news that German hanks, in co-operation witii German industrialists' and assisted by a sixty per cent. State guarantee, are conducting negotiations with the Soviet Governments for granting the litter commercial credits of between forty and sixty millions sterling. These credits will be repayable in eight, years. The money "ill be expended in tier purchase of German goods. 'I bus Moscow’s capital will be freed for a politieial campaign in China and elsewhere. BIRKENHEAD’S PREDICTION. LONDON. April 22. Lord Birkenhead, speaking at the Irish University dinner here, said: “ T never was a sharer of the lolly which recklessly attempted to impose a Nationalist Parliament upon Northern Ireland. It still may not be possible to sav that all of the Irish differences are now reconcilable, but I predict that if the men of quality ol the present Governments of the South and North Ireland continue to hold the reins then the two must gradually come together. I do not believe that the memories ol the past are ineradicable, but I think of a future wherein there will once again be a United Ireland.

CONFERENCE IN BALKANS. LONDON, April .22. . Dealing with contraventions of tie ( regulations at Constantinople, *‘ The | Times’s” correspondent there says:—- ‘‘ The Bolsheviks are carefully refraining from too open propaganda in lui- . key, but they are using Constantinople as a base for a campaign in the Halbans. At present they are holding this . -year’s second conference at the former Russian Embassy, under the chairmanship of Grin.'.itch, a member of the ( Third International, and there are representatives of .Tugo-Sla via. Rouinnnin, Bulgaria, and Greece who me discussing the pro,motion of trouble in the Balkans. This conference has been arranged at Constantinople, owing to the activities ot the Austrian antt Greek police endangering a notorious Communist agent. GERMAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISE. BERLIN. April 21. The North German Lloyds have repurchased the Orient steamer Ormuz and are renaming her the Dresden. R HIX EL AND C ICC CP AT'TO N. LONDON. April 22. “The Timex's” Cologne correspondent says: At the inter-Allieil Commission, the Reich Minister of Occupied Territories, agreed to a new line of demarcation. which wil he enforced on the first of May. introducing a neutral zone, which the troops will not occupy providing greater facilities tor traffic and trade with Germany. LEPERS LANDED. SCVA. April 22. The steamer Hinemoa sailed to-day for Auckland. She landed at Makogm, from Samoa three European and four native lepers. SOVIET ANI) LEAGUE. GENEVA. April 22. M. Litvinoff proposes personally in head Russian delegations to the Economic Conference and the League of Nations in May. | MINISTERS’ INDICATION. . (Received this day at 9.30 am.) LONDON. April 23. ! Cablegrams received from Baddeley and Me Kell state that the Ministers, who are abroad, indicate in the opinion of the Ministry, they are in favour of • observing the Goodwin-Gillies pact. In I a hitter attack on a Cabinet Minister delivered at “ the Seale Conference. I Willis described bis opponents as misr ernble intriguers who would nssassini ate a colleague behind bis back. The conference carried a resolutions re--5 affirming confidence in Premier Lang, . stating it will recognise only him as > leader of the Parliamentary Party.