BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by tei,ecu,veil—ecu chess association.]

THE FLAG QUESTION

CAPETOWN, April 28

Ine Caledonian Empire League, Sens ol England, Cambrian and Cornish Societies resolved at a conference at Johannesburg that the proposed flag was unacceptable, and not character-, istie of the common bond between the

two races. Any attempt to pass Hie Flag Bill without general consent will he resisted by every constitutional means. Meetings are being organised in all towns to pass similar resolutions. The conference formed n counlinaiiog councilor patriotic societies. The Empire League is taking counsel's opinion whether the Act of the Union granted hy the King can he altered in my fundamental principle.

> PRINCE OF WALES. 5 L'lceeived this dav at 0.3(1 a.m.) LONDON. April 23. . I lie Prince oi Wales pla.vs a holding , role in an officially sanctioned Him on- , titled " llis Royal Highness.” depicting incidents throughout his career. It commences with the Prince of AValcs Us a hoy in his parents arms and shows his investiture as Prince. Tours throughout the world give ample evidence and justification of his title ol the world’s best known-young man. as it reveals huge crowd’s enthusiasm fre- . quently in the film. The fnmoils smile is lea lured, also mole serious moments. He is seen playing golf, and polo, watching the Derby and the American baseball match, hut neither limiting nur steeplorhnsing. The film is taking two years to produce. No part has previously been shown. DAMAGE TO STEAMER. PORT SAID. April 28. The steamer Wolhaudel fas cabled on 2(itii) was surveyed. The rudder is badly damaged and she will probably he detained lor twelve days. TIIEI'T OF VALUABLE PICTURES'. MOSCOW. April 28. World-la moils pictures have been stolen from the Art Gallery. They are Rembrandt’s "Christ,” Titian's "Ecee Homo,” ( orriegio's "Holy Familv.” Carlo Dolches "Saint John.” I’aysanos’ "Tortured Christ.” The thieves cut out the principal parts of the Rembrandts and Titians from the frames. The pictures before the war were valued at seventy thousand sterling 1 and are now oi considerably higher value. 1 BRITAIN’S MEAT SUPPLY. LONDON. April 28. 1 “Every quarter of chilled beef im- 1 ported to Britain from South America 1 is a potential source of infection.” 1 states Hassan. the Australia Meat 1 Board's representative, in a letter to the Live Stock Journal. “Foot and 1 mouth disease prevails in Argentine, and in view of Britain's immense supplies from that country. Government action brooks of no delay. Government could encourage its own breed- I ers by supplying fresh meat at home ' defence stations, earmarking portion 0 of its marketing I mid for subsidising public institutions to purchase home 1 grown.” '

11 assail interviewed said Canada. Australia and New Zealand cattle aero without disease, but .Australia alone offered prospects of big supplies. If the Imperial Government was unwilling to invest money developing Australian supplies it might announce the date on which South American imports would cease. Meanwhile the Commonwealth Government could subsidise beef production, attracting capital to develop Australian industry.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN. LONDON, April 25. The “Morning I’ost” says New Zealand is underwriting a. loan of sex million at five per cent. The price is not stated..

DANIELS MYSTERY. PARIS. April 28

News from Boulogne states after a long interval the Daniel’s case is again in the limelight. Inspector De Ruello is coming to England to continue investigation. The examining Magistrate has handed him a sensational letter received from England. It is considered certain that bo. will ask Scotland Yard’s permission to interview Nurse McCarthy, lie says lie is confident he will lie able to effect ail arrest when he returns to Boulogne.

VOROSHILOFF’S FIERY SPEECH RIGA, April 28.

Yorosliilolf in a fiery speech at the Soviet Congress asserted all western powers, including the states bordering on Russia, were increasing their armaments. Their activity was directed against the Soviet. Ihe Red army was not at present prepared for war, and efforts must not he spared to prepare it for war, which was bound to come.