BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by telegraph—per press association

LEGATION TO PORE. LONDON. Mmv LA

la. the Commons, Sir A. Chamberlain, replying to Mr Nninloii. said Government had no intention of withdrawing the Legation from the Vatican. .Such an action would be almost offensive. Apart from whatever views may he taken individually about the Roman Church there was no doubt the bond of it represented a great force ip the world, and was venerated by many millions of the King's subjects.

EMPIRE RAY MEDALS. LONDON, May 11

Lady Weigall struck in gold, in Kcnnlngtoii factory, the first of one hundred thousand Empire Day medals for school children, mid struck a so eond one for presentation to Dame Cook who was present. The obverse hears the head of the Prince of Wales and reverse the Bridge of Empire, lielow a never setting sun, lamps, peace, prosperity and figures of justice and freedom. Lady Weigall urged teaching scholars of the Empire economies and a revival of British cooking receipts. Her suggesion to award bars ain.d medals to girls quarrying as “little cooks of Empire” will probably he adopted.

MOTORISTS IN TURKEY. LONDON, Mmv 11

Now tilnt Ellis nml Dirties ore at last dear of Turkey it is perm.issnble to reveal tlie aiinoyimces and olist.ruction suffered at the hands of Turkish officialdom on route. At Beirut after being informed they could deviate and avoid shocking roads, so long as they did not go near ilsinid naval base, the motorists were stopped by gendarmes and taken to Ismid hy armed guards, in a state of open arrest. Thereafter, Ellis, as leader, was virtually a. prisoner. He did not move night or day without an escort, awaiting the Angora Government’s decision. In a. letter he says: “Dirties threatened murder, if a hair on my head was touched.” I'd lis was halted Iwfore the naval commandant who was provocatively rude and unrelenting. The resourcefulness of Ellis was largely responsible for his shadowing escort, getting leave and taking, hidden in his boots Ellis's messages to tiie Dritih Embassy at Stamboul. A prompt reply came ensuring an early release.

BALLOON MISSING. MOSCOW, 'May 11. A. Soviet balloon released on 30th April for the purpose of testing the reliability of long journeys disappeared with the crew of two.