BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] coming conference. LONDON. May 22. Lord Haig presides al ibo Third Biennial Conference of (lie Publish Kmpire Service League mi ■rth. June: at which Capt. C. J. C. Dyolt represents Australia and Colenel If. Stewart New Zealand. The discus-ions will iuelude Manure m*l ilemon 1. development and Kmpire trade. RKI’OUTKD DKATH. PARIS. May ‘22. 11 is reported that bandits in Southern .Morneco killed Belie Desteienne. who recently crossed the Sahara ill a

(Received this day at 9.30 a.m.t LONDON. May 22

Ihe Weekly Dispatch” savs Rost-n----golz is pessimistic, fearing tile breaking off of relations with Russia. Nevertheless. he hopes that Anglo-l?nssiali trading will be permitted, but the Bank of England’s sale of .t2.o00.00() of bar gold is believed to be due to the transferences of Areas gold balances to American banks. It is unilorstood that Russians privately, asserted to the Labourites that no missing documents were found in tile raid, and this resulted in the Commoners entering the debate with a greater-as-surance than they formerly felt.

A PRESS OPINION LONDON. May 22.

.Mr Garvin in an article in the “Observer” urges that the Bolshevist debacle in China may be a death bleu to Moscow Extremists. enabling Stallin. and his followers finally, to obtain the npperliand and suppress the export of Bolshevism. He hopes that Mr Baldwin and Sir A. Chamberlain will persuade the Cabinet to give Russia another chance, unless the new arguments for the rupture prove unanswer-

NOT WANTED. LONDON. -Mav 22.

“Wo don’t want representatives of Moscow murderers in the free land of Britain,” declared Sir A. Mend in a speech at Oxford. “We must he liberated from the .Moscow nightmare which has choked lis far too long.”

ANGLO-R PSSI AN RELATIONS LONDON. .May 22

The A nglo-R ussian parliamentary committee of which Air Purcell is chairman, has issued a manifesto cniphasing the serious consequences which may result from a diplomatic rupture with Russia It draws attention in the Russian notes and the coinni»irlable spirit of responsibility and ro- ■ tmiiit which opens wide the door *n an honourable settlement, for which tlr* manifesto appeals and says men

aad women irrespective of party musr. oppose to the utmost the reckless proposals the Government contemplates, adding “an honourable settlement with Russia can bo easily affected if viie Government i:a desires.” The “Times” Riga correspondent reports the Trade Commissioner. Mr AleKoyan, sent an urgent telegram to the Soviet trade delegations and agents abroad to carry out the resolution cabled on May 18th.