BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 June 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

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KING’S BIRTHDAY. LONDON, JuneU\ Congratulations on the King pourpd into Buckingham Palace to-day. His Majesty was early astir reading a huge mail. A salute of forty-one guns was fired in the morning in St. James’ Park. All Royalties attended the family luncheon at the Palace, for' which reason they did not attend Epsom. The greetings included a radio from the Duke and Duchess of York aboard the Renown.

A FRENCH COMMENT. PARIS. June 3. The well informed M. Pertinax commenting in the “Echo de Paris” on yesterday’s banquet in honour of Hon. Amery and the colonial conference points out the uniqueness and sigiyfL— ' canoe that France and Britain should succeed in solving the problem of protecting overseas possessions extend their unity. “There can Ke no danger outside Europe, ot a conflict between two great colonial powers even through the first impressions of Locarno are beginning to fade on the other side of the channel.

A CLEAN OUT . PARIS June 3. Walker, the Woolongong - who was the victim of a pair of swindlers. (cabled on May 31st) says the haul represented the whole of his letter of credit. He would have been stranded with his wilt’ and daughter but. that lie had hooked an extensive Cooks European tour, the refund of which enabled him to pay their passages hack to Australia. Kerr in the first place induced A\ alker to cash the letter of credit by suggesting that the franc was on the eve of a heavy fall in value.

T. 15. BEING MASTERED. ° LONDON. June 4. Tuberculosis rapidly is losing its importance as a contributor to the mortality figures. This is the important conoulsion reached in the Regis-trar-General’s review of last year’s statistics. The mate deaths were the fewest on record for any years in, this century except 1923, and the fenffiTo deaths the fewest without exception. He says:—“ Cancer is the great exception to the general decline, the deaths therefrom being the highest in record.”

BRITISH ARMY ON THE RHINE. LONDON, June 4. Messages from Berlin report a unique scene at Wiesbaden, when thousands of Germans gathered in the streets to witness a ceremonial parade British Army on the Rhine on the oftf casion of the King’s Birthday. The people cheered wildly, and hats were lifted when military hands played tho National Anthem.

ENGLISH PLAYING FIELDS FUND. LONDON, June 4. The Carnegie Trustees have donated £200,000 to the Duke of York’s Playing Fields Appeal Fund.

WARSHIPS FOR ARGENTINE. LONDON, June 4. The Cowes shipbuilders. Messrs J. Samuel White and Company, have secured an order for three destrOjjfbT”" ~ flotilla leaders for the Argentine Government.

FINN TO GO TO OLYMPIAD. . LONDON, June 4. Finland has decided to participate in the Olympiad.

LEAGUE INCIDENT. GENEVA, June 3. The annual attack on the Italian Labour delegate’s credentials the International Conference was made this morning by the Frenchman, Jonhaux and the Belgian, Mertens, who shared a vehement assault on Mussolini’s Labour charter, declaring tho delegate Rossoni did not represent free Italian Labour syndicates, but only

Fascisti. Rossoni returned the compliment, spiritedly attacking '-fche Socialist system and defending Fascism. The prospects are that Rossoni will be validated with the aid of the government’s and employers’ representatives. AHNERS’ PROTEST. LONDON, June 3. The Miners’ Delegates Conference adopted a resolution expressing indignation at the owners victimising members of the federation, and urging the Somerset and Kent owners to conclude district agreements.

ROUMANIAN CABINET. BUCHAREST. June 3. 'l’lie Averescu Cabinet lias resigned.

A GREEK ROAV. ATHENS, June 3.

A mob of Communist tobacco workers tried to seize the Governor’s residence at Salonica. They attacked the guards and a fierce fight ensued. Five were killed and 115 wounded, 109 being arrested.