BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 February 1920, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(AUHtrahaa »ud W. 4. GaDia >&flaoci»tion.)

SERBIAN POLITICS.

Received iins "day at i. 4.0 p.m. \bELGKADE, ; Feu. 21.—i-Totrticn has formed aX'abaiet from' the Opposition groups. j, _;: * OTHER ENTRIES. OTTAWA, . I'ebruaiy lb.—Uaiiada has otien ni/fcified that Persia, oniie, Paraguay and the Argentine have joiuea the League of Nations. A LOBBY ROMOUR. ; LONDON, Feb. 21. —Tt, is rumoured in the Lobby that Sir Auckland Geddes will be Ambassador to Washington . AVIATION. ]-,y ~V; CAIRO. Fob. 21.- -A Tickers Vimy .machine reached Rejaf, 32 miles . south of MoDguUah. HOLLAND IN THE LEAGUE. AMSTERDA M, Feb. 20.—The Second Chamber by £9 votes to five passed a bill enabling Holland to join - League of Nations.. 24 HOURS' TIME. LONDON, Feb. 18.—The Home Secretary's Committee. recommended tlie adoption of a twentyfour hours' time. i * THE LAST BATCH - ;--"■,' . LONDON, Feb. 20.—1 tis expected that the whole of the Australian sol- ' diers and dependents'totalling 4549, will be able to lecve England by the middle of March. BTAT!*S OF KING EDWARD. LONDON, Feb. 21.—MaoKennal's equestrian statute cf King Edward in Waterloo Place is finished. The King will unveil it during the Spring. THE EX-CROWN PRINCE. PAiiio, i'eb iftS. —The report is couliuned that the ex-Crown Prince-tele-graphed to the Allies offering his- unconditional surrender for trial. i, w Allies decided not to reply. IMMENSE HEIGHT REACHED LONDON, Feb. 18.—The French airman Casal, with, two passengers, reached a lieigtit of 23,7.25 ft from the villa Coublac, near Paris. CHINESE FIGHT JAPS. . LONDON, Feb. 20.—A Moscow wireless message leports that iierue/ fighting has. ensued at Amur, between the insurgents and the Japanese, the former being ■ assisted', by Chinese. TRADE WITH RUSSIA/ \ BERLIN, Feb. 21.—The Government has "decided to open upvtradb with Russia, bartering -metal Wars change with flax, 'hemp and raw and other manufacturers for an ex. materials. AT THE CKAIiSEB'S /CASTLE. HAGUE,' Feb.. 20.—An - unusually close serveillance is introduced-at Amerongen. The ex-Kaiser's "(guards now number twenty. Nobody is admitted to the Castle grounds without a pass signed by the ex-Kaiser and Count Bontick. , i BLIZZARD IN SCOTLAND. . LONDON, Feb. 20—The' Prince cf Wales hunted with the Phytcnley hounds yesterday, in a heavy snow? storm near Weedon. Afjer .a remarkably mild winter a blizzard com''menced iu Scotland and is coming south. ..'••■■

TROUBLESOME TRIBESMEN. _-DELHI, February 22.—A deputation from Shamankher came in offering 64 rifles, instead of 150. The offer was refused. Soon after midnight, Lucas's out and drove, out + he Mahsuds from the villages. Ave were subjected to a troublesome fire, the tribesman 'taking the advantage . r md sniping' from cover. A* large body of tribesmen, coming over in waves* got no nearer than 100 yards, owing' to our Lewis guns and grenades. THE ROYAL TOUR. LONDON, February 18th.—-As a, result, of the rearrangement of berths, excluding cinema operators, the accommodation on the Renown now provides for six journalists. Berths will presently be allotted, probably to Jieuter, joint representatives of the 'Times" and "Mail" and the "Morning rest" with "Express" and the V'Telegraph,'? with the "Chronicle." .\lr. Amery entertains the Prince of Wales at lunch on March 2nd providing an oportunity for a discussion on Australian matters with Mr. Fisher, Sir Thomas MacKenzie, the AgentsGeneral. THE CAILLAUX TRIAL. PARIS, Feb. 21.—The Senate was crowded to hear Caillaux's speech in his own defence. In order that all Senators ahouhl be able to hear Caillaux spoke from the corner ofi .the front bench closest-to the tribune tesat. which he occupied when Premier. CailLvux was in good orator, inalfform and traced this whole career, indignantly denving that he was ever in collusion with the enemy, though he admitted that German papers said he desired to end the appalling war. Caillaux. urged that he way the victim of a hostile political campaign

NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT. PARIS, Feb. IS.—There was an impressive ceremony at Elysee when Ivl. Deschanel Avas installed as President. A salute of twenty-one g*ms was fired. M. Pomcaire welcoming M. Deschanel said : have to pursue unflinchingly the exeoution of tile Peace Treaty, which Germany was-only too ready to evade. You rauH safeguard our alliances in our part life with the' League-o£ Nations and make peace when once acquired Indestructible. M* Deschanel sent a message to Parliament stating that the first guarantee of peace was to strengthen the. imitr of /peoples who fought for. the Tvfon the League,of Nations was established. France was seeking to live -n security and. desires' that Germany should be. compelled to obey + '-~ Treaty and that the aggressor shall not snatch, from" France tip* fruit" of lieViheroic, sacrifices}. Ml Dinchanel meft* the Kipg of Spain fit Bordeaux on March-Ist' and will discuss the Morocco question with him.