BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 July 1923, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

{Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) FEVER GERM. ROME, July 23. At Milan, two Italian scientists have discovered the specific germ of scarlet fever. BALKANS TREATY. PARIS, July 23. A new commercial treaty has been concluded between Czecho-Slovakia and Hungary, regulating all outstanding financial questions including prewar debt. T URKEY AND POLAND. LAUSANNE, July 23. A convention constituting the final step in the resumption of normal diplomatic and commercial relations between Poland and Turkey was signed to-day. CHESS TOURNAMENT LONDON, July 32. Dr. Lasker lias won the Czechoslovakian Chess Tournament with 10£ points out of 12, against the strongest young Europeans. It is a remarkable vindication of Dr. Lasker's skill, after his 10 years’ abstention from tournaments. Other scores were: Reti 9£, Grumfeld SB, Silesdieff 78, Euwe and Tartakover 7. CHINATOWN RAIDED. PARIS, July 22. The police raided the Parisien Chinatown, adjoining the Gare de Lyon. British travellers arriving from the East have had disagreeable experiences there. The police arrested 30 Chinese men, nine Chinese girls, 29 other Asiatics, and several Italians Poles and Belgians. SINGAPORE BASE. LONDON, July 23. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Labour M.P., speaking at Derby, said that he believed a naval base at , Singapore would be in direct contravention of the Washington Treaty. They could find a better means of spending money he said, than in thus finding work for Chinese. MOLARS AND MAHOMET CONSTANTINOPLE, July\22. The Angora Minister of Religious Affairs has published a decree permitting the faithful to wear gold teeth. The Mahommedan faith forbids the carrying of any luxurious ornaments, except a silver ring, the 'value of which must not exceed the price of a winding sheet. The prices of the two articles were practically identical in Mahommed’s time. CANADIAN WHEAT NEW YORK, July 22. Chicago reports state that private observers estimate the Canadian wheat crop, which is being now harvested, is the best for years. It will probably reach a total of 400,000,000 to 440,000,000 bushels. EMPIRE EXHIBITION. LONDON, July 22. , A fire at Victoria wharf, Dartford, destroyed £50,000 worth of exhibits belonging to the Exhibition Branch of the Board of Trade, many of which were intended to be shown at the British Empire Exhibition. The Prince of Wales has sent the following message to the Board of the British Empire Exhibition: “We must unite and make the exhibition a success worthy of our race. I shall hope to see many friends from the. Dominions and the colonies at Wembley in 1924.”