BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 December 1925, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

GERMANS FOR WIVES. < > BERLIN, November 30. During the British occupation of . Cologne, eight hundred Tojntmes mar*

tied German girls. . ' ’/’.'/: A SIR GALAHAD SOLD.' ..; PARIS , November 30. • A Sir. Galahad has been, sold' to Mr. Hincock, an. American breeder. . The. price was not announced, .but it is believed to have, been the highest. qver paid for a French stallion; chinese'Varfare. PEKIN, November 30.’ At Chefoo, Tsingatao, marines endeavoured to occupy the local bar* racks, but the local soldiery resisted* and , fighting began, . continuing throughout the aftemopri, in the streets. The result, was a victory for Pihsuching, who. defeated- Changsuaipin and- captured Chefoo. ; “ “The indications are. for southerly moderate to strong winds • prevailing. WORLD FLIGHT; LONDON, November 30. A round-the-woi/d; flight; in which Britain, Germany and "lsaly are cooperating, e,arly in 1926. The. machine will be•_ a,.v German allmetal flying boat, ydjh British Napier-Lion, engines. Aui Italian aviator, Franco, will be the pilot* v The first stage will be. to Atlantic from Cape. Verde. The machine will carry three tons of pptrol and: be capable of doing a two miles’ non-stop flight. ,

, COMMUNISTS DEMONSTRATE. LONDON, November 29. • A crowd: of .sympathisers, estimated at a thousand, demonstrated Hitside Brixton Prison, .where the twelve ' 1 Communists I sentenced last week are imprisoned. A;' large iorce of police, including '• mounted men, •■'Tevented-any disorder. tThe demonstrators addressed a, crowd near the pli!On - ' . .LATER. The Communists who demonstrated outside. Brixton prison, carried a resolution demanding, the release of their convicted comrades, < and,: decided to make a daily demonstration outside every London prison, until the . release was effected. WEMBLEY FOR SALE. LONDON, November 29. .• As the first step taken in answer m the question, “What,is to become of. Wembley?” Monday.’s>. contain an advertisement stating the whole of the land and buildings are for. sale. Failing private sale, they will be auctioned in a single lop. The offer includes 136 acres ot land and all/the more permanent type’ of buildings, like the ■ ■'former British, Government pa.viliop, ' the Palaces-,o£ Art, Engineering and industry. The Stadium is •- included, subject to the Football Association 8 tenancy. , The announcement States that tne whole site has possibilities, whether . for ■ 'housing; ' irade amusement, or film production.