NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 205, 13 August 1927, Page 7

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.

CABLES IN BRIEF. Karadorff, speaking in the Reichstag on the eighth anniversary of the Republican Constitution, said that Ebert and Hindenburg were the savious of Germany, in which a republic alone could lead to freedom and peace. Meanwhile, she would proceed along her sorrowful path until the Rhine was free. Germany was heavily manacled by the Versailles Treaty but would take the equal place with the nations to which she was entitled.

Work of special benefit to Queensland will be developed at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture following on the appointment of Mr. Geoffrey Evans to the position of principal of the college. Mr. Evans, who is Director of Cotton Culture in Queensland, will give immediate attention to the Panama disease in bananas, citris diseases and the genetrics of sugar cane. He is also co-operating with the cotton research station, in evolving disease-resisting strains.

The exiled ex-King George of Greece was looking out of a carriage window at Kikinda, Rumania, when a young man attempted to assassinate him. The man fired several shots without injuring the King and was arrested.

The Royalists’ systematic obstruction in Greece resulted in the Coalition Cabinet’s dissolution, Tsaldaris, Minister of the Interior, and others quitting the council chamber- The immediate cause of the crisis was a scheme of Cafandaris, Minister of Finance, depriving the national bank of the right to issue banknotes and establishing a new bank for the purpose.

The “Daily Chronicle” says the threat of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board to build its own cold stores in London has resulted in the reduction of charges by London cild stores for the first month from 37s to 35s and second month 33s to 295. An official of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, commenting, said: “Whether the reductions will satisfy our people remains to be seen.” The “Chronicle” expressed the opinion that the reduction is too trivial to affect retail prices.

On a site known as Napoleon’s Hill, because Napojeon occupied it when going on his Acre expedition, important discoveries have been made at Telejerishan, two and a half miles north-east of Jaffa. It is now clear that there was a settlement there at least 8000 years before Napoleon. The remains of the wall closely resemble the walls of ancient Jericho, while the foundations of a large building, presumed to be a fortress, show traces dating to the time of Abraham.

About 30 countries will be represented at the conference of the Universal Postal Union to be held at The Hague on September 1, to consider means of further developing international air mail arrangements. General Williamson, Director of Postal Services, and Colonel Edwards, technical adviser to the Director of Civil Aviation, will be the British representatives.

President Cosgrave’s motor collided with a lorry at Templeogne and Mr. Cosgrave was badly cut about the face, which required to be stitched.

When the London Trades Council mot to carry out the Labour party’s decision to dis-affiliate the Communists, it was discovered that there were not enough Communists to form an executive quorum. More will be elected.