BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Tk« Times” Service.] COMPENSATION FOB FARMERS. . LONDON, July 12. The Commons carried a measure for Lite compensation ol farmers to extend -o tliree-qtiarlers of the cost of tuberculosis cow's condemned. 1 1 is estimated that one thousand are slaughtered monthly, costing the Treasury £O7,API) per annum. MOSLEM VYOAIKN. CAIRO. July 11. A fierce controversy is raging hero concerning tit." recent appearance of a number of .Moslem girls on tile stage. The religious authorities are also condemning women for abandoning their tradii ionnl robes, and appearing in the streets arrayed in bright colours. BRITISH EXPORTS AND LM.PORTS. LONDON, July 12. The Boat’ll of Trade .returns for I line show the value of imports into Britain increased by £23,42A,441, exports decreased £3.131,045 and the reexports increased £57(1,11,38. The principal increases in imports were meat L'2,075.291, noil-dutiable food ,£'252,331), raw wool CI.-10A.n73, rubber £1,175,--AS, -ilk maiinltieliirers £-1,009,431, vehicles £2.1iid.21!1. textile manufacturers £l.fi3s.!l-| |. apparel .£1.382,085. Decreases in imports were raw cotton ci.JA-.ASA. Decrease in exports were; Coal £ 1 Ji.AO.AJ I, iron and steel iiianu'actuiv- LI.O7I.JJA. woollen inaiiufaeaiivrs LI.OJO.S' J. Lead imports into Brit;,in in June totalled 19.4(H) tons, ;n,balir:_ 7.! I- from Australia and the export- amounted to 2,273 tons. I'll ENC 11 POLITICS. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) PARIS. July 13. In the Chamber the Socialists again opposed when tin* Budget was eventually carried by 421 to I AO, .substantially a- amend,',l. The Senate Bill i- now being bandied about between the I lon-,-s. which were -lid -itiing ai fi.lA tin- morning when : t was returned to the Senate for the sixth lime. I

FROAr THE ICE A OF,. BERLIN. .July 12. \ perfect ly-preservesl oaken footbridge. forty yards long, consisting of plam-d planks, fastened with oaken clamps, whi' li i-.-e age men constructed aero-s a marshy river lied, lias lieen unearthed in a mine-shaft at Dortmund. Arehaelogisis are of the opinion that it- is AO thousand years old. and that is it the most important pre-hi-totic discovery for years. They declare it proves the intelligence and skill of the ice age men whose only inn lenients were mammoths teeth.

RUSSIAN RELATIONS. LONDON. July 12. “The Times” Riga correspondent says: “The latest anti-British canard invented and circulated by Afoscow is the alleged British Government scheme to overthrow the Soviet regime. According to the Soviet press the British have made overtures to Latavia. Boland and EMlionia. inviting their participation i*i a military campaign against .Moscow, while a British tloct -f occupies the Baltic sea ports. Responsible Soviet officials insist that: the report. is correct. Al. Frunze, the \Ynr Commissar addressing the Red troops, said:—“Be ready for an ooon declaration of war by the British, because- it is. impossible to doubt that preparation* are being made,”