BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15221, 20 May 1920, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

(Elec. Tel. Copyright-United Press Assn.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,) LONDON, May 191 Lord Jellicoe will b£ the guest at the annual dinner of the Royal -Colonial Institute. Colonel Tufencul, only son of Bishop Tufenell, Brisbane, was attacked by a native and killed- while 'travelling in a 'train from Calcutta to.Lucknow. No . arrest has. been made. The purchasers of JDevanshire House intend to demolish the building and erect a cinema, restaurant, and dancing halls, Using the famous - staircase as an approach to the latter. An influential committee of business men and Agents-General is arranging to tender Sir Thomas. Mackenzie a farewell banquet. Probably Lord Milner will preside. The Port of Manchester is agCtatinig that, wool sales h© held there alternative, ly with Liverpool. Manchester bankers will afford every facility as regards wool consigned to Manchester. The Wai- Graves Commission intimate that owing to the conditions of Gallipoli, Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia, no facilities can be given to relatives to visit graves there .this comfjig summer. PARIS, May 18. M. Painleve, former Premier, has gone to China on a mission aiming at establishing closer relations Between France and China. WASHINGTON, May 18. The Stat© Department informed the Senate that Britain's policy in reference to the world's petroleum supply ia reported to b© to exclude aliens Irom the control of oil sources with) mi th© Empire and to obtain some .measure of control over oil properties in other countries. (Received) May 20, 9.15 a.m.) PARIS, May 18. M. Poincare resigned the presidency of the Reparations Commission on the ground that the Premiers', Conference at My the ignored the Commission. A court-martial acquitted all thosa accused of treachery in connection witli the Maubeuge surrender. WASHINGTON, May 18. President Wilson will comply with the requests of the Council of the National League and call a meeting of the League in November next in London.