BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 25 March 1924, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Per Pres* Association—Copyright. LONDON, March 23. Mr George Edwards, M.P., speaking at .Norfolk, revealed that the Government would shortly be introducing a Bill for the re-establishment of in Agricultural AV ages Board'. TEHERAN, March 23. The agitation m favour of a Republic has collapsed owing to the opposition of the clergy and public. Many hostile speeches were delivered to large crowds outside Parliament, which was sitting to determine the form of Government. Parliament decided to depose the Shah. His son, aged two, succeeds him, and a Regent will be appointed. OTTAWA, March 23. The gratitude of the citizens of Tpkio at Canada’s help subsequent to the earthquake, is expressed in a letter with an album signed by half a million persons, which has been received by the Governor-General. The album will be exhibited and then placed in the archives of Canada. i -CAPETOWN, March 23. A financial crisis in the Provincial Council led to the deteat of this administration’s proposal to go into committee of taxation.

The proposal was defeated, and the Nationalists’ resolution to adjourn to afford members opportunity of consulting their constituents was carried by 28 to 17. The Administrator immediately prorogued the Council for a month. Referring the the position, the Minister for''the Interior said they had to face the question whether there was going to be a unitary State or Fedeiation of States. The Union Constitution clearly said unitary, but the system of Provincial Councils was whether there was unity for Federal purposes. Something like a new national convention was required to settle the matter.