BRITISH & FOREIGN

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 23 December 1926, Page 8

BRITISH & FOREIGN

OVERNIGHT NEWS SUMMARY. (Per Press Association —Copyright.) LONDON, Dec. 21. The death is announced of Dr Hugh Campbell Ross, director the McFadden Research foundation, aboard the Narkunda off Aden. LONDON, December 22. Father Christmas visits 150 children under twelve aboard the Pakeha, which is leaving to-day for New Zealand with 650 nominated migrants. Single women under forty, and children under twelve, are travelling free. BRISBANE, December 23. The steamer Carinthia, with three hundred American world tourists aboard, visited Port Moresby, where they were entertained by specially arranged native dances. Thev clean’d the markets of native curios before the Carinthia sailed for Auckland. TOKIO, Dec. 22. The latest bulletin of the Emperor’s condition is less favourable. The Emperor is sometimes delirious. The Regent and members of the Cabinet have again assembled at the Palace. NEW YORK. December 21. Mr Green (president of the American Federation of Labour), commenting an the Columbia University professors’ debt proposal; said if there was reason to believe that the debt settlements had worked iniquities, American Labour would be glad to see the United States invite representatives of the countries concerned to a conference to consider what, if any, changes should bo made. PARIS, December 22. The court-martial held concerning the Franco-German affray at Germersheim, when two French soldiers collided with several Germans, one of whom (Mueller) was killed and another (Mathes) was wounded by shots from the French. The Court acquitted the French Lieutenant Rouzier. and sentenced Mathes to two years' default, and * minor sentences were passed on five other Germans. PARIS, December 22. The ex-Shah of Persia is about to open a perfumers’ shop, specialising in the sale of Oriental scents. Since his dethronement the ex-Shah has been living frugally in Paris. He has been unable to frequent the restaurants and cabarets where he was once an honoured patron. Indeed, his finances are so low he ha.s had to part with a number of his jewels. NEW YORK, December 21. A leading journalist, commenting on the appropriation of £20,000,000 for ten cruisers, says: “These are nice which would make amusing targets for foreign airmen. The money they cost would build enough airships to make this nation safe against foreign attack. Lord Balfour is still alive, and how do we know the British would not send him to make i s junk these new cruisers when half finished, as wo junked the magnificent half-finished battleships at Britain's request some time ago.” BERLIN, December 22. News of the Germer>Vfeim affair .was received withindignation in official quarters. The cou.vt-martial findings and sentences ‘are described as a travesty of justice*. . It is asserted that all the weight of evidence was against the plea that Lieutenant Rauzier was provoked, and the death of Mueller is described as a cold blooded murder. The verdict is certain to arouse considerable feeling in Germany, and responsible quarters fear it will undo a great deal of the good work started at Locarno for the improvement of Franco-German relations. WASHINGTON, December 21. President Coolidge does not believe i* necassary to commence nnmedie.toiv the construction of the ten new light cruisers authorised by the Bill introin the House on Saturday. [The Washington correspondent of the “New York Times” stated last week that Mr Butler, chairman of the Naval Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, as the result of the recent conference with the President, Mr Calvin Coolidge, had introduced, with the consent of the President, a Bill involving the ultimate expenditure of £28,0(N),000, for the construction of ten 10.000 ton modern cruisers. The Bill was drawn when the President was convinced that the light cruiser construction authorised by Britain and . Japan since the Washington Confer- ' ence, and the heavy expenditure on battleships by France and Italy since i 1923. bad made necessary an augmentation of the American cruiser strength to prevent the United States | dropping into third or fourth place * Among the naval Powers.) WASHINGTON, December 21. President Coolidge feels that statements similar to those of the Columbia Professors, proposing an international debt and rpnarations conference to revise the debt settlements on a basis of justice and generosity for the sake of th* world’s poace and prosperity, are harmful to the present international situation. He d--Hared: “The Government is attempting to work out its own salvation, and the salvation of others as best it ran. end adverse statements are not helpful to anyone concerned.” [Fortv-two member- of the Faculty of Political Science of Columbia University signed a statement proposing an international debt end ronarations conference to revise the debt settle-* ments on the basis o!' of ir-.t’Ve andgenerosity, for ihe ■= ike of world end prosperity. The .s‘ o t«niun+ -a‘ I • that sooner or latei>ihe United Sta+es I 'r-’U't take in+o corisidor-tian the point ; of v'ew of debtor nations that the 1 loans were not ordinnrv business tran -- | actions, but contributions to a com- | mon ©nuse against a common enemy, j The existintr-sett’emepts n f .rjtu > ’M>d i as nroducing dis -'ti-fac*'on. di^tr n <f j and -misunderstanding in | nations to such an extent that the j pyosre-s towards wm-ld ne°ce made, since Locarno might be lost.] j ———— ———