EMPIRE’S NEED

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 150, 21 March 1939, Page 8

EMPIRE’S NEED

Solid Front While War Threat Continues SOUTH AFRICA’S LOYALTY ■ By Telegrapn—Press Association. AUCKLAND, March 20. The need for co-operation among the countries of the British Empire to provide a solid front while the threat of war hovered over Europe was stressed by Mr. G. C. Collins, solicitor and newspaper director, Durban, when he arrived by the Niagara today on a holiday visit to New Zealand. “I can honestly assure the Empire that she has a loyal member in South Africa,” said ME Collins. “Her Budget surplus last year has been devoted to greater defence measures, which, must be accepted by Britain as a favourable move.” Mr. Collins also advocated that New Zealand and South Africa should endeavour to become more closely associated, suggesting that the tourist trade between the two countries might be more effectively fostered. The unsettled conditions in Europe were reflected in the termination of the great period of prosperity experienced in South Africa, while other countries were recovering from the depression, said Mr. Collins. There was no stability in the share market, and though similar conditions ruled in other countries, he said he was unable to foresee better conditions in South Africa till gold prices improved, which could not be expected till the European differences had been settled.