VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. RACING ENTRIES. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 12. Entries- for the Newmarket Handicap include Biplane, and for Australian Cup, Finmark. SCIENCE CONGRESS. MELBOURNE, Jan. 12. At the Science Congress, Judge .Murray, Lieut-Governor of Papua, read a paper on anthropology and government of subject races, specially interesting in view of Australia assuming the government of mandate territories. He urged the need for studying the anthropology of natives and conserving such of their customs and institutions as were harmless or helped as an instrument of good. Government, in view of this, announced a government antropologist would shortly be appointed.

AN AIR JOURNEY. BRISBANE, Jan. 12

C. J. Degnnis left Sydney at eleven on Tuesday morning in a 375 horse power aeroplane and arrived at Brisbane via Grafton at 5.3, the actual flying time being four hours fifty minutes. He is leaving Brisbane on Sunday morning and will endeavour to reach Melbourne for dinner at night.

WHITE PEOPLE’S FOOD. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan 12

At the Science Congress, Professor Griffiths Taylor, dealing with future white settlement, predicted a grave fear regarding the food supply of white people. Within the next century whites would tend to crowd tho five world centres, London, Chicago, Sydney Durban, and Buenos Ayres. Taylor said a geographical study of the position emphasised the necessity ot a close alliance with United States.

WHEAT CERTIFICATES. MELBOURNE, Jan 12. Certificates involving seventeen million sterling will lie paid farmers on Friday by the Wheat Board being tho first payment of 2s fid per bushel.

WESTBALTA POLITICS. PERTH, Jan 12. The State elections will bo hold in March.

There is no prospect of a settlement of the railway strike. The strikers

state it is Government's next move

A DISLOYAL PASSENGER. SYDNEY, -Inn 12

Esmondo declined to take tlu» oath ot allegiance. Me said lie was here in connection with Irish affairs but .loclined to state what those affai-s wrr. He is taking legal opinion on the qrr ■ tion of the custom authorities not allowing him to land, ENGLISH TRADE IN ADELAIDE. ADELAIDE, Jan. 11. The English eleven arrived and commoncod practice for the test match on Friday.