CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1921, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE. LONDON, Feb. 10. Sir John Findlay, writing to the press, declares New Zealand and Australia are of one mind, emphatically objecting to a renewal of the AngloJapanese Alliance. REFORMING IDEAS. (Receved this day at 11.30 a.m.) CAPETOWN, Feb 11. The Rand strikers passed a no-con-tidence motion in the Union Executive, but the -other miners are emphatically repudiating the strikers and declare for constitutional action. A BIG UNION. REUTER’B telegrams. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.lit.) CAPETOWN, Feb 10. In connection with the scheme for linking together Australian, South African, and New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Associations, under one London agency, Mr A. D. Henderson has completed a tour of South Africa and sailed for Australia. He subsequently visits New Zealand. He states the Cooperative Societies in South Africa have made marvellous strides. They are not only helping to build np the great future of the country, but will be an enormous help to the farmers.

SOUTH' AFRICAN ELECTIONS. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN. February 10. The latest election figures gives the South African Party seventy two seats. Labour nine, Nationalists forty, Independent one. The gains are: South African Party, eighteen; Labour three; Nationalists six. Only ten results are outstanding A feature of the polling has been the turnover in the Cape Province in favour of General Smuts. PROHIBITION and MANDATES. UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received this dav at 1.30 r- m ’■ LONDON, February 10. The Anti-Slavery Society adopted a resolution that the prohibition of intoxicants in mandated areas should be equally applied to whites and natives. Sir James Allen wrote that the experiece in Samoa proved, that it was impossible to apply anti-liquor rules unless it applied all round. VV hen the meeting was considering the question of militarisation of natives, a coloured inan present protested: “You may pass resolutions till you are blue in the face but the next war within ten years will be fought chiefly by coloured men.’'

LONDON TIMES COMMENT.

“THE times” SERVICE

(Received this dav at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON. February 10. The “Times” Capetown correspondent says; the great peril has passed and stable government is assured for some years. It strikes a note of confidence in General Smuts, and an equally striking condemnation of the Labour leaders, who signally failed to gauge public opinion.