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Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1921, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

1 ’■••IF" '• *■* AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION SIR JOHN FINDLAY. EXPLAINS PREVIOUS STATMENT. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.in.) LONDON, February 24. Sir John Findlay informs the Australian Press Association that his declaration cabled on February 10th., although published in the form of a signed article, realty was an interview, in which he was incorrectly reported. The statement should read that Australasia woulld object emphatically to a renewal of the Japanese treaty, accompanied by amendments in the direction of the regulation of Australasian Immigration laws, which it was rumoured were imminent through Japanese pressure on Britain. Findlay took no steps to correct the previous article. He added that when interviewed, he discussed the fears widely entertained •in Australia and New Zealand that Japan was attempting to modify the tren-

ty in the direction of providing an ever widening door for immigration. It would be idle to object to the Treaty in its present form, under which Japanese immigrants were excluded from Australia. He considered Australasians did not realise the full extent of the menace from Japan, which it is authoritatively estimated would have a population of 120 millions, half a century hence.

WHEAT PRICE. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. A Conference of the Senate and House Committees fixed the wheat tariff at thirty five cents per bushel. AFRICAN ELECTION'S. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) CAPETOWN, February 24. The Senate elections resulted in a govemment majority of ten. Sir Kdmer Walter has accepted the post of High Commissioner in London. ITALIAN LABOR REPORT. (Received This Dav at 1 5. p.m./ ROME, February 24. The Secretary of the Italian Labour Confederation has prepared an exhaustive report on Socialist Labour processes during past, two years. He says the principles hitherto followed have proved more disastrous to the workmen than employers and that strikes in the public services only inflicted hardships on the public without damaging capitalism ; that when wages raised the labouring masses who were the largest consume! s are the chief sufferers.

VERDICT OF SUICIDE. tßeceived This Dav at 12>25 p.m - LONDON, Feb. 24. At the inquest on the body of Tilson, a merchant, found in the Irish mail train cabled on Sunday a verdict of suicide was returned.