BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 May 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

JAP DELEGATION BAILS

(Received This Day at 9.45 a.m ) YOKOHAMA, May 10. The Japanese delegation has sailed for United States; also Admiral Unu whom the newspapers state is probably going to Washington to confer with Mr- Hughes and Mr Weeks. ATHLETIC INVITATION. ißeceived This Day at 9.45 a.m.) NEW YORK, May 10. Princeton and Connell Universities V* have cabled to Oxford to accelerate the Universities invitation for a trac meet between combined teams to be held at ..New York about 29th. July. The invitation includes a financial guar- ' ~ antee towards the expenses of e English team. A ROYAL - ]HONOUR. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 10. The Grand Cross of the Order of Bath has been conferred upon Prince Hirosito, Crown Prince of Japan. TO USE OIL. (Received This Day at 9)45 a.m.) LONDON, May 10. Six railway companies, including the North Western, Great Western an ' Metropolitan, are converting their locomotives into oil fuel burners instead . of coal. This can be done m four days time. Crude petroleum will do the work of two tons coal. The cost of conversion is £3OO sterling per oco motive. TRANSPORTERS RESOLVE. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 10. The Transporters Executive passed a resolution that they will continue to , forbid the importation of foreign coalThat to do so, is equivalent to allowing the Government to bring in blackleg labour to break the strike.