BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION AMERICAN FINANCE LONDON, May 27 Washington messages state even leading Wall Street bankers have returned to New York from Washington where they had the first of a series of conferences with President Harding. They convinced the Government of their desire above all things to get out of business! The President was anxious to be shown the r«ad to financial relinbitation of the country's nfEoirs. * Tlfb' United States Cabinet are considering some tremendous plans for reducing the United States debt and to America. Mr .T. P. Morgan headed the consultants. Other industrial and business magnates will he called to Washington for future conferences The New York hankers went into all the phases of the foreign and domesticsituations, and they particularly emphasised the. necessity for the United Stales and European rehabilitation to provide an outlet for surplus American products. They also considered the helping of American agriculture through the a ill of hank capital. SOVIET REGIME, OVERTHROWN. .SHANGHAI, May 26. Following a bloodless coup d’etat at ; Nikols Kussurissk, where a force of i anti-Bolshevik Rappel troops disarmed 1 the militia, the Kappelites have now ; completely overthrown the Government ; of Vladivostoek, after very little fight j ing. The town is reported orderly. j

LONDON, May 27

Theatrical entertainments throughout the country on. Warriors’ Day realised £115,140 sterling on behalf of exservicemen, which Lady Free has handed to Lord Haig.

LUNCHEON TO MR MASSEY

(Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.)

LONDON, May 27

Lord Liverpool presided at the Australian, and New Zealand Clubs’ luncheon to Mr Massey at the Hotel Cecil, 250 being present, including Sir J. Allen, Hon Amery, Sir A. Geddes, Gener.U Godleji’ Galway, Sir William Homes Lord Islington High Commissioners and Agent-General. Mr Massey replying to the. toast of his health said be 'was glad to see Australia and New Zealand associated, ns their interests were identical. “If,” said Mr Massey, “the occasion ever arises and it is necessary to defend ourselves we will stand, or fall together bat I don’t think we shall fall.” H 0 hoped tTic relationship be-

tween the League of Nations and Empire would be dealt with at the Imperial Conference. If be had to choose between the Longue of Nations and a. British Commonwealth of Nations, he would choose the British, every time. HON W. F. MASSEY ■Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 27. Hon IV. F. Massey, in the course J an interview, stated that personally Instill hoped Britain and United State.-: would combine to keep the peace of the world and prevent war. The best mind.-: of both nations favoured a mutual understanding. In that connection, i welcomed yesterday’s resolution of United States Senate Although the..) were difficulties in the way, solutfi >'• was possible, hut the Senate must re cogfiise the fac-t that the Empire’s ve.\existence depended on the maintename of sea communications. He reiterated the opinion of the Imperial Conf-.i cnee ought to be held in the Dominions as well os London, to give t l e statesmen of United Kingdom a hettc-i knowledge of' Dominions and their s pi rations