BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 June 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION

SIR T. MACKENZIE. Tins Day at 9.45 a.in.) •LONDON, April 12. Sir T. Mackenzie speaking at Bristol said New Zealand was suffering intensely from past mishandling of much of her products, especially wool and meat. Until men of practical knowledge displaced political appointees, things would n(rt right themsjelves. There was a dispute regarding the sharing of tho profits of wool. Eyen if there was a doubt about each year’s debits and credits being settled annually, the fact rema cd that the wool could have been sold but was held back for bigger prices. Therefore it would be unfair to charge New Zealand for losses arising out of speculations by the Imperial authorities.

TRAIN COLLISION

20 PERSDNS KILLED

'.Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) MADRID, June 12. The South Andalusia express collided with a train from Toledo near Villaverde. Twenty persons were killed, including both drivers and fifty were injured. GHANDI’S REPLY. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) DELHI, June 11. Referring to Lord Reading’s Simla speech, Gandhi writes to the paper “Young Indian” saying it is. clothed with an air of unreality. It failed to ‘recognise past failujres, therefor© it failed to deliver a sincere message to expectant India. He waxes sarcastic about the infallibility British rule and Lord Reading’s statement that racial inequality must cease. Gandhi concludes—There is no more unreal proposition to the ear of the Indian than this, because experience belies it. The superiority of race as a passion has become almost a religion with the average Englishman, nor does he strive to conceal it from view. It obstrudes upon you in India as it does i;i the Colonies, and is written in the statute book.

BORDER FIGHTING. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m ) LONDON, June 11

There is much fighting around Jatidoola. Mahsiuls attacked under a covering fire of bombs and passed the wire, but were .repulsed with heavy losses. Our casualties were four killed and four wounded. Many convoys were attacked necessitating the use of artillery and armoured cars.

AFRICAN POLITICS. CAPETOWN. June 11. TTie Assembly rejected by 70 to 31 n motion by Hertzog to eliminate the contribution to the British Navy oi £85,000 from the defence estimates.