BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

TABLE NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

NELSON’S FLAGSHIP. LONDON, June 16. The Marquis of Milford Haven announces that H.MS. Victory is in danger of sinking at her moorings and urges a public subscription to save her, possibly by a cement and steel casing around the hull. COTTON OPERATIVES. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) LONDON, June 16. I After eight hours sitting to-day making forty-three hours in all, cotton operatives delegates decided to recommend to the various executives to accept a reduction of 3/10 in the pound in wages forthwith, and a-further sevenpence at the end of six months. tifivn OFnrmiD w a tinting .

LLOYD GEORGE* WARNING ,

(Received This Day at 10.35 a.m.) LONDON, June 16

Hon Lloyd George addressing the General Assembly of Welsh Presbytery at Port Mndoc said non-conformity never bad been So politically* divided as to-day. A vast number had joined the coalition, while Labour also claimed a very powerful influential following. Great wisdom was required to save noncomformity from disaster in the bitter strife and he sometimes was appalled at the personal hatred men were capable of in politics. Personally I favour a League of Nations, but there is the danger unless something is done to instruct public opinion that the League may become the breeding ground of intrigues and feuds. I am disapointed to find 'despite the great war, the spirit of national hatred and greed is an dominant as ever.

GERMAN SHIPPING LINE. .Received This Dnv at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 16. The German Australian steamship company net profits for 1919-1920 exceeded two million marks each year. They paid dividends of ten per cent. The report states the directors expect the road to Australia to become free at the earliest opportunity. Tins might already have been the case had Australia only permitted tho importation of German goods, in exchange for Australian wheat of which Germany bought large quantities, hut it is anticipated the Australians sound business instinct Avill overcome tho artificially created war psychosis and that the fact will again be recognised that trade between the two countries was not to Germany’s advantage alone, but even to a larger extent to Australia’s.