BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

itfiiTtlALIAN ANl> N.Z. CABIJ ASSOOIATIC)n. LABOUR IN AFRICA. (Received Tills Day at 10.15 a.m.) CAPETOWN., June 28. Speaking in the Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, the Chairman referring to Labour objections, to the importation of tropical natives as contrary to the ideal of a white South Africa and preventing substitution of white unskilled labour for blck, said such substitution would mean an addition to the Wages Bill of twenty millions yearly, whereas the total working profit of all the mines last year was 111 millions In other words, such a change would instantly destroy the whole industry. COPE’S ANTARCTIC PARTY. (Received This Day at 10 15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June, 28. The Federal Department have received a letter posted on a whalecntcher at Aurora Bay, Graham Island last December from Captain Wilkins giving details of the landing of Doctor Cop s expedition. The party consists of C»pm Wilkins, Bags, Howe (Geologist), -ester (photographer). Considerable stores and equipment and eight dogs a ere landed. The intention was to start as soon as possible across Grahams Land, nda establish a base on the Then the next spring or possiblv Ht< the present winter to go south, carrying supplies and returning in summer living on seal meat. The steamer will call {or the party in February 1922 Fiom these facts it appears Cope s ambitio ■ expedition has developed into a mere reconnaissance party, exploring Graham s Land.