CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1921, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. 8 HOUR DAY. ON AFRICAN RAILWAYS. CAPETOWN, Sept. Hi Replying to the railwaymen’s protest agaigst the withdrawal of the eight hour day, the Premier stated the peace treaty does not fix an eight houi dav. Jt simply lays it down as a standard to he aimed at the Washington Conference. It was agreed to at tlicx eight hours’ convention but this xvas not ratified by the Union Covernment or Parliament. It had been explained to the Labour Bureau of In League of Nations that a uii.ve.sa eight hour day was unsuitable u. American conditions and could >he applied in large centres. L..tier these circumstances and in view -to serious financial position o, wa>s. while it is in direct conflict with h principles of the Africa.. Act, be eo d 1 not see a reason to interfere with action of the railway administration. AIR TOUR OF WORLD. VANCOUVER, Sept. lb. The Canadian Air Hoard have revolved a notification that Sir Smith contemplates a.round tour, starting from England, a B ing Via. Egypt, Mesopotamia, China and Japan across the He .rmg Sea Alaska, then entering t anada from Wrangel theneo to Hazelton and Prince George, in British Columljm •>«< then across Canada to Cape lie Urn The stages will be each about 400 ""sir R. Smith will use a special type of machine, equally good tor Lading on land or xvater.

SUYCKLETON’S QUEST. LONDON. September Sir E Shackletons ship, the Q'"’ st - September 17th. (^Gtnlav) on its expedition tt* the AnUuc.'i-. Sir E. Shnckleton made an 11th noui alteration in his plans. For the k st time in the history of Antarctic exploration. he decided to use the Cape as his base. The stores will be departed on arrival on the first of Dercnhe! to enable the vessel to take in more eon] for the vox-ape to the Antarctic i ce On emerging from the ice, alter exploring the limits of the Antarctic continent, the expedition pees to sonth Oeorpia, and then it proceeds via 1 011vet Island back to Capetown to replenish stores and coal ship. Subsequently it proceeds to the sub-Antarctic Oe«in Islands Crozot, MeDutiald and He.v.l, on the way to New Zealand. Sir E Shnckleton. in a liies.-ipe recalled the Australasian enthesiasm mumming the Endurance. Nimrod. md Discovery expeditions, addinp. ■ ' time the prospects are as I riplit as possible. IVe hope to make the Dominions proud of this expedition. . There could he a better augury for llntish science and navigation than the fact that the Dominions are always interested in the work of exploration. The march of mankind depends on unity, courage, knowledge and organisation, j believe the present expedition actuated by all these aims.”

GERMAN TRADE. (Received This T)nv nt 8 fi.m.) LONDON, Sept. 1«. fr" T.onl Beaverbrook writing to the “Sunday Express” from Berlin, refutes the idea, that German manufacturers will capture the British export trade, because the depreciation of Germ.tr currency enables German goods to he placed on the foreign markets much below prices of British goods. T.onl Beaverhrook declares Germany rs devoting herself with intense energy to repairing her internal wastage of war. not to export trade advantages which the depreciation currency give German manufacturers. Foreign markets are being wiped out by the increasing costs of labour and general costs of doing business. The inflation of German currency produced internal financial chaos. It is absurd to suggest amendments to this change, that German manufacturers are aid,, to undertake a campaign to capture the world s export markets.

COB OXER’S ENQUIRY. !Received This Day at 8 a.nt.) BOX DON, Sept. If. At the Coroner’s imprest on Mclncrny the Irish motor mechanic killed in the explosion at Greenwich garage on duly 28th, experts gave evidence that the manufacture of incendiary bombs had been in progress and-fifteen hundred exploded bombs were discovered. RADI CM MOXOPODY. (Deceived This DaV at 10.15 a.m.) PRAGUE, Sept 17. London corporation has concluded an ugraenint with the Czeclio-Slovak Government, under which it obtains a monopoly of the output of radium from Cr.echo-Slovakia, which is the on. lv European country producing radium. REBEL LEADER ARRESTED. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) DELHI, Sept. 18. Mohammed Alo was arrested while travelling in a train from Calcutta to , Madras. IXDIAN OPERATION'S. (Received This Dav at 10.15 a.m.) DELHI, Sept. 18. Troops and rebels fought an engagement between Manarghat and Pol -hat. There are no details. The Rebel Chief has proclaimed Ernnd and Wall avail ad an independent Khalifat Kingdom. Boatloads of refugees each having to pay ransom, are arriving at Calicut from Xilamlmr. The Madras Government has prohibited Gandhi proceeding to the rebellious areas. A TRADE CONCERN. LONDON, Sept. 18 _. Owing to the collapse of prices of W commodities and reduction of trade, the Co-operative Wholesale Society’s report shows a nett loss of £3,<134,020 sterling for the half year, which was charged to the reserve fund. The tg)tal sales were fortv-two millions, a decline of £8,880,000, compared with the corresponding period of 1920.