BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1921, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. JAPANESE VIEWS. (Received This Dav at 12.‘J0 p.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 1!). The first contingent of the Japanese Armament .delegation Juts arrived, Baron Kato, in a statement, said it might he Utopian to hope that the objectives of tho conference would be the absolute prevention of war, but great strides in that direction are possible. Through its agencies every effort should be made to make it. impossible for a nation to resort to arms for tho advancements of its ambition. Japan, United States and Britain are facing each other across the Atlantic and Pacific, and should use the natural advantages of their Island domains and possessions. The highways are not for the purpose of hostilities, hut for the advancement of free communications, and interchange of the fruits of civilisation. All armaments should b e based on hare necessity and safety only. The ultimate success of the Conference is assured if this principle could he thoroughly digested by Hie various nations. BELGIAN CABINET CRISIS. RUSSELS, Oct. 17. An incident at the Socialist demonstration at r.ouvere when a red (lag depicting a Belgian soldier breaking his rifle was presented to the ex-sen icemen’s Association led to a Cabinet crisis. First the Minister of Defence resigned, because' the Socialist Minister Anslcel. was present at the demonstration. This was followed to-da.v by the 1-esP. nation of all four Socialist momhors of tin* Cabinet.

MOIM.AU threat. (Received This Dav at 12.25 p.m.) DE1.11,1, Oct. 19. Moplnhs notified any residents assisting the military that they can expect slaughter. APPRECIATION. Received This Dav at 12.25 p.m.) DELHI, Oct. 19. An Indian wlm lias just returned from Mesopotamia, states tho Arabs have just, begun heartily to appreciate the good work and even handed justin' of the British regime. But there is .till some opposition to Emir Feisul at Mosul.