BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

IMPERIAL AIR SERVICE. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 25. The fate of the Imperial air service is in the balance. India’s reply is eagerly awaited as its verdict decides the issue. The Air Ministry states it is not advised of India’s decision. It is believed it is not yet taken. It is understood that cables passed between Mr Hughes and India in that connection, it is hoped with good effect. The Air Ministry states New Zealand and South Africa turned down the scheme owing to the state of the finances. It . was known that Mr Massey was not ! enthusiastic at the time of the Conferj ence and it is believed he subsequently 1 confirmed the decision. There is great disappointment in local air circles, though New Zealand’s inclusion is not ‘ essential to the inauguration of the service. South Africa is only a branch line. If India joins, the Australian vice will start. ! GOLF RULES. I i UNITED SERVICE TELEGRAMS. (Received This Dav at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 24. Amateur golfers, by an overwhelming majority, voted in favour of the suggested new amateur rule, that qualifying rounds of the amateur championship be decided by stroke instead of match play. 247 competitors in the championships of 1920 and 1921 were ' circularised with the result that 129 favoured the proposal, 19 were against, while 99 did not reply. A petition was presented to the authorities forthwith requesting the change to govern the : 1922 championship at Prestwick in 1 May. The proposal provides that 32 j competitors qualify by stroke play and i these afterwards he drawn to meet over i 36 holes by match play. j KIRKWOOdThE GOLFER. -Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, January 25. Kirkwood has entered for the north and south open Golf championship beginning on 31st. March. There is a recurrence of the report that he is going to settle permanently in United States. CLYNES AND TRADERS. A SANE POLICY OUTLINED. LONDON, Jan 24. Rt. Hon. J. R. Clynes, Labour M.P. was to-day enertained at luncheon in tlio city by the Imperial Commercial Association. Ho said:—“lf Labour wer e entrusted with Parliamentary rcspunsi- . bilities, it would seek to make industrial stoppages impossible. Labour would he guilty of the greatest folly if it sought to check or restrain wholc- , some enterprise. Class Government, seeking for advantages for one section, however large, would be impossible in Britain.. Every party, including! the Conservatives had “diehards.” Similarly Labour bald its fringe of extremists, wanting Britain to copy the Russian Soviet methods, which were totally ulimited to British conditions, but the Labour Party’s programme and its personnel did not reflect such views. Labour, he said, realised that Britain s prosperity rested upon further increasing her exports and, good wages. Increased efficiency in production were needed to reform trade.

TEA SALES. (Received This Day at 1.5 p.m.) COLOMBO, January 25. At the tea sales this week, the selection and quality showed a general decline compared wflth the previous sale and bidding was slow, prices being in buyers favour. POSTAL RATES. (Received This Day at 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 25. A conference of Association of British chambers of Commerce is convened fdr 3rd. February to urge and /i/xrxinnrl n. reduction of costal rates.