BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

lUSIKALIA.N AP.D N.Z. ASSOCIATION [IMPERIAL AVIA3JION QUESTION. LONDON, March 9. Mf Ashbolt, interviewed by the | Australian Press, points out that Guest’s sudden decision to sell the Imperial airships is inconsistent with his' announcement at the Air Conference at the Guild Hall on Foruary 7. that a decision was not to be taken before June. Guest’s statement that it is still possible, before the airships are sold, for the reception of offers for running an airship service, affords a hopeful prospect.-

NORTHERN TERRITORY. LONDON, March 9. Sir Joseph Cook, Australian High Commissioner, replying to an interview with Mr Harwell (South Australian Premier) published in the “Fi- ! nancial News” combats Mr Bar well’s statement, firstly, that 10 years’ exI pedence has proved that whites ean. j not work and flourish in tropical Australia; and secondly that, GO years’ attempts to open up the Northern Territory by whites have resulted in under 4000 settlers. Sir J. Cook points out that settlement has naturally developed in the non-tropicM districts, and that the Queensland sugar industry would be greatly more productive with whites than blacks!. The Northern Territory was backward, hp said, because railways are not provided either by South Australia or by the Commonwealth for the reasons that neither the money nor the time was available while the non-tropical parts are demanding development. j SHIPBUILDING CONFERENCE. j (Received This Day at 8.00 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. The conference between the Council ot shipbuilding employers and Federation and Committee of shipbuilding engineering trades, adjourned, after three hours.

EXGIXEKKIXG CONFERENCE. (Received This Day at AoO a.in.) LONDON, March 10. At to-day’s Engineering Conference,

| Allen Smith told the men’s representaI tives that the latter must accept eni- ; ployers demand regarding managerial . functions in workshops Ik fore steps will he taken to postpone the issue of loek- | out notices. The (.‘onicrciuv broke up j after two hours. The position is still ! critical.

I OUT TO RECOUP. | 'Received This Day at 9.10 a. in.) | LONDON, March 10. lion Lloyd George has shifted for Criccieth. A BAWRA PROPOSAL. (Received This Day at 9.40 a.in.) LONDON, March 10. J The Yorkshire “Observer” stales the! London directors of Buwru favour acquiring a considerable share in the projected Wool Textile Finance Company, cabled on oth, and have made favourable representations regarding participations to the Australian Board, who it is understood, have the question under consideration. [

A LONG JUMP. ’LONDON, March 10

At Cambridge University sports, Saxon (New Zealand) won the long jump with 21ft 10 inches.