BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Australian and n.z. cable association. LONDON CONFERENCE. LONDON, April 5. Messrs Mitchell and MeWline had a long conference at the House of Commons to-night with the Empire Development Committee, representing over 200 members of the House of Commons . Thirty or 40 were present. Mr Bigland presided. He' said the problem ' was how to promote emigration overseas, land settlement, and inspire development generally, in such a way as to enlist British financial co-operation, while relieving British taxation. Mr Mitchell said: ‘‘This could be done by co-operating with us, by giving us men and money to settle our lands, enabling us to produce foodstuffs and raw materials essential to British consumers and manufacturers, who thereby would lie enabled to outdistance competitors in quality and cost of production.” The solution of the whole problem was in the hands of the Imperial authorities, who were in a position to direct the outflow of British men and money to the dominions.

LOCKOUT SUSPENDED

(Received This Day at 8 30 a.m,/ LONDON, April 5

The employers have agreed to suspend the lockout notices pending negotiations with the unions, other than the amalgamated engineers.

PAPER LOCKOUT ENDED. STOCKHOLM. April 5

The paper industry conflict has ended. The lockout has been withdrawn u:d work is resuming to-morrow, !he agreement operates til! February 15)23. and provides for an immediate reduction in wages, and another in September.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR’S DECISION. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) PARIS, April 5.

Tlid "Matin” reports Herr Mirth, before starting for Genoa will reply to the Reparations Committee's note, categorically refusing the Committee’s demands for essential guarantees and rejecting as entirely impossible, the request for a further sixty milliard marks of taxation.

GREEK FINANCE. ATHENS, April 5

Government have introduced a hill for a compulsory loan, providing that all holders of National Bank notes must hand half the value of the notes to the Treasury, which will pay seven per cent interest thereon <

jeANN K’S S?ENTFNC ’ E (Received This Day at «.W» n.mA LONDON. April •>. The “Times” Molts correspondent states Jeannes was also ordered to paj

the costs of the prosecution, amounting id 11,250 francs. The reading of the X sentenc'd, providing for a public execu- ' tion in the town of Mohs, was greeted with loud applause. A crowd of several thousand hooted Jeannes departure from court.

BIRD’S FORTUNE, ißeceived This Day at 8.30 a,.m.) LONDON, April 5. Alfred Bird, of custard powder fame, left a fortune of £571.271 sterling. The death duties amounted to £IBO,OOO.

EINSTEIN’S THEORY. PARTS, April 5

Learning that a certain number of members intended to protest by leaving when lie applied, Einstein has abandoned his intention to attend the session of the Academy of Science at Berlin to attempt to personally .explain the Einstein theory, by means of a cinematograph made exhibition film, three thousand meters in length, illustrating the various aspects of the physics ot light.

GERMAN POLITICS, BERLIN, April 4

Tchiteherin in the “Vossiche ,'Zeitunc” expressed pleasure at Lloyd George's statement in the Commons, that the most important task of the Commons that the most important task of the Conference would he the most important task- of the Conference would be the reduction of land armies. He eulogised the British 'Premier’s ideas 'regarding u general peace and liis reconstruction programme. 1 e Reichstag passed new taxation measures including raising a compulsory loan. Nationals and Extreme Radicals opposed the Bill.