BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

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COATING INDIAN VISITOR, DELHI, April 12. Air Sastri, one of the Indian delegates at Washington Conference visits Australia shortly. He was prepared to sail but Government’ wishing ttt confer witli him before lie left; his visit was postponed for a month. He states his mis- ' sion is to negotiate with the Government and people of the Commonwealth for the concession of full rights of citizenship to Indians who are allowed to settle there. Sastri subsequently visits New Zealand.

AIT. EVEREST EXPEDITION. DTLHI, April 11

The main body of Ait. Everest expedition reached Yatung on the 4th. They traversed Chunibi Valley where they discovered extraordinary richness of forest and mountain scenery .-'-The route is very difficult and they expect in two days to reach Pharidzong, whither the whole of the outfit was dispatched from Sngland and the 'grain stores are located. The correspondent adds that remembering that monsoonal wealth affects this part of the Himalayas earliest, there is no time to lose. Probably no more than six weeks, are available from the time the base camp is established at the foot of Everest till ;be weather conditions will prevent further efforts to'scale the mountain.

PRINCE’S TOUR, VISIT TO JAPAN. ~OKIO, April 11. The Prince of AVales will be housed iu Aka ska Palace during His stay. It was built twenty years ago for the present Emperor, when Crown Prince, but lias never been occupied, owing to certain views and fears expressed by Royal physicians. The Prince of Wales will be tbe first man to sleep under the roof. It is a majestic pile of stone arid marble; witli 150 rooms furnished magnificently with French furniture; Thfe Prince of Wales’ own suite of rooms, however, contains a few priceless examples of Japanese and Chinese art; The city has a gala appearance. Many thousand British flags and millions of lanterns bearing the motto “AA 7 elconie io Prince of AVales.” The Prince Regent has sent a message addressed to the Japanese people. He says the visit of the Prince affords an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the" ftiendship which has existed between Britain and Japan for the past twenty years, whereof the warmth of his own welcome when he visited “Britain, was proof. His wish is that all ranks will unite and nake the tour full of comfort, and showing the wholehearted friendship of Japan and the Japanese towards Britain. The Premier stated the coining of ihe Prince has given immeasurable satisfaction to the Imperial householders It has conferred a great honour Ori the Japanese nation, which felt an obligation for the ovation accorded the | Crown .Prince by the British court, Government and people. The visit is ceitain to strengthen the bonds of rnendship between the two nations.

NEAV BRITISH LABOUR 'FEDERATION. LONDON, April IU

The Triple Alliance being now dead, the three Railwaymen’s Unions have agreed to join up with the transporters in a new National Transport AVorkers’ Federation with a total membership of 1,000,000.

BIG ORDER FOR LOCOMOTIVES. LONDON, April 11.

The Government of Roumania has practically concluded contracts with Britain for £5.000,000 worth of railway locomotives. The Glasgow firms i.pve received the majority of these orders. ..

BRITISH BILL

LONDON, April 11

Mr A. Chamberlain, iti the House of Commons, stilted it was proposed to take the* second reading of the Empire Settlement Bill on April 26th.

ANZAC DAY

LONDON, April 12

A memorial service is being held for the 29th Division, known as the “Inqompaßabies,” at Elthani on Anzac Day.

FRANCO-GERMAN DYE TRUST. LONDON, April 12.

The French Dyestuff Company have entered into an agreement with the German Dye Trust The Germans have agreed to give France all their technical assistance and.will disclose to the French the German laboratory secrets.

The French are undertaking that the output of dyestuffs will be confined to the demands of France and of her colonies, and agree to hand over 50 per cent of the profits to Germany.

IMPERIAL AIRSHIPS SCHEME. LONDON, April 12. The “Daily Telegraph” states that

the British Air Ministry has approved of the Imperial Airships Scheme, with certain modificatons. The Admiralty is also favourable. REDUCING U.S.A. NAVY. WASHINGTON, April 11. Mr Hughes (United States Seereary) has entered on a fight against -y the proposed reduction of the United States Navy’s personnel to 67,000 men. He has sent a. letter to U.S.A. Representative Rogers, stating: “It would be injurious to the United States’ interests not to fully maintsfft the standards allowed by the NatfiTT Limitation Treaty,”