BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS

1 TELEGRAPII— PER PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 S 1 NORTH CLIFFE ON JAPAN, r LONDON, April 18 r Lord Northcliffe in an article in - the ‘‘Daily Mail” says that: Danger r threatens the world in general and the British Empire particularly from the militarists of Japan. He declares that there is need to watch Japan, and he instances the need for the maintenance of a great home and overseas army and fleet to meet Japan’s growing naval superiority in Chinese waters which involves excessive taxation. Japan, he says, has not relinquished the plan of mastering China, hut as the result of the Washington Conference, she is merely changing her tactics to suit new circumstances. The pan-Japanese are as powerful in Japan to-day as the pan-Germans in Berlin in 1914, while the .Japanese war party is as indifferent to keeping treaties as many traders are regarding the infringement of each other’s trade marks, j Incessant Japanese propaganda is going on in bribed newspapers, and films are employed even surpassing German tactics during the war. .Much of this matter is disseminated in Britain and the United States. A distinguished' Far East authority told him that Japan aims iiist to control China then the world. Her infamous 21 articles demand made upon .China during the war. revealing the mind of Japan should never be forgotten. MEMORIAL SERVICES. LONDON, April 18. A Ross Smith Memorial Service lias been arranged to be held at St Clement Danes Church on Thursday, the Bishop 1 of Salisbury conducting the service. MELBOURNE, April 18. ! Lieut Thiers expressed the opinion 1 that Ross Smith and Bennett if their < bodies were brought to Australia should f be buried beneath the machine which < flew across half ti e earth. Suggestions are made that the bodies be buried at Canberra, and also that of Mclntosh, who is buried in West Australia.

THE TOKIO FIRE

TOKIO, April 18

As a result of the lire at the Imperial Hotel many prominent visitors were unable to attend the functions owing to their dress clothes being destroyed among other belongings. The burned out visitors were packed into the Embassies and other hotels. A Greek adventurer, Millnressy, returned to the hotel to save his cat and was burned to death.

WAGES AGREEMENT. LONDON, April IS. Employers of cotton curd rooms and operatives arrived at a tentative wages agreement, subject to other unions confirmation. TUR K ASS \ C SI NAT ED. BERLIN, April IS. Tanlat Pasha’s younger brother was assassinated in Fhlanstrasse, Berlin. Two men shot him and a companion with revolvers. The companion was seriously wounded. It is stated the victims have been active in Turkish politic*.

CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE

Received This Day at 12 25 p.m.)

LONDON, April 19

The Australian Press Association Genoa correspondent, says the Commission’s work on currency and exchange is practically completed. The conclusions generally differ very little from those of the Brussels’ Conference, two years ago. The Commission will probably recommend the convening of a Conference of representatives of each country’s central hank of issue, in order to carry out the C ommission’s scheme. America would tie invited to join through the Federal Bank. Sir R .Horne stated the absenlion of America could wreck the scheme, hut he thought America could not isolate herself from such a conference of the world’s financiers.

SOUTH AFRICAN UNION. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.nO CAPETOWN, April 19. Negotiations have opened between the Union Government and Chartered Company representatives, with a view t„ ascertaining the terms upon which the former could acquire the land, railway antUmineral rights in Rhodesia. An official communique states the Conference lias closed. The Union Government explained that it desired to come to a provisional agreement wit i the Company, before finally formulating the terms of incorporation. As soon anegotiations arc completed the terms will be communicated to the High Commissioner, in time for a referendum. General opinion among the delegates is that the prospects of union have not improved bv the Conference. Rhodesia would probably prefer trying responsible Governmffnt ftfftti