MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1922, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

irjSi'IUUAN and N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. i . _. QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. ' LONDON, May 8. Hon A. Chamerlnin, in the House of Commons, replying to a question, said firstly, he was unable to state when Hon. Lloyd George would return; secondly, he had no reason to suppose thd dlscussiohs ht GeriOtl would imperil the Entente. There had been no change in the British policy regarding the carrying out of the Versailles treaty; thirdly, he was unaware that a time limit need be imposed on the Conference. The entire House crying out—“ Don’t answer, order, order,” supported Mr Chamberlain’s refusal to reply to a final question: If it were a fact, as re reported in the press, that Mr Chamberlain was arranging another holiday conference, or conference holidays, at San Remo.” | i MORE IMMIGRANTS. ! LONDON, May 9. Tile steamer Lary’s Bay to-morrow is taking 600 immigrants to Australia. They include 100 lads for South Australia and 37 “dreadnought” lads for New South Wales. All are ex-service men, except the “dreadnought” lads. Mr Rawley, speaking at ttio Immigra- | tion Charity Organisation Society, commended the Empire settlement bill. Sir T, Connolly endorsed these views He' described Coiuriel Alnfery as Britain’s best authority oh migration. Dame Muriel Talbot (president of the Society for the Overseas Settlement 6f British women) explained that a branch of the Overseas Settlement Committee is working in co-operation with the British Ministry of Labour, and since May last, had trained 5,000 inexperienced and unemployed women and girls for domestic service. She advocated similar training in England for women emigrants to Australia. She regretted that the Dominions had not endeavoured td‘emigrate women and girls equally i with men and boys. She complained j that the Commonwealth Migration De- | partment was offering absurdly inade- | quate wages for bush nurses and she j advised the nurses not to accept such terms. | _ j English m.p.’s intervene. LONDON, May 8. A meeting tit members of the House of Commons received a deputation of 60 men and women representing refugees from Southern Ireland, who were forced to leave their homes, and they detailed their experiences. The meeting passed a resolution affirming that, as the stories of refugees showed many murders were being committed, and a wholesale system of robbery and expropriation was being en. forced by terrorism which prevailed in many' parts of Southern Ireland, the meeting urged the Government lo p y compensation to the sufferers.

INDIA’S EXPENDITURE. LONDON, May 8

Tint Brltisji Government has appointed Lord liichcape (shipping and hank 1 magnate) as a Committed to inquire 1 into the expenditure of the Government 1 of India. He goes to India in the ’ Autumn. It is stated every department will be investigated ns to its possibil- 1 itieg for economy. 1 BRITISH FTRM IN RUSSIA. 1 reuter’s teleurams. 1 l Received This Dnv at 10.16 a.m.) 1 LONDON, May 8. : A British firm has arranged an im- 1 portnnt deal in connection with the restoration of Moscow. Tlie Soviet repre- t sentatives in London announce that 1 word has been received from Moscow 1 that the British Beechnm trust has oh- ( tnined rights for leasing in Moscow buildings lots and repairing and com- , pleting unfinished houses. They have s been granted free lease for eighteen years of buildings requiring small re- 1 pnirs, thirty-six on those requiring medium repairs and fifty years on capital repairs and new buildings. WAIHI G. M. COY. (Received this day at 12.25 p.tn.) , LONDON, May 9. , The meeting of the Waihi Goldmining $ Company decided to modify the articles , of Association to enable the Company , to mine for any substance in ally part . of the world. 1 Princft Leaves Japan. A TRIUMPHAL TOUR. .UtiII.AUAN AND N.Z. CAUI.E ASSOCIATION. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) TOKIO, May 9. Extraordinary pains were taken to make the Prince of Wales’ visit enjoyable. No expense was spared. For instance two thousand was spent to make a special road to the top of the mountain, Yashima. Gifts were showered oil him from all parts. He takes home over sixty large eases of costly souvenirs many of great historic worth. Not a word of polities was mentioned during the tour. The speeches were purely polite personal toasts, but Japanese statesmen agreed that the visit undoubtedly had a marked effect in strengthening the relations between the Allies, beside which the Prince achieved a ~reat personal triumph. TOKIO, May 9. Tae Prince of Wales boarded H.M.S. Renown in Kagoshima Harbour amidst thunders of royal salutes and escorted by Japanese cruisers, took his farewell of Japan, and started on the voyage to > Manila. There was great enthusiastic > crowds, many travelling a long distance * to witness the farewells. i Tne Prince of Wales wirelessad a message to the Japanese nation from the ) Renown, expressing his £eep appre--1 edition of the welcome. He says he > realised he was coming to a country 1 whose traditions of friendship with Brir tain had been made a living reality, - but he was unprepared for the genuine e warmth of the welcome lie received everywhere. I am wt*ll aware this ex n pression is given me as my father’s son d and as representative of that other Ish land Empire so long intimately associated with Japan by the closest bonds, 6 and with wlioni she cooperated so loye ally for the welfare of humanity. lam t returning home realising to the full, 1. the value of the friendship that has n so long pxisted between our two nations, 1