BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1922, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION.

COMMONS VACANCY. LONDON, July (>.

Lady Wilson declined nomination ns a candidate for her late husband’s seat in the Commons.

VALUABLE BUILDINGS DESTROYED. LONDON, July 0. Altogether twenty-five of Dublin’s most important buildings were destroyed by fire or are burning. One serious effect is the great dimini nation in the already inadequate hotel accommodation. INDIAN FISCAL COMMISSION. DELHI .July 0. The Fiscal Commission sitting since September, has concluded its report, though "it is not yet submitted to the Government. It is undersood it is certain to have the dissent of some Indians. otherwise it is fairly unanimous. It recommends discriminative protection, abolition of (•ountervnling excise dutes, Imperial preference where no economic loss would result to Indin, the free flow of foreign capital, appointment of a tariff board and policy ol general industrialisation of the '•nuntry.

MARCONI HONOURED. LONDON, July 7. Signor Marconi has received the John Fritz Medal, which is the highest honour that American Engineers can bestow. The speakers in eulogising the inventor; said that within a. feu .vc.us, the radio will encircle the globe like sunlight.

Signor Marconi expressed the hope that wireless would ever lie used to furwier friendly relations between the nations.

ENGLISH TRADERS PROTEST. LONDON, July 7

In consequence of the Cabinet proposing to enforce the Safeguarding of Industries Act, putting a duty of thir-ty-three and one-third per cent upon fabric gloves, the Lancashire cotton spinners and operators have sent a deputation to Sir Lloyd George, who pointed out that harm would ho done to the Lancashire yarn trade fur greater than any benefit to the glovomnkers. Mr Lloyd George replied that lie was alarmed at the prospects of the-German people working for wages whereof the purchasing power was only 10 per cent of the wages paid in Britain. This was not. natural, he said, and had not been foreseen hv either the tariff reformers or the free traders before the war. German goods, lie said, were not yet flooding the markets of the world, hut the time would come when legislation like the Safeguarding .of Industries Act would he essential, not as a tariff, but as a wall, against a deluge. He promised that the Cabinet would discuss again the problem oi fabric gloves.

SOVIET ANTIPATHY TO F BAN OF.. THE HAGUE, July 0. M Hokolokoff, the Soviet Finance Minister addressing Journal ists bore launched into a fiery attack on a certain delegation at The Hague, which he said, was trying to “sabotage” the conference. “Unlike us.” he said, “they are not here in the hope of reaching an agreement, but with a secret hope to see all the bridges desroyod between the Soviet anil the rest of the world. Even if we have no credits, the Soviet won’t perish, but the hopes and expectations of all the holders of Russian securities and of property in Russia may perish. Wo arc willing to make certain concessions, on condition that we get credits.”