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Hokitika Guardian, 8 August 1922, Page 3

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! AUfeTR A! lAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION I

! AIR MAIL SERVICE. ('Received this clay at 12.25 p.m.) MELBOURNE, August 8. Sir Keith Smith submitted to Mr Hughe*, details of th<? offer recently mad? by Commander Burney to tho British air authorities for the establishment of a mail and passenger air service from Britain to India, and Australia. which would he shortened to lli days. It is proposed to form a company with a capital of four million sterling, the countries obtaining the benefit of service to pay a yearly contingent subsidy, to Britain of ninety-one thousand, rndia and Australia forty thousand each. Mr Hughes will submit the scheme to Parliament at an early date. He understands the British and Indian Governments are prepared to co-oper-ate.

PRESS COMMENT. SYDNEY. Aug 8. The “Herald” commenting on the football says the home team ran count itself distinctlv lucky in winning the try which gave them tile final lead. It would probably never have v been awarded had the Referee been in a position to see the whole of the movement which brought it about. It practically commenced with a knock on. There would be few. however, who begrudge the Blues their win. The “Telegraph” says lietter allround play did not win the match. 11l luck dogged the visitors ‘ right through the game.

WEDNESDAY’S TEAM. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug 8. The Metropolitan team fo r Wednesday b: Walker. Cooney, Dawson, Wogau, Black, Chambers, M ingay, Erb.v. Lindsay. Eyre Holdsworth, Douglas, Thorn. McKay, Loudon.

FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE, Aug 8. Mr Rogers expressed regret at the delay in ratifying the treaty between New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand did her part. Tile real business of the Federal Parliament has been blocked hv futile censure motions and general opposition. The Minister added that in the interests of the commercial community, the , agicoin out should he ratified this week. -MELBOURNE. Aug 8.

Mr Rogers advocating the ratification of the New Zealand treaty during the present week, said many substantial orders which would involve special shipping arrangements, were pending. These were much more important to the community than futile discussions in Parliament.