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Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1922, Page 1

CABLE NEWS

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION NAURU MANDATE. LONDON, Aug 9.. Regarding Nauru, the Mandate. Commission’s 'report adds that the Commission moreover is concerned by Itihei question. whether Australia, i s the mandatory power,, by . rps-evying ownership and exclusive, exploitation of the resources of Nauru to itself, had brought itsplf into true harmony with the requirements of the mandate, which in accordance w.ith the covenant it should exercise on behalf of the League of Nations. The Comntisson decided, however, merely to request Australia to furnish fuller, information with regard to.its administration of the,.League of Nations ol its apprehensions and scruples aroused by .the facts,, whereto the Commission has drawn attention.

MANDATE REPORT. , GENEVA, Aug 9. ,iA passage ,in the report of . the Mandates Commission says the Commissioners’ Note with satisfaction that New Zealand has expressly forbidden alcohol in. Western, Samoa. The Commission was deeply ‘impressed with Sir J Allen’s statement that expci"ience "has shown, that the only method for suppressing liquor. consumpt.on anion" nationals' in the territory is <> set an example el total ..absence. The Commission 'draw attention to *■ significant fact that while prohibition was enforced in New Guinea and South West -Africa, in the Island placed under Japanese,.. exemptions were a Bowed. The Administration Commission requested, information regarding the. extent of these exemi tions The Commission also condemniTicruitin, °t «* ious problems.

VBOUT NAURU,, MANDATE. LONDON, August 9, Sir J. Cook .(Australian High Commissioner) prefers to say. j. ’ garding the Nauru agreement at PL sent, beyond calling attention to the fact that Mr Ormsby-Gorc opposed the Mandatory. Bill in the House of Commons on 'June 16, 1920 >’ ct ™ be represents the British Empire on Urn Mandates Commission.

SIR J- ALLEN. LONDON. August 9. Sir James . Alien, interviewed ,said tec first .knowledge he. had of the League Mandatory Commission’s report was .when it. was read, at the public session oL-tbe Conference,.Jle was .dad,to-be able to pay.a. tribute to Sir Joseph Cpoll’s splendidly vigorous defence., Tie ' completely related the Commission’s unfounded hints and in siu.uations, which were all the more offensive, because they were expressed in tho form of innuendo instead of being stated frankly, as specific charges. He, was able to back up Sir J. Cook more effectively because New Zealand while interested in Nauru natives’ welfare. was being prejudiced, and tile island was being exploited for profit, by Australia. Such .allegations were indefensible, unless made on definite evidence which the authors of the report did ant produce. They did not even suggest that evidence existed. Neither the Australian nor.New' Zealand Governments would dream ol attempting such exploitations as the report insinuated. Even if the Government did. he said, the Parliaments would not. Ho deeply regretted Mr Omtsby-Gore’s at. titude. He was the sole representative of the British Empire, and. as such, he represented not only Britain, but. Australia and New Zeaiand. A etas a. member of the Commission he countenanced the allegations against Australia which was Britain’s mandatory over Nauru.

TEA SALES. OAT.CETTA. Aug 0. At the tea sales, all better classes were in strong demand, with a general advance of half an anna. It was particularly keen for good tippy pekoes, orange pekoes _nnd .dlists.

TURNED CATHOLTC. LONDON, Aug 9. A } Catholic , newspaper announced G .K. Chesterton has joined the Catliolie Church. MINERS’ PENSIONS. BERLIN, Aug 9. International Mineral Conference passed a resolution in favour of improving the pensions of miners and their dependents,, on the ground that a miner at fifty, after,, twenty-five years employment underground, was unable to continue work. SOVIET SENTENCES. LONDON, Aug 9. Riga advices state Moscow High Court, sentenced to death thirteen Principal ; Social Revolutionaries, but temporarily delayed ,'the executions" which will bo ■ expedited, however, unless :the Social Revolutionary Party discontinued the campaign of violence and espionage against the Soviet. A NOTABLE RECOGNITION. , . LONDON, Aug 9. Lloyds underwriters after inspecting tlie progress made at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park, sent the Prince of Wales a contribution of £IOO.OOO sterling to the guarantee fund as a slight recognition of the Prince’s great service to tho Empire. JAPANESE ARMY. TOKIO, Aug 9. The Minister of War announced the Army estimates during the next ten years will he reduced to an extent of four .hundred million yen, which will involve a retrenchment of eighteen hundred officers, fifty-six thousand men, thirteen thousand horses, representing five divisions. The Conseriptionnl period also will he reduced by three months.