BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1922, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION VICTORIAN LOAN. LONDON, September 18. Vietoi in is offering holders of £2,997.000 loan maturing in October, conversion r.f par into five per cents repayable in 1933-15. Any stock not converted will he paid off.

AMERICAN POLITICS. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 19. In the House of Representatives Senator London introduced a resolution requesting Mr llarding to offer to mediate in connection with the differences between the nations fighting in the Near East. He declared the European naif ns cannot settic the trouble because of the ci nllieting interests and jealousies and it was the duty of Unite.l Statcsto assert its influence to avoid the development of a world war. Senator Underwood, in opening the final de'no-iatir- attack oil tile Tariff Bill made the charge that the measure was framed at the instance of predatory interests and was nil unsound economic blunder. As a result of the w; ol rates alone, special interests will get 200 in ill i(! u dollars from the American poo; It-. W"HFAT PRICKS. LONDON. Sept. 19. Wheat cargoes are steadily held at late rates. There is a quiet demand for Australian afloat. quoted at 50s Gd. Parcels are quiet.

GERMANY AND BELGIUM. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) BERLIN. Sept. lft. | Haveiistein, Chairman of the I’cichsI hank, inlormed Cabinet of the Rcichsj hank’s readiness to sign gold bonds for | Belgium for a period of six months, I and the British bank’s willingness to ! prolong the lerni for a further twelve mouths. Gerninny advised Belgium she was nr*i>ared to remit hoods for six months, subject, to the Roichsbank’s gnarelilee. but gold will not ho dc-. I posited. NEW ZEALAND MANDATE. •Received this day at 1.5 pm.) BAR IS, Kept lft. Tlu* An-Indian I’ress Association cGiuva corerspoudent states Sir V. D. Bell, on behalf of the New Zealand Government, <lenied tiho right of ill" -MandaUa Commission to interpret for .New Zealand the meaning of the Covenant, or dictate to her procedure for earrving out tin mandales. [ GENEVA, Kept, lft I The ntliinpi to promote extensive emigraliim of the Russian refugees lo the D.iininio-n 'which Mr Sheldon defeated) was unexpectedly followed by a similar attempt on behalf of I lie Italians.

At the Finance Committee, when a vote aggregating three hundred thousand pounds annually was under consideration for the International Labour Bureau, Mr Thomas (director) disclosed tile existence of an emigration section, whereupon the representative of the Italian Government appealed for < o-operatiou ill emigrating and settling Italians overseas. Sir J. Cook entered a protest. Speaking guardedly with due respect to Italian .susceptibilities, la* pointed out that while Australia ! ::d a vast area unsetll *d, only a small percentage was available for immediate settlement. -More British immigrants were available than Australia was able iu absorb for some years. He coun- ; clled noninterference on the part ol li e League. ..Mr Thomas explained the emigration section proposed to co- ■ P-’rate only.