BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. CRUISER WEIGHT CHAMPIONKITII'. LONDON. May 17 Rloouilicld won the cruiser weight championship. In the thirteenth 'uiii.il Mngill retired. SUSPECTED PERSONS. - LONDON. May 17. It is understood that the. vloveruiilent will iiitrodnte a Bill later on giving the Homo Secretary the po.v.-r to tit lam suspected persons without bringing, them to trial on a definite charge. '■ his provision was omitted from the indemnity Bill in order to get the latter passed without delay. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, May 17. Copper, snot £l)d 16s 3d; forward COO 13s 9d. ' Lead. .926 7s 6d and £27 7s od. Spelter, C3l 6s, £3l. Tin, £l9B 12s Otl and £197 18s lid. Silver, £32 9s lid.

WANT OF CONFIDENCE. PEKIN, May 17. The House of Representatives, In committee, voted a want, of confidence in the Administration. The vote was 261 to 70. WARSHIPS SCRAI’PED. . LONDON, May 18. Figures relating to the world's navies issued by the Admiralty show that Britain has reduced the greatest navy in the world’s history to give elicit to Hie Washington Treaty. The figures are rs follows: ships built, building, or projected : Battleships: Britain 39, America Id. Japan 13, France !), Italv 12. Germany 8. Battlecruisers: Britain I. America -I, Japan 9, France 0, Italy O. G ruian.v I). Cruisers: Britain 2. America I l *. Japan 29. France 6. Italy 3. Germany 0. Light cruisers: Britain 62. America 19, Japan 29, France 8. Italy 13, Germany 3. Tornedo Boat DostrnytVs: Britain 189, America 318, Japan 119. France 62. Italy 6(5, Germany 16. Submarines: Britain 7U America 139, Japan 69, France GO, Italy U. German v (!. Britain is the only Power that scrapped all the ‘•hips promised under the 'ashingtou Treaty. Since the war she has scrapped 44 battleships and battlecruisers. 86 cruisers, 280 torpedo boats, and over 100 .submarines. France lias not yet ratified the Washington Treaty., and the United States and Japan are holding hack until she does. EMPIRE TRADE. LONDON, May 17. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Parliamentary correspondent says it is the intention of Mr Lloyd Graeme to invite the representatives of business organisations like the Federations of the British Industries associated with the Cham hers of Commerce ami the Central Chamber of Shipping to confer with him regarding Empire development before the Imperial Economic Conference moots. Among matters li.mly t„ ho considered are emigration, the possibility of extending Empire, preference. the improvement of commercial intelligence, and the question of the shipping services. Mr 1.10.vd Graeme attaches importance to the possibility ot arrangements between the Home Goverment and the Dominions for the issuing of joint credits to lacilitate development schemes. If projects wliic.i otherwise would take four or hie years to mature can thus he accelerated. it is felt that the whole Empire will benefit, and British maniilaeturers will have an opportunity of securing contracts for materials at a time when trade needs stimulating.

BBSS'!AX (IRANI) DUKE. (Received this day at IMS a.m.) |»,ARIS, A fay 13. The “Nlutin’s” Belgrade corresponclont reports the Russian Brand Duke Nicholas and other CV.nrist Generals are expected shortly to confer with General \Vrange! regarding a possible- organisation in the anti-Bolshinik movement and’the creation of a Russian National Assembly. PRE-HISTORIC BIND. BUDAPEST, May 18. Vrohaologists have unearthed, near the eapitai. an ancient burial place with traces of pie-historic man. and also the remains of various historical epochs in the Roman and Celtic migration periods. The Formation of the bones suggests they are the remains of race which lived largely on horsehack. the lower bones of the leg being slightly curved. ' AGRICULTURAL EXPERT. (Received this day at 3.4 a a m.) I,ON DON, May 13 The Government is sending Mr h. BSmith, formerly a Director of agriculture in South Africa and a recognised expert on agriculture, to join the Ovotseas Settlement Delegation, and lie is to report on the prospects of land settlement in Australia and Now Zealand. He leaves on the <’>th of June.

RELINQUISHING DUTIES. (Received this day at 9.-15 a.m.) LONDON. May 18. The Rt ITon E. S. Montague, ex-Scc-retary for India, has relinquished polities and is going into business, joining one of the Barnato-Joel groups. DAMAGES AWARDED. (Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) PARTS, May 13 AT. Pnlterie, the inventor of the joy stick for stabilising aeroplanes, was awarded seven million francs in an action against several well known aeroplane makers for infringing his “190 F” patent. The verdict against the Caudron Company amounted to 2 V million franes, and the Breguet Company three million franes. The State was also ordered to pay a proportion of the damages,