BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION. MOTION DEFEATED. LONDON, July 23. In the House of Commons the disainmnient motion was defeated by 296votes to 169. ROSIXA BUCK MAN INJURED. LONDON, July 23. Miss Rosina Buekman dislocated her knee and ruptured the tendons while playing tennis. SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE. TOKIO, July 23. Takarabe, Minister of tho Navy, informed a Parliamentary deputation that the establishment of the Singapore naval base has long been contemplated by Britain who, ho was of the opinion, was compelled by the change- in tho situation brought about by the abrogation of Auglo-Japunese Alliance to take this step to secure the- safety of her interests in China and India. Ueliida, Foreign Minister, declared that Singapore being outside the sphere defined in the Washington Agreements, the question of its defence was of purclv British concern.

DIRECT NEGOTIATION. LONDON, July 23. Following on the dockers' repudiation of their leaders, the Unofficial Strike Committee have decided to negotiate direct with the. employers. " It is officially intimated that the leaders expelled no longer speak on behalf of the strikers. SPAIILINGER SERUM. SUPPLIES FOR BRITAIN. LONDON, July 23. The “Evening Standard” states that a big step towards financial arrangements for obtaining the fipahlinger treatment- in England will bo taken this week. One obstacle has been the existence of an agreement by which the distribution of serums and vac-~ ■ cities would be controlled by one man, who had provided money for research. V Thi latter has now offered to cancel this. I)r. Spahlinger, in return for Government financial assistance, is therefore willing to supply 50 per cent, of his serums and vaccines for use in England.

MOTOR INDUSTRY

LONDON, July 23. Sir Eric Oeddcs, presidng over the 351 h. anniversary of the invention of the Dunlop pneumatic tyre, said that tho world now possessed 10,000,0 U/ motor ears, of which the United States had 12,000,000. Tlte capital invested w in the motor industry in the United States was equal to the total capital cf the iron and steel industry. The United States had spent more on new roads in the last 25 years than the total capital of all kinds vested in the railroads. With tjho Improvement in brakes and none-skid tyres, the speed limit was becoming ludicrous, but an improvement and classification of roads would lead to the abolition of the speed limit. Tho British motor tyre industry, he said, was suffering from American competition, and also from competition from France atul other countries with a depreciated currency.

LLOYD GEORGE’S LAMENT. LONDON, July 24. Mr Lloyd George, speaking at a private dinner of the National Liberals, said the present Government came into office upon a policy of greater friendship to France, and tile sequel was a broken or at least an impaired Entente and the most humiliating peace with Turkey that this country had ever sign-ad.