BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1923, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. APPEAL DISMISSED. LONDON, July 31. The Appeal Court, dismissed tho appeal of Mason, the taxi-cab murderer. AI'STRALTAN PAVILION. I.ONDO-', July 31. - Sir Joseph Cook laid the foundation stoue of the Australian Pavilion at Wembley. It is anticipated that tho pavilion will ho completed by January v and it will bo the largest Dominion pavilion in the Exhibition.

ANOTHER STRIKE.

BELFAST, /July 31. > The cross channel dockers struck, refusing to handle tho goods from England which were diverted from Dublin whore the Free State dockers are on strike.

SUSPENSION LIFTED. LONDON, July 31. In the House of Commons, on tho motion of Mr Baldwin, the suspension of the four Scottish Labourites terminated. Mr Arthur Evans, who joined tho Ministerialists, was greeted with Ministerial cheers on crossing the floor of the house.

LABOURITE TO BE GOVERNMENT WHIP. LONDON. August 1. It i.-, definitely announced that Air F. 1). Robert, who was elected for West Bromwich, ns a Labourite, and ..as latterly been an Independent, will in future take the Government Whip. Ho bases his change of party on tho grounds that (he present Governmentis the only alternative to Socialism.

ANTARCTIC LANDS.

LONDON, Augfist 1

An Order-in-Cwincil states: ‘‘Tho coasts of Ross sea, with the adjacent islands and territories, arc a. British settlement within the meaning of tho British Settlement Act, 1887, and shall in future he administered by Now Zealand, being vested iu its GovernorGeneral. and, by order ol the King, are named Ross Dependency.”

BRITAIN AND ROUALYNIA

LONDON, July 31. . According to a White Paper, the ar- ‘ riingements for improved trade relations between the British Empire and f II on in an in. are based on tho according of the luost-favoureil-iiation treatment as regards the United Kingdom. Tito arrangements are not applicable to the Dominions unless they so desire, in which case there will he n most favoured nation treatment reciprocal arrangement.

The United Kingdom may terminate the arrangement at three month’s notice. and the dominions at six months’ notice.

SOVIET REPRESENTATIVE’S YTEWS. LONDON, July 31 * Tho “Morning Post” saysM. Rakovsky. the new Soviet Representative at London, in a farewell speech to tho Ukrainian Central Executive, declared that the collapse and the dismemberment of the British Empire was merely a question of time. He said the revolutionising of ilie British proletarian masses was proceeding by gigantic strides. If conservatism were obstinate the more acute would be the collapse of tlie whole colonial system of the British Empire. The Primary object of his appointment to London was to enable him to await tho Third International’s intervention in Britain's internal affairs. M. RakovskjPrecently published a pamphlet, in which lie declared that Britain W more benefit-led by the Great War than any other country. She bad annexed over nine million square kilometres of land belonging to other nations. BRITISH TRADE. LONDON, July 31. Lord Devonshire (Secretary of State for the Colonies) lias appointed a commit tee, whereof Lord Ronaldshay (late Governor of Bengal) is chairman, and including Sir William Aekworth, Sir Frederick Lugard. Sir William Mercer, Sir James Stevenson, Sir Edwin Stockton, Messrs John C. and Charles Gunther, to consider measures to encourage private enterprise in the development of the British dependencies, with special reference to existing and projected schemes for transportation.

- AIR ARMAMENTS DISPUTE. LONDON. August 1. The Cabinet lias considered the report of the Imperial Defence Committee. which, it is understood, favours thi' Air .Ministry having complete oou- v trol of tin l air services. Tt is expertcd that- tlie Prime Minister will mako a statement in lie House of Commons on Thursday morning. The “Post” says Lord lieatty attended the Cabinet. It is believed that the Cabinet felt hound to accept the Imperial Defence Committee’s report. The “Daily Chronicle” says that n. majority of the Ministers supported the committee, hut the Cabinet realises the seriousness of the position created hv the Admiralty’s contention that it should control its own air service. and the Cabinet is endeavouring j to devise a compromise whereby the Admiralty shall he responsible for training of Lite naval airmen, so that . they shall develop a sea sense, and ho able t odo the work the Navy requires, and that- eventuallv a" Dm trained airmen shall pass under tho control of tho Air Ministry.