BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, BRITISH TRADE. LONDON, August 15. A writer in tlie “Morning Post”, discussing trade within the Empire says that had Air .las(?[ih C’lianiljerlaiil s policy lieen accepted in 1903, much of the present misery arising out of the trade' depression and unemployment would have been avoided. The passage of time and new events had now piodurctl a conversion of opinion which Mr Chamberlain could not effect. 1 here were still many who believed that a restoration of trade with Germans and Russia was of greater importance than the development of Empire trade. Ihe writer quotes a comparisu of Britain’s trade with Germany and Russia »rul with the Empire since 190(5, and says: “Undoubtedly, with the support of the Government, Empire trade could be increased to 40 or 50 per cent, of Britain’s total trade. A restoration of prosperity in Britain could thus be more quickly achieved than by Dusting to a restoration of trade with Germanand Russia.

METAL MARKET. LONDON. A iif!- I*Copper £fi3 13s lid. COt 11s 3dj lead £•2.1, £23 17s fid; spelter COl 7s fid, ; £3l’r,s; li'i £lB3 2s fid, £lB4 2s fid: i silver 31 L-lfid, 33 1-I2d. yachting contest. LONDON. An-!. 13. By winning four races in succession Out of six. Britain won the yachting contest for the British-Americnn (up lit Cowes, LEAGUE OF NATIONS. LONDON. Auk. 11 The Council of the League of Nations meet on the 31st of next month as Mr Waugh, Canadian delegate, who represented Britain on the Saar Commission, has resigned, The Council ni l appoint a successor, although the ucinev may he tilled h.v a representative'of any country, except I'ranee oi Germany, ft is considered pr«h..liU* « representative will he chosen f'om L tain or one of the Dominions. Ihe Council will also deal with the repmt of the Mandates Commission. TRAFFIC IN GIRLS. MADRID. Aug I t. The Kreneh Consul, in Barcelona, acting for the League of Nations, ended attention to the trathe m voting D ■ with America, and the existence o oenrer agents. 3he police luu madi a number of arrests. FLOODS IN INDIA. DELHI. Aug. 1". lloarv Hoods are reported in Eolith India, 'in Mangalore alone, the damage is estimated at titty lakhs ot rupees. tidal ay aye disaster, hundreds killed . (Received this day at 12 noonY SEOUL, Aug. 15. Disastrous tidal waves on the northwest coast of Korea swept away hundreds of houses and damaged shipping. Hundreds of lives wore lost. An unconfirmed report states over a thousand are dead. DE VALERA ARRESTED. (Received this day at 12 noon*. LONDON, Aug. A 5. Ene Stale troops arrested Mr Re A'alera while addressing an election meeting at Ennis.

MORE FRENCH COMMENT. (Received this day at 12 noonY PARIS. Aug. An. The newspapers generally tail to see in Herr Strosemann’s speech, anything satisfactory and blame Britain accordingly. , . . The ‘’Petit Parisien” rennarks that Herr Stresemnnn would have spoken differently if the British Note had not awakened in Berlin the false hope of British intervention. . The “F.elio do Paris” says the British note, having galvanised Gorman Nationalist opinion, the people of Beilin dare not accept to-day what was resigned to yesterday. The “Matin” states that it is tine, calculation on Britain’s’ part to believe that she will become the Mistress of Europe bv increasing the value of sterling. Europe has always overthrown tyranny and will likewise overthrow tljo tyranny of sterling,