BRITISH t FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1923, Page 3

BRITISH t FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z CABLE ASSOCIATION. ALLTANCE APPROVED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. Aug. IS. A joint meeting of the Transport Workers’ Union and the National Union of Railwayman approved of the Alliance ot the rail and road workers. AN ENGLISH VIEWPOINT. (.Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. IS. A special committee’ representing the Chamber of Shipping and Liverpool Steamship Owners’ Association have prepared a memorandum stating the views of the shipping industry up it a subject which seems likely to be discussed at the Imperial and Economic Conferences. On the subject of emigration the memorandum says the Australian policy of excluding from the coasting trade ocean going ships that bring immigrants, even when passage between Australian polls is part of one voyage, increases the cost of migration I,\ lessening the total earning power ol the ships, the volume and regularity of general trade between the ports served and limits the number of ships that can be employed and the voyages they can make, and therefore the number of migrants that run he carried within any given period. Regarding internal Empire development, the memorandum -taic-s tip. Dominions selt-eontuincd police stands us a most serious obstacle the development of commerce. 'I he Dominions ask for money for works ol public utility to increase their power to produce and facilitate their ability to export, hut all the time they are limiting. by their tariffs, our power to hoy. They cannot increase exports unless they are prepared to increase tfieir impel is pruport innately. Regarding iiiler-lniperiul shipping, l fie memorandum stall’s the total cost of transport ol cargoes lei ween ibis count rv and the Dominions, including freight, insiuome. hank and other charges probable doe-, not average more than five per cent on the value of eargoes carried in the hold-. Can any possible reduction in these charges offset tlie hindrance on the free flow oi t rattie created fiv duties on imports amounting to fifteen per coin and upwards. Regarding Stale enterprises, the memorandum sues these should I<■ put oil an equal footing with private enterprises in all re-poet-, taxation, liabilfli and equality of opportunity. Ihe Governments of the Empire should he urged to abandon all shipping ven-

tures. To prosper, trade must command the facilities offered in the open freight market. It has been proved tliul Stale owned re-els cannot pro-

vide equal services, exeent at a loss

Slate ownership is iniuii.ni- to private enterprise and involves either a burden on the taxpayer or higher freights, the loss of efficient service- and i- the Constant cause of international di-eord.

"Regarding income tax, the memorandum states the position can only he met by making' all the ships engaged in overseas trade answerable only to the Government of their own Hag, in regard to profits earned. DOWNEY IN lIOSI’iTAL. 'Received this day at S a.m.) NEW YORK. Aug. I*. At Indianapolis, after being pounded for ten rounds ly Eirpo. .foe Bowicy. the Ohio heavy-weight, today is in Ims | fit,a I ill a state of collapse. Downey took a terrible healing, Ini: was saved from a knock-out hecati-e Firro was forced to wear sixteen ounce gloves in comply with the orders it the Stale authorities that the 1.-out he merely an exhibit ion of boxing. Uirpo’s manager states that the Governor inlormed them that I’irpu would fie arrested if there was one knock down. CABINET CHANGE:'. ’Received this dav at ts a.m.) OTTAWA. Aug. Id. Tho Canadian Cabinet changes are a u lion need. Mr Robb fiei allies .Wiiu-tei of Immigration and Colonization ; .-li T A. Low succeeds Mr Roi.fi as -Minister of Trade and Commerce; .Ml* B. ... McDonald, at present Minister of National Defence, has been appointed to that post.

DOCK STRIKE ENDS. .MEN RKSI'.ML ON TIT.SD.W. fßeuters Tki.hurams.] (Received this day at 12 noon). LONDON. August I’d. Dork strike has ended. A meeting of strikers decided t<> resume on I no.-.-dny. FOREST FIRES. (Received this day at. 12 noun). PARIS. August 1!L Large numbers ol troops are engaged in lighting forest tires, which have already devastated large areas in \ar Coast districts and destroyed 0'“ ta iinnl station at MamleHcil.

CHTNF.SK TYPHOON. considerable damage reported* (Received tins day at 11. Li a.m.) PEKIN. Aug. Hu A Hong Kong message reports that numbers « f anchored vessel,, including several British were driven ashore amt damaged by the typhoon. H is also feared that there has been eunsidei a do casualties afloat. Tin* damage ashore is heavy. Many promises were damages and enroole.,. '11,., telephone, telegraph and tramway serve e- have been snspnded. IV,lire and soldiers in large numbers visiusl the seafront hut. owing m the territic seas, were unable to render as- ‘ six Chinese were electrocuted at T.awji,,m hv a falling wire. It is feared that there nave been a considerable number of other rasumlies hut the details are not ascertainable.

PRIESTS ESCAPE BANDITS. PEKIN. August 10. Tv,. Catholic Piie-ts, who escaped from Tsaoshiu. have reached Hankow. McHugh succeeded in crossing the river u-ing a d‘‘.or as a mtt. Ihi v ltpot t that a greater part of tho town !;;,s been biirne'l. though the (athmc Ctiiuvli and Protestant I'.opital escaped. PAYMENT SPS PEND ED. OTTAWA. Aug. Hh The Dome Bank of Canada at Toron- ,,, wit It deposits totalling twenty-one million dollars, has suspended payment.