BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. EMIGRANTS FOR CANADA. LONDON, Sep. 14. Between the twentieth and twentyeight, ten liners will leave the Clyde, taking ten thousand emigrants to Canada, Since Ist January, fifty thousand emigrants have left the Clyde.

LOYAL LABOUR ITT

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CAPETOWN, Sep. 14

Jlarlow (Labour member), in a speech at Bloemfontein, declared a great majority of labourites were unrelentingly opposed to the Republican ideal, which the .Nationalists must abandon if they wished to co-operate with Labour at the next election in overthrowing the government. under the recently arranged pact. Labourites would never consent to tho weakening of the South Africa Act.

THE INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK

LONDON, Sep. 14

Hon. C. A. .McCurdy, in a third article in the 11 Daily Chronicle,” says though it is a much more difficult task than it was at the conclusion of the Nopoloonic wars for Great Britain to regain her manufacturing supremacy, we can do it if British, people make up

their minds to get to the high standards of production and wages, a wellbeing which tlk? United States and the Dominions enjoy, but they must do it themselves and not rely upon statesmanship: Britain must take her gaze from the welter of confusion in Europe to the great territories and limitless resources of the Dominions and explore afresh the possibilities of the Homeland. Our Homelands are capable ol producing fifty to one hundred per cent more food than at present, hut the first essential is to conic to terms. Workers and employers must got a

square deal. We must stop the rot ndusti'ial discontent.

SUVLA BAY CEMETERY

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sep. 14. In a speech at the dedication of the British cemetery at Stivia Buy. attended bv representatives of the Army, Navy and Air Koreo. General Harington extolled the beauty of the cemetery and the care bestowed on them h.v the Graves Commission. He was confident the Turks would respect the cemeteries. Recalling the gallantry of the troops on that spot, General Harington said all information to which he had access since lie had been in Constantinople went to show how neat a complete victory they had been. CHINESE NOTABLE DEAD. REKING. Sep. I I. It is reported that Chang Shun, author of the Monarchist <oup d etat in 1020, has died of heart disease. BRITAIN’S EIRE LOSSES. LONDON, Sept 14. The report of a Royal Commission that has investigated as to lire brigades and lire prevention, states that the direct material loss from fires in Great Britain averages about 1/12,000,000 annually. The cost to I lie public of the fire brigades is ahottl {.'2,000,000 a vear. These attend an average of

22,500 fires yearly. A large proportion of the fires are due to carelessness, to which is attributed nearly 40 per cent ot the lives which occurred in London in 1021. .Many of these fires' undoubtedly were due to the careless use of matches. The commission mentions particularly the danger arising out of the liahit of promiscuous smoking in offices and similar establishments, which has greatly increased since the war. The commission urges the adoption of a somewhat higher standard of precaution, and somewhat less self-indulg-ence in this matter. CHECK FOIt CANCER. LONDON, Sept. 11. Dr Sydney V. .Moncton Copenian, medical olficor to the Ministry ot Health, at a crowded meeting of the Physiology Section of the British As-

sociation, detailed eases of patients in advanced stages of cancer whoso liras had been prolonged and freed of pain by a diet from which foodstuffs of animal origin, containing fat soluble vitamines were excluded, though bacon had been allowed, because its fat soluble factor is exceptionally small. Dr Copeman said it was a tragic fact that one in seven of middle-aged people died front cancer, and the recorded mortality had trebled in two generations. It had long been n known fact that the fat soluble factor was absolutely essential for growth in tho young, but its effect upon adults had not hitherto been investigated. 'Hie results of rationing during the war suggested the new treatment. Dr Copeman also stated that he investigated the eases of the enclosed Orders of the Catholic Church, particularlv the Carthusiasns, the C’iste-

cians and Benedictines, who are practically vegetarians, and he found, though they did not, enjoy a complete immunity from cancer, there is much less cancer among them than among

the unenclosed Orders, whoso food is not strictly limited. The enclosed Orders had a- plentiful supply of salad vegetables at hand.

.MR MASSEY AT ’FRISCO. SAN FRANCESCO, Sept. 14. The Tahiti arrived here last night, after a record run, she being three hours ahead of the schedule. Mr -Massey received greetings from the President of the United States, and the courtesies of the port were extended to him. He was. entertained to-day at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, and at a dinner by representative citizens to-night. Five hundred leading business men attended the luncheon. AH Massey devoted an hour’s address to New Zealand’s progress and development, and its place in the producing world, lie also stressed the outstanding attractions for tourists. Ho could not speak of Imperial Conference matters, but he made an appeal for the unity of the two groat English speaking races, for the preservation of the world’s peace. The gathering was enthusiastic, and the speech was excellently received.

Mr Massey leaves to-morrow for Washington, connecting with the Airiest ie at New York on Sept. 22.

A AVITITE AUSTRALIA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.’ LONDON. Sept. IG.

Harold Cox in the ‘'Sunday Express" says if the AYhite Australians, of whom two-thirds live in the two Southern States, New South Wales and Victoria, are to exclude the coloured population of Japan. China and India from Northern Australia, they must have a sufficient military force to enforce the exclusion. At present that force mainly consits of the Royal Navy maintained almost entirely at the cost of British taxpayers. Tf Australia is to be selfdependent in the matter of defence, she must have a larger white population. The real trouble is that Australia will not have white men whom England is producing. The Australian Labour Party is persistently opposed to immigration, except farm settlers, who are a few thousand a year at the outside, yet the British population is increasing at the rate of nearly six thousand a week. As long as this attitude of ths Australian Labour Party continues, v.e must dismiss from our minds the idea that Australia will form any appreciable outlet for our rapidly growing pollution.