BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1923, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, Sept. 10. The Prince of Wales has wiitloii to the Lord Mayor of the London Cc\ Guilds, asking their assistance and le presentation in a pageant of the Empire being held at the Empire Exhibition Stadium next summer. THE MISSING EL KAHIRI. LONDON. Sept. 19. The Board of Trade has opened an impiiry concerning the steamer El Kahira, -which mysteriously disappeared on a voyage i ll the Mediterranean in .July. 19go, with all hands. No wreckage was found. I’.'van, the ehief engineer, gave evidence that he left the luiut alter three davs. because he was not .satisfied with the condition of the ship, nr the way in which the cargo was being stowed. He pointed out the deficiencies to the captain, who shrugged ids shoulders. Witness telegraphed His resignation to the owners, and left the ship without waiting for a reply. The vessel had no wireless.

The captain's widow gave evidence that sho had received a letter from her husband, by a pilot boat, saying that there had been engine trouble, and everything seemed to he going wrong.

IMPERIAL UNITY. LONDON. Sep. 18. The “Daily Telegraph” editorially says; “The setting up of a fully-organ-ised Federal system has been clearly shown to have no strong public opinion in its favour in any dominion. What is coming into view is a scheme of Imperial conferences, at regular brief intervals, of fully accredited political representatives of cadi Dominion, resident in London, and of highly-developed means of direct communication and transport between Britain and the sister States. I here is matter enough here lor discussion during the live or six weeks which, it is anticipated, will be the duration of the Imperial Conference, apart I rum the questions relegated 1 rout the Economic Conference. SOME INTER ES I INC QUESTIONS. POPULATION UNKAI PI.OVMEXT - BIRTH CONTROL. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Received this day at 9.J0 a.m.) LONDON. Sept. 19. At the British Association meeting, Sir IV. A. Beveridge. Director of the London School of Economics, declared that Britain was not over-populated. Unemployment and over-population wore two distinct problems. He said that Germany, with her limits of compressed shipping, lost and other disabilities arising out of the war, did not suffer through unemployment. Yet Britain, with expanded territories and the world open to her. had unprecedented unemployment. The remedy for Britain was to recreate the world as a vast co-operative Commonwealth of Trade. In strongly advocating Free Trade, Sir W. Beveridge said that he found no basis for the belief that Britain could be self-supporting or that the Empire v.as willing to hoer.me soll.sullieicnt.

In dealing with the question <:! birth control, he said that the present question was wliethor 'it would result, in a stationary white population long before the while man’s world was full. He iilsn had to ask how the varying incidence of restrictions among the diileront classes would affect the slock, and how far its unequal adoption among the different races would leave one at the mercy of another. Doctor Mary Stupes, said Sir \Y. Beveridge, had ignored the existence of the unemployable, and the unfit. It was quality, and not quantity which counted. An increase in Britain’s birth control was necessary if the quality of the rare was to he maintained even at the present level.

TO HELP TIT KIR COUNTRY. (Received this day at 111 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Sept. 19. The Queen and Queen Dowager, in consequence' of the depression in Holland, have advised the Government that they are prepared to forego part of their income, correspondingly to the impending reduction in civil servants salaries. * EARTH TREMORS REPORTED. (Received-this (lay at 10 a.m.) PARIS. Sept. 19 Violent earth tremors are reported in the region of Pniinpol, Brittany. DATE OF WEDDING FIXED. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, Sept. 10. The wedding of Hie Crown Prince and Lady Louise Mountebatten lias been fixed for the 3rd of November. BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED. [Rkuters Teuroiums.] (Rc-cived this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 19 One million two hundred and twentytwo thousand are registered as unemployed in Britain, which is twelve thousand below the previous week as compared with the maximum of 2,045,000 iii .Tune 1921. HERR STINNES IN RUSSIA. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) .MOSCOW, Sept. 19. Herr Stinnes has arrived, following the example of Krupp. He is seeking agricultural concessions. NO DEFINITE SOLUTION. •'Received this day at 10 a.m. PARIS, Sept, 10 A communique states that while AL Poincare and Mr Baldwin were unable to reach a definite solution, their conversation established a common ogive-j incut and view. CHURCH ROBBED. [Reuters Tei eorams.] (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) JERUSALEM, Sept, 1.9 The Church of the Holy Virgin at Gethsemane was robbed last night of diamonds, jewels, silver lamps and ikons. • BRITAIN NOT SYMPATHETIC. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 19. The British reply to the United States proposal for a reciprocal agreement on ships’ liquor and liquor supplying was received to-day. It is described as “in general not sympathetic to the proposal.’’ The British Government intends to present, tile question to the Imperial Conference in London in October. Officials describe the British communication as leaving open the possibility of negotiating a double-barrelled treaty to curb rum running and also to facilitate legitimate liquor shipments in foreign bottoms. There is no attempt to disguise the fact that the British indicated a general disapproval of the plan, and raised objections against it.