MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1923, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. THE JAPANESE DISASTER. POSITION AT KOBE. TOKIO. Oct. 27. Kobe is the centre of activities in foreigjn relief work. During the earthquake period foreign residents raised £40,000 pounds. The fine Oriental Hotel was commandeered for the foreign refugees, some thousands of whom (locked to Kobe, most of whom have row departed for their own countries or elsewhere. The relief work is drawing to a dose as the funds have run out. Mr Foster, the British Consul-General states that no more food supplies are wanted, but blankets will ho most useful. Otherwise, the host form of help is monetary contributions. Kobe is filled with tourists and till the hotels are crowded. A light between Kobe and Yokohama for the capital of the. silk trade ended io a victory for Yokohama. Kobe is overstocked with Australian frozen meat, which is selling at cut rates. Immediately alter the disaster a big stock of meat which was consigned to Hong Kong was deflected to Yokohama and Kobe. This arrived in quantities beyond local demands and the meat was offered to the .Japanese Government which declined same ns i; had sufficient. This meat iias no relation to tlte relief supplies sent from Australia as it was given to the Japanese relief committees by tile flong Kong people. JAPANESE SURVEY. (‘‘Sydney Sun” Cables). TOKIO. Oct. 28. The Yokohama Exchange will resume silk operations on the Ist. of November. and the Tnkio rice exchange will reopen a mouth later. The main through railway line resumes trallic to-morrow, hut some of the branch lines will probably he abandoned altogether. They cannot he rebuilt at present, because of the looseness of the ground which renders cuttings impossible. The Japanese railway and read repairs are amazing lorcigners who had not expected the re-open-ing of comiiiuuicalions in a time short of six months. Tokio is digging liersell out <>l the ruins and is rushing temporary >‘instructions. Yokohama is less advanced and the ruins are still covering many corpses. The pres-' is resuming the political discussions, the question of manhood franchise being prominent. The lori ign Ofliee announces that it is ready t<, resume pourparlers with Russia as soon as it is convinced Russia will not force another deadlock. \Z IMMIGRATION INNOVATION.. LONDON, Oct. 28. Sir James Allen is negotiating with the Overseas Settlement Committee for the purpose of carrying mil. New Zealand's immigration innovation on similar lines to the Rhodes Scholar scheme under which the headmasters ol English public scholars will nominate the likeliest, tandidates, ol whom 20 will l,i sent monthly for training on New Zealand farms and stations. FACIEI.C CABLE BOARD. LONDON, Oct. 2S. An interesting situation has arisen over the personnel ol lln- I’ai ittc tabic Board, particularly the chairmanship, which at pre-mnt is vacant. The oliiae is in the gift of the British Treasurer under a somewhat archaic statute, which also permits him to dispose ol any surplus, it is understood the act collies tip for review during the ensuing session, when it is Imped to modernize the provisions ami remove the sole control from the partner who is not the largest slaveholder. Meantime the position has been regarded as requiring a small portion -d the ...ci opams’ nmo and carried small emoluments. 'I note is now a propostil to continue Inis poll v by appointing an aged Briti-h ollieial. long connected with the Board, hut it, i, understood the Dominions disagree with this. Therefore the presence ol R.,. Premiers is tin opportunity. D is believed Mr Bruce and Mr .Massey are both interested. There is a question to consider whether In view ol the miming keen competition of wireless, trout which private cables are prcpai tag t-> elaborate a strong organization Die l‘aailie shoo 111 not bar e a U ll -' i ll executive chairman, lacing Die cm a cost ol the salary lor tlm sake o e.hcienev without which it is most likely to fit'll behind c.mpelitnr- in the race for business. The whole mat ter is likely to be subject of negotiations with the Imperial i lovcrnnietit. It is believed Dime is a much hotter chance of securing a settlement finally on satisfactory lines while the Premiers are Imre, than ntaeiwist*. N.X. RAH .MAYS CRITICISED. LONDON. Oct. 28. The “Eimincinl Times” commenting on New Zealand railways’ report says mm of the features of the adi.'iuis ration that is not to he regarded with unmitigated satisfaction is the mi Dim siib-idizng of industry at the expense .1 Dansportation. Thus wr had mans services performed below cost, uhnh means til! the eost of other user- am taxpayers. Lime lor manuring la in lands 'was carried 4 tons miles for a trifle over a farthing per ton pm mile Butter, cheese, road mel.-.l (Du tatter being for the banc,if ol competition and entail.ng a lot* o > thousand per annum) were in > l ,1 10 same position. In many ullmi mstanees exceptionally low rate- "e"-' granted to alist in e-tnbh-hmg ..ulus tries, which are now ilour.sliiug - >uU remain in st atOs"a n y 'increase in freight- rates at would tend to divert more trallic' to the roads \Ve i.nj.j gino the solution of the pmhkn.. a be found in .casing to subsidize Hon. ishing or competitive industries.

CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S CONl’fiienck. LONDON; Oct. \l the Conservative Party’s Conference a resolution was moved by As tor in favour of raisin- the sclicwl- ■ leaving ago to 10. This was rejected. The Conference concluded with a final word from the chairman, Sir HerLort Nield, viz.. -Where ever you see a Socialist’s head, hit it !" The Conference passed a series ol resolutions calling on the Government t 0 devise means for the assistance ot agriculture. A motion was carried asking for legislation to protect the liguts of trade union minorities, and to ensure that trade union policy shall conform only to the legitimate functions of trade unionism. The granting of pensions to widows with voting children was advocated. aUo abolition or alteration of the income limit for old age pensioners, in order to ensure that thrifty workers shall not he penalised. There were thirteen hundred delegates attending the I nionist Paint Conference at Plymouth. It was the first conference held since the breaking up of the coalition.

WEEK’S POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING. LONDON, Oct. 28. The “Daily Express” states that there will he a full stream of political campaigning this week. Mr Baldwin speaks at Swansea on Tuesday, and in Manchester, the free trade citadel, twice on Friday. It is expected he will more clearly define his own and Cabinet’s attitude on the tariff issue. Mr Nevillo Chamberlain (Minister of Health) and Sir L. Worthington Evans (Postmaster-General) are also speaking io the provinces and scores of meetings are being organised by all throe p-ar-ties. Three bve-eleetion campaigns also close this week. TURKEY TAKES UP FOOTBALL CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 28 Opportuuitcs to practice with teams belonging to the British army of occupation has produced an assoc iD.et In.,thall boom throughout Turkey. Yesterday five thousand watched an intcr•.tiiioii.il match hetwe-n Routmuiia and Turkey, which was drawn, the -cores I cing I wo all. MR ARTHUR HENDERSON'S VIEWS. [Rkcters TEI.KttIt.VMS.] LONDON. Oct. 28. Presiding at a labour demonstration at London Mr Arthur Henderson said that Imperial preference and tariffs witii a large settle of immigration to the Dominions were l>eng solemnly advocated the only solution lor unemployment: but unemployment existed in high tariff countries. Imperial preference was not, given as an enlarged market in the Dominions for our export which, on the contrary, maintained the same proportion to our total overseas trade as lteforo. Since the Dominions gave us preference the trade ol the Dominions in British markets has been increasing despite Hie tact that they got no preference or only a small preference of one sixth of the customs duties imposed on some classes ol goods which was imposed for revenue. Unemployment in the Dominions would lie intensified enoinously by the adoption of a large scale policy of emigration which the transfer of the population to countries overseas luster than those countries could absorb them, lie urged that the foreign policy he steadily directed to the political and economic reconstruction of Europe as a means ol restoring the trade and industry of Britain ami Europe. But, lie declared, the problem of unemployment would remain so long as the capitalist- system m industry continued.