BRITISH & FOREIGN HEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1924, Page 4

BRITISH & FOREIGN HEWS.

[Reuters Telegrams.J SIR J. --LEX. /Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON', May 9. Sir J. Alien is going to Vines tomorrow, ill conncetion with tile battle held memorials, and to Geneva to sign on l>ehalt of New Zealand the Customs’ Uniformity Convention. Ho will probably also confer with Spahlinger. NEW RARALYSLS TREATMENT. LONDON, May 0. The “Daily Express” gives prominence to a reported new treatment for paralysis by malaria innoeulation. The paper says the Ministry oi Health is watching the experiments, which at present are concentrated on breetnng a parasite which will cause a complete attack, yet will benefit the paralysed parts. It (piotes a specialist as saying the new treatment is one of the greatest discoveries in modern medicine, and is likely to be adopted in Kpsom mental hospital. .MEDICAL FRAUDS.

(Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, -May 9.

•‘The Daily Chronicle” l’aris correspondent states ‘23 doctors and chemists were convicted at Marseilles for defrauding the State to a total extent of £28,000 sterling, by false charges for medical attendance and supply of medicines to discharged and disabled soldiers. Fines varied from forty to fifty pounds and carried four to tivi years suspension from practice. The accused were also ordered to refund sixty per cent, of the charges and some were'imprisoned for terms of six months to two years.

Ii.VTRAURDNA.ItV SUCCESS. LONDON, May 0. The New Zealand Loan met with extraordinary success, over lb millions he. ing subscribed. Rig applicants receive only Jo per cent, of the amounts tendered for. VIEW OF BUDGET. (.Received this day at 10. To a.m.) LONDON, .May 0.

' Sir Thomas Henley in the interview roundly condemned the Budget and said Mr Snowden seemed to he doing his host to break down the ties of both sentiment and trade binding Australia to the Em| ire. lie hoped, however, that the Commonwealth Parliament would not abolish prclorouee to Britain because lie w:is sure Mr Snowden's attitude towards the Dominions was not that of a majority of the people of Biilain.

D’OISV'S FLIGHT. DELHI, May 9. D’Oisy has left Calcutta for Akyah. CANADA AND JAPAN. (Received this day at 10.2-9 a.in.) WASHINGTON, May 9.

Canada's experience ol the Japanese question is having an intersting influence in Washington to-day. Premier Mackenzie King negotiated a new agreement with Japan several months ago, hut the official disclosure of the fact hits just reached Washington. The almost identical words which the Ambassador unfortunately employed in addressing the American Secretary of State were used in the correspondence with .Mr. King. "I wish to convey our appreciation of the friendly efforts you ?o thoughtfully made in order to prevent such circumstances as might have been inimical to the friendly relations now existing between Canada and Japan.” In these words the Japanese Consul-Genet til addressed the Premier, who replied also with it sling in Ihe tail. His letter was as follows: “If an effective restoration can he voluntarily obtained otir Government will try (o avoid the enactment by Parliament of legislation which, in the light of internal ional goodwill, might appear to he undesirable.”

Japan thereupon agreed to reduce immigration to Canada lo one hundred and fifty annually, which Canada accepted. The previous ban was four hundred to one thousand.