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Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1924, Page 3

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AUSTItALIAN AND N.Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION. SOCIAL HYGIENE CONFERENCE. GIRLS DISCUSSED. .Received this day at. 9.15 a.m.> LONDON, May I I. Sir Frederick Mott, speaking at the Social Hygiene Conference at AYembly, said:—“lt is natural for a young woman to strive to make herself attractive. She does not hesitate at any ph vsical discomfort or suffering. To achieve this end she pinches her feet in light shoes, cramps her body in corsets, wears thin stockings in winter, pierc'-s her ears and even pierces her lips and nose to permit of attractive jewellery.” Viscount Astor said the Anglo-Saxon race was leading the world because it had developed the idea of a sane moral standaid for both sexes. One could tell a nation’s spiritual outlook from the position of ils women. Dritish girls in war time showed courage, endurance and initiative without losing their modesty. It was only idleness and curiosity that tempted girls to make excursions into hell in search of

new sensations. I’RO.MLSE TO COLOURED PEOPLE. CAPETOWN. .May 15. Doctor Malnu, Chairman of the Cape Nationalist Party, speaking at C'a.lvinia, said if General llertzog became Premier he would give the coloured people the same privileges in other provinces as they enjoyed in thc Cafe.

MR MACDONALD ON NATIONALISM. [REUTERS TEI.KOnA.MS.] Re.eiveu this dnv at 9.15 n.m.i LONDON, May 11.

fa defining tile Government’s foreign policy at a Labour women’s demonstration in the Albert Hall, tin 1 Prime Minister (Mr Ramsay .MacDonald) declared he was a convinced and an unbending Nationalist. He respected national traditions and characteristics. Tt would he a very bad day for the world if a. diversification of humanity, created hv so many variations of rare, creed and clime, became sand-pal ered into one feature. Dot, neither was it his ideal to run Nationalism so hard that it would become a post to anyone trying to make peace. Nationalism was not aggression, hut self icxpcrt. Therefore, the Labour Government's foreign policy was to bring about a great peace union. He appealed to all European nations, no less than the Great Powers, to come in and enable the advancement of a policy of disarmament. Referring to the Dawes’ report Mr MacDonald admitted that tlienv were some things in it. of which lie was a little bit suspicious; but. lie believed the adoption of the report as a whole would give Europe a new chance of finding its feet. He urged all the powers con. corned to take up the same attitude and trust to the sense of the justice of the world to see right done in the end.

FREE IMPORT OF SULPHUR INTO INDIA. (Received this dnv at 9.15 n.m.) DELHI. May Li. Ti'c Tariff Hoard recommends the free impoit, of sulphur as i( is unlikely to he produced in India, while its free import will substantially benefit several industries. DR. SUN YA P SEN DEAD. I'EKIN, May In. Obituary Or. Sim Vat Sen. the QUEENSTOWN OUTRAGE. ("Sydney Son” Cables). ißec.nivcil this dnv at 9.25 a.in.) LONDON, May 11.

A Free State Proclamation minutely describes the five men. Daniel O'Donovan, Frank Bltstead. -lim Drey, Niali Grey and Peter O'Shea, the alleged per. petratois of the Queenstown outrage.

THE AMRITSAR RIOTS. G F-. !•'.R A L BUYNOVS l-'.VfDEXIT (“Sydney Sun” Cable-). • Received this day at ILIA a nt.) LONDON. A lay 11.

Giving evidence in the O'Dwyer ease. General Be.v non. formerly commanding officer at Lahore, -aid if Dyer had not opened fire at Amrii-ar. his forces would have been wiped out in two minutes. No one know- what would have happened afterwards. Dye: saved Punjab from being overrun by anarchy. Dyer, in repotting the Amritsar occurrence to Be.vnon had stated lli.tt the party Intel fired OAO rounds, and estimated that between two thousand and three thousand had been.killed. Be.vnon added Dyer is one of the best officers with sound military views and long experience in Lidia. The native troops loved him.

XIvAY GIANT’ AIRPLANES. rpNDOX. May 11. The “Daily Alail” describe-.-; new giant aero engines and novel wing devices ami the development in metal construction permitting machines to bo designed to a size, hitherto impossible, iluts turning a new page in history. Ihe newest wonders include bombers with multiengined power plants, practically eliminating risks of forced landings. They are able to fly at such u tremendous speed that defence becomes daily more difficult. Another variety, a singleseater lighter, is equipped with huge engine* enabling it to rise up almost vet tic-ally attaining vast heights w ith a rapidity formerly considered impos-

sible. \ new armaments race has begun between tin- nations to develop immenselv long range planes .capable of st:iking blows at distant bases. Experiments are proceeding in flights from winged tankers with a view to increasing range.

M.P. UNSEATED. LONDON. May Ul. Gray, a Commoner, was unseated tor spending more than the permitted maximum, on an election i.imp.n„nJustice Sattke-v in his judgment, sau Gray left the Court with no stain on his character, but his agent. Johnstone, was guiltv of fraud and corrupt practices. Grav had only himselt to blame, because lm trusted the runmt.g of the election to Johnstone, who wain a state of nbyssmal ignorance regjinlinjx election • CHILD 15CENT TO DEATH. ' FOXTON. May MA h liocUing burning accident, of which the year and eleven months o.ct son of Alfred Smith. Harbour St. was the victim, happened on Tuesday at tornoon. The child fell in an open fire m a neighbour’s yard, and was terribly burnt about the face before rescued. The child was removed to the hospital where it suc-ctnnhed to its injuries.