BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

[Reuters Telegrams.]

WORLD FLIGHT. LONDON, Aug. 2. The American fiver Nelsoil, has reached I lornaliord. Iceland, Iroili Kirkwall. LONDON, Aug. 2. The aviator Zonui. has arrived at Karachi. LONDON. Aug. I. The aviator MacLaren is at IVtropavlivsk. lie reports himself “all well, hut storm hound." NEW YORK, Aug. 3 The cutter “Algonquin,” near Atliti Island, reports the British world fliers met with an aceid-nt at Nicolski, in the Komaiidotski Islands, hut nobody was hurt. According to a wireless from the Canadian trawler Thiepval, the party headed by AlaeLaren, will llv to West Kamchatka on- Thursday and from West Kamchatka to Nikolski on 1-ii-day. Another message stales the Thiepval is five hundred miles from Nicolski, for which she is making at full speed. AMERICAN’S PROGRESS. LONDON, Aug. ’2. The American world fliers left Kirkwall for Iceland, hut they later returned owing to a blinding fog. NAVAL RIVALRY. TOKIO, Aug. 3. A copy of the British representations regarding naval gun elevations ■ (cabled :il)tli duly) has been received at the Japanese' Foreign Office, which is considering a reply, in connection with the naval exnerts. NEW YORK, Aug. 2: Speaking at Williainstown.Mas.sarliusotts. Rear-Admiral AY. L. Rogers (retired) said that the British protest against the alteration in tlie elevation of the guns in the United States capital ships was without Inundation. ••We need onlv stand on our rights," ho said, "and England will scarcely continue to insist upon a point on which our judgment is inO as authoritative as hers."

Referring to reports that the Navy Department was proposing to argue the matter. Admiral Rodgers said: “It is a matter upon yhicli no argument would he satisfactory to England. She wauls our navy to he inferior to hers.

ANGLICAN BISHOP’S DENIAL LONDON, August 2

.Speaking at a conference of cremation authorities at Wembley. Bishop Gore said the idea that the toscurroettoil of the dead meant the re-collec-tion I.l' the material atoms ol the body at the did of the world was impossible and not intelligent. The idea of like material fesurrection of -the liofly. lie declared, had received no sanction in 1110 early days of Christianity.

SECRET TREATY DENIED. TOKIO, August 1

The official comment mi the London ‘'Morning Post's" Paris correspondent’s report of a secret Russo-Japan-ese Treaty is that it is utterly false, and the opinion L expressed that such reports are being emulated. systematically, for ulterior reasons. BRITISH BYE-ELECTION*. LONDON, Aug. 1.

Mr Dalton, the Labour candidate, speaking alter the declaration of the poll in Hollaiid-willi-llostoii. said that the Liberals only ran their candidate to keep him out. The Liberals during the election campaign had stooped to the depths of degradation. The Tories were straight opponents, hut the Liberals were noosed.

LONDON. Aug. I

His Majesty the King was attending the Goodwood races, and he desired to hear the result of the bye-clectioii, and in the absence of telegraphic facilities, racing exports tick-tacked the figures to the Royal stand.

EMPIRE CONFERENCE. v LONDON. Aug.

Referring to Press cables from Alls, tralia, stating that the latter has not been invited to the Imperial Conference, and has not even been informed that a conference is to be held, the Colonial Office slates that there is att extraordinarv misunderstanding somewhere. The Colonial Office points out that every Dominion received a cable invitation in .June to the conference. The majority of the Dominions prompt!v replied, including Mr liruce (the Australian Premier) himself. Since- . June, no further communication has been issued from the Colonial Office, beyond Mr Thomas’- statement to Parliament on .July 29, suggesting October Its po-sibly a convenient date lor the conference. It is not intended to lie another Imperial Coiiterenee requiring the attendance of Prime Ministers. but merely a consultative gathering tor the purpose of drawing up :l plan for the co-ordination ol IJi'ituin and the Dominions in foreign and inter-] mperial affairs, a- differentiated from domestic polities. OTTAWA, Aug. 1. The mystification in Australia over the -tiggesti'i! October Round-table Conference of the lvmpire is shared, to some extent, in Ottawa. Such a conference was suggested by Mr 'lliomas ill a cablegram, but there was no formal invitation, and no acceptance. Flit* only word received is announced byMr Thomas in the House of Commons.

Officials point out it is announced that Mr Thomas intends to sail shortly for South Africa, and. under present conditions. it seems unlikely a conference could be held in October, to decide major issues.