MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1924, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

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KM IT P K DAO KANT’. MASTKR PANf.iIKTTKD. LONDON. Sept. S. With Prince Arthur of Connaugght presiding;. Pageant Master Frank Luseelles was hauquetted hy the Onillliiitthe Kmpire Daggeant and hy performers. chiefly Australians and New Xealuders. Drinee Arthur of Cotinaiight described the pageant as worthy of the Kmpire. He referred to the achievenient of Daggeant .Master l.ascelles in the ease of Canada, South Africa and India, and paid a tribute to the In.(l'M volnntaiv pi'rfortiiors who had braved the rigour of a British summer.

Daggeant .Master Las; elles emphasise" the educational value of the Pageant and its stimulating interest in Kmpire news and coiiimmiication. Mr Limn. Secretary for Overseas’ Trade, also dwelt on the enormous educational value of the Dageant. which he described as a wonderful achievement in Kmpire history. He added that the Labour Darty was developing an Imperial policy. which would strengthen the bonds of Kmpire more than anything else hitherto had done, the first spell. Miss Clarke (Smithland) had dribbled the hall into Puahilie’s circle and when about to shoot was obstructed hy an opposing; player and thus lost her elniine of scoring. DAPIS’ COLOCP PPOPLK.M. (“Sydney Sun” Cables). (Deceived this day at 10.2.') a.m.l DAPIS, Sept. 0. Paris is developing a colour problem. .Many nntivis of Algeria, Turkey and .Morocco were brought over to France during the temporary shortage of labour and it is estimated that there are now 100,0111 lin Paris, constituting a grave menace. They arc mostly uncivilised. Robberies and quarrels are reported almost daily. The authorities are considering their deportation and the prohibition nl emigration from French Alriean colonies. FISIIKPIKS DISPITK SKTTLKD. TUK If) Soot. !». It is ollicially staled that the .Rus-so-Japanese northern waters fisheries problem lias been settled hy a com promise. No further details are. at present available.

An Imperial emigration eolilel'eliee ha-, been convened for this afternoon for the first time with Shidohara apresident. The I the inqilil') includes to what countries emigrants should I" scut and the nature of control and as sistaucc to lie extended to emigrants and emigration societies.

Shidohara in a speech, declared that an emigration pTo y should not old) attempt to solve tile problem of » surplus population, hut should promote sell-suliicieiicy in the home eotin try regarding supplies of food aim raw material, lie urged that the police ■ liotlld he so arranged that eon "rant, would ho acceptable w herevei sent.

TO DRKVKNT WAP. SIP [. HAMILTON'S 11> KA. LONDON. Sept. I). Much interest, has Icon amused h\ a speech wliieh »a- made to returnee soldiers hy Sir lan Hamilton, who. lithe leading olftcial of the I nicr-Allic' Federation of eM-Sohliers. has Intel) Is-'.-fii actively organising a imivemelit to provent lot in: wars. Sir lan Hamilton declared that tin resol lit ions- ot the I .eagle* ol Nation were beautiful. hut he expressed doubt as to whether there would be nnv resolution'- behind them. In the hour of trial, soiiml lung st rutigcr linn ■ link rilifon-- w:c- n''o'h‘*L il lie* h-'l" a.el cx.i pm-.'lion • ":- o*h "*1 " the last two years was to I By insisting that they wouhl not ligh: each other, soldiers could prevent war "UP FAT FOOLS." LONDON, Sept. it. Mr K. ('. Orcnfcll, a direc tor of the Haul, of Knglaiid, in a letter to the ]<)l2 Chili, corn! led the Pussian loan nil the ground that the large! part of the money would he devoted to Communist propaganda. He concluded; ‘ We would he great fools to lend monev to the Soviet Government.”