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Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1924, Page 3

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[ll k utktta Te r, eo ua ma.J CIIA.NCI.NC HIS NA.MK. LONDON. November 25. Sir Lloyd Oiat'ine is ehanyiiiy lii.s name to Conlitfe Lister, because of a considerable leyaoy from his wife's mot her, Mr- Charles Ingram, formerly Cunlilfe Lister. DOMINIONS' STATUS. LONDON. November 25. The Luipi.'c wa.s the subject of dis'■ussion at Overseas Colonial Instiinte, The Canadian c.x-Mini.stcr Foster declared the Dominions had a national Status ill the policy, if not a-tually. ll'' hu| c.l the Dominions would not make the mistake of assertiny the equality of nationhood. Britain would continue the dominant partner until the Dominions approximated her in population mid the burden of I'oteme. Ife said w hile ( amnia had taken a prominent part in doniandiny separate icpresentation she had not taken steps to avail herself thereof, lie nryod careful consideration before takiny the first step prejudicial to a sinyle voice in foreiyu diplomney. Lord Sclboiirue fChaii mail) eonsidei’ed the I.lovd Ccorye Coverlimont litiii K*lu*il tlu* idea of separate representation w ithout fully thinkiny out the | ossjlili* eou.sequeiiees, lie admitted that Ca.nada and South Africa, who "ere prim ipall.v res) oijvible lor the demand, had not taken advaiitayo thereof) but In* conjured ii]> the inconvenience which would have arisen if the Free Slate had appointed an ,\m-

bassadnr to Cairo, as well as to Ws.shinyten. He urged Dominion statesmen to realise the implications of the position I'elore the dillit ulties arose, whic h even the yoodwill of the Domiiiioiis would be unable to solve. LONDON WOOL SALKS. LONDON. November 25. The wool sales have opened with the demand strong and prices from par to Fifteen per cent advance. MAI! KITS Ci.OSKD AGAINST UIMTAIX. LONDON, November 25. •Mr Stanley .Macliin, speaking at the dinner ol the London .Sliippiny and l''orwiirdiny Ayents, said that foreiyu markets were l.einy closed against Britain lor one reason or another. Therefore it was iiicreasinyiv importmil to develop trade with the Dominions. Alter the last Imperial Conference, Britain seemed to say:” You yu your way! We will yo ours!'’ That was an impossible attitude.

MlO AT PHICKS. LONDON, November 21. The “ Monthly Post” asks: What will happen il llit* Uoval Commission Finds that the meat trade profits" arc excessive. It seems to us that the centre of the meat trade is not under the British flay. Therefore, we are powerless. The true way to yo |o work, as Mr Aincry seemed to suyyest yesterday, is to encourage piodueliou within the Kiupire.

CK.Ii.MAN BA N K INC VENTURE. RERUN. Nov. 25. At a yeiieral meeting of the Deutsche auk a proposal was sanctioned for the nversiou of its paper mark capital of

tal of one hundred and fifty millions, whereof shares totalling forty millions have been sold to a London bankiny yroup. headed by the Keliroeder Company. Shares will be disposed of in foreign markets at the most favourable moment.

I’UINCE OF WALES. LONDON, Nov. 25. 'Fhe Prince of Wales departs for South Africa on llm 251 h March.

A NAVAL CONFFIt KM'F. (I’ecoived this day al. 11.21 a.in.) LONDON. November 2b. Admiralty circles poinl out with clerenee to the report from '■ us.ralin, that the naval conference and die concentration of naval units will re held at Singapore in February is mother of a series of similar cniierenees previously held hetweeen the oinmanders of the China, Australia, mil Fast, Indian fleets for the purpose rf .strengthening the points of stratgy and the closer co-operation of the •essel.s. The conference is in no way eoneeni,l wilh the political aspect of Siuga-

AAIFRIC'AN FA'FMFST FNPFDITION I.ON DON, November 21. The “ Daily Fxprcss’s ” Cieiieva enrrespondeiit says Llial a powerfully linaneed American expedition lias been formed to ascend Mount Fverost liming the summer of 11121, using Swiss guides. WAH NINO TO INDIA. DFLIIf, November 21. Speaking at Alahla, Lord l.ytioii said the peace of Hongal and the lives of its citizens were threatened bv a ciimpatitivelv small body ol men who had introduced terrorism, into their poliiical programme, seeking to murder those whom they hate or tear, and to overawe by threats of murder those whose political activities me inconvenient or objectionable to them, and to import foreign aims and aninuinitiou into the country for the purpose

of making their terrorism effective. Lord l.y I toil concluding, said every single man who was arrested midei regulation three of IH2S ol the new ordinance. was a member of. the terrorist organisation. Every man who was arrested was not detained on isolated statements l.v a single informer, but on evidence from many different quarters. Two more incidents o" the kasterli Reugal Railway bring up the number of attempts at train wrecking on this railway to live in throe weeks. 'I ho authorities made a statement that whilst enquiries definitely established the existence of a campaign of train wrecking, at present there was no evidence to connect it with a revolutionpolitical motive. aah'ndsfn’s yfxi crf. (•nitronASlA. November 21. Amundsen has bought two Rorniei aeroplanes fur his polar tlight in 1921. i AXGI.O-GFRAI.AX TRADE. LONDON. November 21. Negotiations for an Anglo-German commercial treaty, based on complete ‘•most-favoured nation" twins to Bn-t-iin have been opened under the chairmanship of Lord D-Abcrnon. the German delegates, consisting of permanent officials from Berlin.