BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 April 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuters Telegrams.] CAPE CONTROYERSY. CAPETOWN. April 27. A hitler debate is proceeding in the Fnion Assembly on the Government’s .* budget.

General Smuts (Opposition Leader) declared: --‘We will not, acquiesce in any policy which places the Empire behind other countries. When our day comes we will reverse the Government’s policy, and see that Britain is treated as she should he." He nmv-i cd i hit the estimates Iv referred back wiili instructions lo submit amended lari If proposals tha. would recognise the principle that Britain should enjoy a preference above foreigners. Hon Mr Cresswell (Labour Leader) replying .argued that General Smuts was advocating the old policy of the Sixteenth Century, namely that the British Dominions should be run tor the economic profit of Great Britain, which policy, he sain, had lost Britain her American colonies.

PRINCE’S VISIT TO THE CAPE. CAPETOWN. April 27. Great preparations are being made everywhere to welcome the Prime oi Wales. ITALIAN AVIATORS FLIGHT. ROME. April 27. The Italian airman Dipinedo has left Baghdad for Bushirc on his flight to Asia. CROW BOROUGH MURDER. LONDON, April 28. A boy. named Jeffery, has been arrested in connection with the second Crowborotigh murder. He is a pale delicate boy, aged Id years. 'I be police ibis afternoon found bloodstained clothing and a knife. eRACE GANG OUTRAGE. LONDON, April 27. Another race gang outrage has been perpetrated at Sheffield, where ten men attacked William Plummer, outside bis home and i a tally stabbed hint in the abdomen. He leaves a widowami four children. Three arrests have been made.

ASIATIC EXCLUSION . VICTORIA, April 28. A resolution urging the Federal Government to put. a total Stop to the immigration of .Japanese and Chinese* into Canada, was adopted by a meeting consisting of one hundred and sixty delegates from various organisations ill British Columbia.

POLITICAL PROPHECY. LONDON. April 27. Sir Alfred Mnnd. speaking at Cheliiisfors. said that, so far Loin thinking tin- tin"; -parly system bus ended, he believed that a four-party V system would eventually develop. Liberalism would revive, while Labour would split into Communists and Moderates who believe in democratic in- ■ titulious.