MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1925, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION QUESTIONS IN COMMONS. LONDON, June 0. In the Commons. .Mr Baldwin announced the Oovernmenl had decided to adopt the recommendation of the committee to impose Ti 1 3 jxu' cent ad valorem duty on imports of lace and embroidery of all kinds. -Mr Mitchell Thomson said the Imperial Wireless Committee has now completed its rapresentatioss to till the Dominions and will meet for the first time on ..‘lst June. TRUSS CONFERENCE. LONDON. June 0. Tile following additional delegates to the Press Conference in Melbourne are notifiedF. J. Iligginbottom (“Daily Chronicle”), Mrs A. W. Moore (“Sheffield Telegraph,”) and Augusto Bartolo “Malta ( hrouiele.”) FOOD PRIFFS. LONDON, June !>. It is understood the aunoiim eluent of the establishment of a Food Council on the lines suggested in the report of Ihe Food Commission may he expected shortly. The Council will not at the outset have statutory powers, lint wiU act in an advisory capacity and watch food prices and endeavour to control them by the it-e, d publicity.

LDAIRIXG ’PLANK BLOWN CP, PARIS, June !)

A Fcmi message states a French lombing ’ohiiie caught lire in the air and crashed. The bombs exploded ml the pilot and observer were killed.

XF W STFA.MKR LA PNC HKD. LONDON, June 9

The Australian Press Association .tales a great crowd including many Yustra lin ns. witnessed the launching if the Otranto from the slipway immediately overlooking the shed in fhieh the Australian submarines will hortly he laid down. A bottle of Ausr.ilian burgundy was broken over the iiivs of the Otranto, which promises o he the Orient ( ompanv’s show ship, ihe sails for Australian iu January.

In a speech at a subsequent luncheon Mr Allan Anderson emphasised the cycle of depression affecting firms, the merchant, and then the shipowners and finally the builder. The last named was competing with people who have not adjusted their compasses to the now conditions. IVt-lmps liritisiiers will Inter find that they are not so much above their rivals' price. There was the spectacle of nations embarking on ship-owning which they were incompetent to undertake, involving losses which they can ill afford to hear. For instance, the Italians were hoping to restrict the transit of Italians to Italian ships, which was to the disadvantage of the Orient Coy who so far conveyed Italians to Australia. The Italians declared that they hope to maintain their Italian identity in a new country. Mr Anderson was not .-urprised that Au-trolia resented the idea licit she wanted new citizens, hut nol aliens, !!,■ also was not surprised there was no answer to the tenders lor the purchase of the ('oiiiinoinvealth Line. Australia needed loans and the more important private enterprise which linanced itself. Mr Anderson was of the opinion the existence of national trading losing one million was one of the worst advertisements for Australia. TFIt K ISJI PERSECUTION I! AC 11 DAD, June !k King Feistil has received a telegram from the Bishop of Zalio, eighty miles north-west of Mosul, appealing for help for (lie t hristian villages from Turkish (eerseeui inn. The villages fear aiinihilal ion.

A GRAND SPIRIT. LONDON. .June !). Speaking at ihe annua! meeting of t !.:■ National Association lor the employment of regular sailors. soldiers and airmen in Loudon. Lord JellieOe commended to the Ideal bodies the ex _ - nini.le of Auckland iu employing discharged sailors from Hi- Majesty's ship Glial ham in municipal undertakings. lie said I hat nothing eon Id he bet ter than the spirit therein disnlaved.

It IKK. 4 ! KI-: 1:1 * IT ATTACKS. PARIS, .Inn.' ID. A livin'* I'm i n I'Vz sin 1 1* ilml o nomy iin-iii< lll s in llic l.oukkous district «-nnlim:i■. The I’ioihli advance posts, id some puinis, have Rillcii Inc 1, in Enemy ell'orts tn |.onelruto ilm Krein'll liii"-. smitli Wergha. were beaten nil with heavy losses. DISAPPOINTED AT PROGRESS. I.OX l)()X, June 0. The "Daily Chronicle's” Paris correspondonl says: .M. Painlevo, the !’render, told the journalists that lie is Hying in llahai in order to discuss with General Lvanloy the best- means for dealing; veil It the arrogance id Ahdel Krim. lie would probably he ; I wav for four days. "It is believed that the Oovermneiit is disappointed at the progress ol the campaign, it had heen anticipated that the Rills would speedily he crushed. There lias lioen some talk ol changing the high command. The names of Generals Deberjey and W even ml are mentioned. BRITISH TAT?IFF PROTECTION-. LONDON. dime 10. Alter the rejection of a series ot Liheral and i.ahonr amemlnieiiTs to the proposal for the McKenna- duties being ret ived. in the course of an all night debate, following on the time worn fiscal controversial lines, the Mouse of Commons adopted the McKenna Duties hv ISO votes to 7.

THE BRITISH NAVY. LONDON, dune 0. The ‘Daily Telegraph’s” Parliamentary correspondent .says: "A Cabinet Naval Committee has reported in favoitr of a definite programme of navy construction. It is to he spread over a number of years. Jt is understood that the Treasury has been convinced that a programme of replacement is absolutely necessary. NEW CANADIAN EE AO. OTTAWA, dune 9. Ending into line with Australia and New Zealand. Canada is to have a new flag, which is to he recognised as the flag of the Dominion. The Government have passed an order appointing a Committee to consider and report on the most suitable design for a Canadian national flag, for use ashore. A distictive Canadian flag lias so far heen authorised for use* only by the Canadian Government-owned vessels and ships on the Canadian registry. Three suggestions have heen put before the committee. The first is to continue the use of the red ensign, with the addition of the Canadian arms as the national flag. The second is to use the Union Jack, with the Canadian arms in the centre. The third suggestion is to adopt an entirely new design.