BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia A- X.Z. Cable Association.] I’IfFSS ( ARLF.S. CHFAI’KK rates. LONDON. July 0. A mooting of the Empire I’ro.-s Union, before the departure of the Aietarlasiau ('nnfet enoe delegates, received statements regarding the press cables. Mr Denison Bonder, of the Eastern Cable Coy. said tliuL the Company's post-war expenditure on new cables and renewals had exceeded ten millions. It had been decided to !a.\ tin improved cable, from Berth to Goeo.s island capable oj two thousand letters a minute, again'! tie present six hundred letter--. The press mes-nge-nmounted ; went v-une per rent, oi the Company's trallir, but the revenue therefrom was only two per cent. Mr Camoli-!| Stuart, of the J’aetfie Cable Board, :t it non need that their press rate was- Iwing reduced from 7d to fid per word, whereof tin- lioaril received 2-ld. including three thousand miles of table transmission ordinary press, and three halfpence for deferred press matter, which was the cheapest press rate in the world.

Mr Robert Donald. who presided, staled that wireless and wireless telephony would la- operative with Australia within eight month'. The lieu Anglo-A.tistralitin sixpenny (•able press rate operates from the 7th. .1 til'/.

Mr Pender, at the Empire Press meeting advocated the eo-operat ion of the wireless and the cables. He was prepared to negotiate an agreement. with the wireless companies as regards rates ami other matters. It was estimated that on the present basis, the Eastern Company lost forty thousand sterling revenue as the result of the reduction of tin- ordinary rale to Australia. bi-eau.-e people were taking advantage of the deferred rates. PRINCE OE WALES. CAPETOWN, July d. The l’riuee of Wales has been touring the slock raising districts of South Rhodesia. lie visited Cwele. and the visit synchronised with the opening of a cotton ginnery there, which means much to the colony, width is non going in largely for cotton growing. AN IRISH INVITATION. LONDON. July 7. At the Irish ( lull dinner, the Lord Mayor, extended a hearty invitation to Lite Duke a.’id Dnehe.-s of York to visit Ireland, assuring them the sinrerest welcome. SHE l‘H * 15RKEI) EUS' ('< >X E EI; EXCE. (Received this day at 10. Jo a.in.) LONDON. July 7. Forty-five overseas delegates attended the International Conference o! Sheep Breeders at Chester. The prin eipal feature was an address by Professor Bnrebr, 0 f Leeds University, on the subject of .English wools and their uses, in the course of which he criticised the tendency among British breeders to breed for mutton instead of wool, ('apt. Al u-liaelia n staled Kmithlield butchers commented favourably on Mouth African mutton, lb- added that he intended to encourage his ■ fellow farmers to cross Sulfolk sheep front England villi indigenous sheep for which purpose large purchases were to b" made at the forthcoming sales. There is a record gathering of I,livers at present in ( hc-ster in readiness for the forthcoming Royal Show a: which the finest collection of pedigree sheep in the world will, it, is reported, be .shown, BIG GLASGOW EJ.RE. LONDON, duly 7. A shocking lire in Glasgow destroyed Kelvin Gall and many tenement house. Hundreds are homeless. The damage amounted to fllMI.DIil). Six lire are still raging.

UMPIRE PRODUCTS. London. July 7. A cordial reception was accorded at Hotel Cecil at the inaugural meeting of the sdl-supporting Empire l-eague presided over by Lord Jellicoe who explained that the League which was non-party, was funned to develop and foster Km [. ire trade, induce eon,sinners to demand Empire products, and to assist producers to meet demands at a reasonable prhe. Branches would be formed to encourage industry m their own immediate territory. SUCCESXFFI. OPERATION. PARIS. July 7. Lord Islington was recently operated on by the Erenrh specialist, Boyer, for kidney trouble, and is making excellent progress, lie is expected in be soon completely recovered. WORLD’S SHIPPING. (Received til is day at 11.20 a.ni.i LONDON, July 7. Lloyd’s Register shows the worlds shipping is 01. OH thousand, compared paled with 01,Odd thousand lons in June hist year and Id,fill thousand tons in 11)1 I. Britain’s share is 11),,'104 thousand tons this year and IS,.fi.fi! thousand tons last year. I nited States tonnage decreased by fi79 thousand tons. The world's sailing tonnage had fallen from I7IS thousand tons since lietore the war to 161] thousand tons.

of which lifiP thousand tons were owned by United States. British Dominions steel and iron tonnage is d.2J>O thousand tons, an increase of 7.33 thousand tons. Germany's is 7993 thousand tons n decrease ol 21 PA thousand tons. United States 11.L9.fi thousand tons an increase of 9.7L8 thousand toils. Holland 7,fiS.fi thousand tons, an increase of II L| thousand tons. Japan 3741 thousand tons, an increase of 700!) thousand tons. All increases arc since 1914. NOTABLE GATHERING OK IRISHMEN. (Received this day at 0.30 a.m.) LONDON. July 7. A notable gathering ol Irishmen, all political creeds, irom the North aim South were present at a house dinner given by the Irish Club in London, at which the principal guest was the Duke of York. Others included Govenior-i '•cneral Mealy, a representative of President t'osgrave. Senate.!' Lari Mayo. an Ulster Commoner. Sir Robert Lynn and a number of prominent non-Irish ciuzc ns. The Duke of York was warmly welcomed and made a speech dwelling ott the distinctions won by living Irishmen in various spheres. Mr llealy in his speech, said turmoil and distress which used to pievai. in the South of Ireland had so wrung the heart of His Majesty that it was through him an approach towards a j tract' had been po.-siMe. GROWING JAPAN. VANCOUVER. July 7. Count Micbimasu. a member of the Japanese House ol Deers adiltessing the University of Chicago, stated a population of Japan was increasing at the rate of about, six hundred thousand yearly, and in another thirty years there would he nothing left for us but to starve, unless those count!which have unlimited areas of fertile lands, grow rice and export it to Japan, or an open door polity is declared throughout the world,