BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & X.Z. Cable Association.] FRENCH ELECTIONS. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 8.30 a.rn.j .PARIS, July 27. The final results of the elections of Councils general after the second ballot .shoe Cartel captured Rill seats from the Opposition, namely ten from Communists, fourteen from Conservatives. sixty-two from Republicans, and forty-eight from Left Republicans. CHINESE A Fl'ii IS. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) PEKIN. July *27. It, is reported the Red General, Borodin. succeeds to the ndvisorship of Canton Government, vacated by Robert Norman, the American Attorney. It is learnt the Supreme Command oi’ the Army, Navy and Air Force has also been placed in the hands of Russians. AFRICAN POLITE.S. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 9.HU a.in.) CAPETOWN, July 27. The Government has made a final appeal to the Senate regarding the: Electoral Hill luit the Senate intimated that its decision was final. The bill was then dropped and Parliament prorogued tiil 2.Trd October.

INDIAN EX IV ERST TY EDECATTON. (Received this day at. 9.110 a.m.) DELHI. July 27. The Senate of the Calcutta Fniveisity adopted a resolution that some form, of phyisenl drill or games, he made compulsory in all afliliaied to the University. The mover pointed out that while the university had adopted „..e intellectual side ol western education Ihe physical side hud been completely neglected Out of nine thousand students examined by the Wcllarc Committee sixty per cent, were found defective. MR BALDWIN INTERVENES. (Received this day at 10.23 a.m.) LONDON. July 27. Air Baldwin lids morning, for the lirst time, intervened personally in the coal dispute. lie conferred at Downing St. for thrce-i|uaiters of an hour with a committee of the Trade i It ion Congress, which I- empowered to net for I lie miners.

It is understood that as a result ol the interview the Premier has undertaken to handle tin* coal crisis himself.

Air Baldwin was accompanied bv Air W. C. liridgcumu and Sir Arthur SLeelM ;t it land. Air Lane Fox in an ollicial statement says the T rade Eninii deputation urged lite I ’rentier to make an earls pronouncement, requesting the owners to postpone their notices, withdraw their proposals and allow tin..* men to work on tilt* term.- of the present agreement pending negotiations. Ihe Premier told the deputation he Imped to confer with the owners to-morrow. R is understood from an authoritative source that the depotal ion suggested some form of outside assistance to the coal mining industry was necessary if further serious ililfli tilt ies are lo he avoided. EM PI RE LABOUR CONFERENCE. All! AlaeDON A f.IVS SPEECH.

LONDON. July 27. A conference of the representatives of Ltd in Britain and the Dominions lias opened al Die Empire Parliamentary rooms in the Commons. Alt* .MacDonald. presiding. described as fudge and humbug the assumption that the Tory Party was the only party, raring for the Empire, lie claimed the Labourites were the lira I parts to teeogtiise Empire development, as so important as to require .study on the spot. He described the Dominions’ Preference policy as building a high wall against foreigners and a lower wall amiinsi Britain, hut l lie hitler was never "<> low as to prevent Die Dominions establishing complete industry. Britain did not object to that, hut must regard preterence as an indication of the Dominions’ good will. Mr AlaeDonaid suggested a scheme of committees tinder Government control to make wholesale purchases "I goods produced under line Labour conditions to enable countries to benefit as communities and not as capitalistic sections. . . Referring to foreign allairs Air A.atconsulted at every stage ol the negul tations re the' protocol which the Doyernmeitt rejected, apparently for nother reason than because ,t was n(Uoeated bv the Labourites. Ihe Dominions came to the conclusion the protocol was the best that could he done, was a co-operative affair Dinn.gn >u and at the hist meeting the Do.n * decided to sign. Air AlaeDonaid c*ousi.l*."*-?tl tin *‘ that Britain should he the po.reman of the world was a pro! » " * and the sooner they ren.rmd .. lim - ed responsibility and tr.i-te m st- - of the neon..* he ■** He hoped the conference s | periodically, like the Hup '* * forettce. i-ivatc Tin* Coni I'ivii'.'O roM»lu*tl «* l session.

RPMOPKS OF GOVERNMENT ATI) LONDON. J"ly •

It is persistently reported the Government has considered the quest ion of a temporary subsidy to the coal industry to tide over the present difficulties. The Court of Inquiry is said to have made a recommendation to this ell cot. The Coal Miners Secretary, on being interviewed, was pessimistic. He expressed the opinion that there was very little hope of a peace!ul settlement as the statesmen seemed to have nothing better to suggest than a compromise by the miners. ' Mr Stephen Walsh, in a speech at Wigan, characterised the coal owners proposals as infernal. Tie s.iid tin minor-.’ claims were not im,.os.s,blo. It was for the Government to see that they were granted. HELP FOR MEAT TRADE. LONDON. July 27. A White Paper shows that to the noth June the Treasury announced its willingness to give guarantee.-, mult i the Trade Facilities Act totalling (j.-, I, tb2,000 including t'J.Tt»O,O : )O to the Blue Star Line from 1820. and Incited for twenty years, for the construction of vessels to carry refrigerated meat. GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACE. PARIS. July 27. The Grand Prix motor race was won by Henoist (France) in 8 hours -n minutes II and 1~"> seconds. Wagnei (France) was second and Masetti Olntuin'i third.