BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[“Tim Times” Service.] PRISON CONGRESS. LONDON, August G. Lord Oxford, addressing tho Prison Congress, expressed the opinion that punishment* .should blend retribution. With prevention and reformation. A Court of Criminal Appeal made a wrongful conviction practically impossible, but much could lie done in tho direction of securing uniformity of sentences. The British Prison Commissioners after an .elaborate inquiry, had come to the conclusion that there was no eathropological criminal type. There were no physical, mental, or moral conditions peculiar to the inmates of prisons.

“Crime.'’ he said, “was largely the outcome of bad social conditions, unless it was spasmodic as the result of impulse or passion. 'The prime objects of the prison administration was to prevent crime becoming habitual. This was the proof of success or non-success. The Congress later discussed the following resolution:—“That a special system of preventive detention for habitual criminals is desirable, for the protection of society.” TRADE SUBSIDIES. LONDON, August (!. In the House of Commons Sir IV. Steel Maitland said that thirteen millions sterling would lie spent under tlio Trade Facilities Act next year. A committee was sitting to see if tlio exports credit scheme would lie extended to cover catastrophic lire risks. PACIFIC RACIAL PROBLEMS. VANCOUVER. August 5. “Britain is watching with breathless interest the policy being pursued by the United States in the Pacific,” stated Arnold J. Toynliee, Professor of History at the London University, at the Institute of Polities at Williamstown.

lie said : "The Dominions bordering on the Pacific and Indian Oceans are likely to follow the United States lead in creating a hostile or a friendly atmosphere in that part of the world.”

He referred to what lie termed the problem produced either by the actual mingling of the European and Oriental populations in a new country, such as Natal, or California, or by the imminent possibility of such mingling, as in Australia.” Professor Toynbee said : “One of the greatest potential values of the British Commonwealth lies in the fact that it includes great people of both classes, and, therefore offers a framework itt which a peaceful solution of the problem of contact lietween them may conceivably l>e worked out.” LONG STRIKE ENDS. HALIFAX, August 5. The miners at Nova Scotia employed by the British Empire Steel Corporation who have been on strike for six months, voted to return to work under proposals put forth liv the Nova Scotia Provincial Government, which includo a six months’ contract, (lending a thorough investigation of the industry, the controversies as to the check-off system and as to Union dues being collected by the Company are to lie sul>niitted to a referendum to be held by the Government. The majority in favour of accepting the proposals was 1133. There were Gl>o2 votes polled.

INSTRUCTIONS TO EVACUATE. PARTS. Aug. />. The Conference of Ambassadors have passed a resolution requesting the In-ter-Allied Military Commission to instruct the military authorities in the oceuped area of Germany to evacuate Dusseldorf, Duisberg, and Ruhrort.