BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1925, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N'.Z. Cable Association.] LASCAR LABOUR. DKLlll, September 2. Aeeordiliy to the Bombay “ livening News,” a shipping office has received ini|iiii'ios whether Indian crews <>| l»aseais <■:« 11 lie supplied for Soutli Airica. bill so far has not reeeiveil definite orders. No Lascars have yet been dps-

patched to South Africa

SPA II UNDER ENOI'I I! Y. LONDON, September 2

Eminent- medical veterinary experts, members of Parliament and landowners are included in the committee formed to thoroughly test this winter and spring the .Spahlingcr treatment *d ho\iiie tuberculosis.

MEASURIN'! I ATHLETES' SKILL (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, Sep. 3

Professor Pear, addressing the. British Association, argued that, in future the merits or demerits of first-class sportsmen would he decided by the exhibition of a slow motion film of his perforimytce. Thus, a batsman would not be ranked by tin* runs they made on incomparable wickets against incomparable foes. By slow films their performances would simply he compared. There sltould no longer he any mystery about the skill in till spirts. AVhat. was wauled was a. universal notation movement in sport, just its Uteri was universal notation in music.

EMPIRE FOOD. LONDON. Sep. 2

Over one hundred representatives of the Dominions and the Colonies, ineluding East Africa and "Rhodesia, visited Hull at. the invitation of the f.ord Mayor and the Corporation in connection with the authorities’ campaign to develop the Empire trade ol the port. Alter an inspection of the extensive docks, the party were entertained at dinner at the New Guildhall. Only Empire dishes were served. The Australian High Commissioner in responding to the toast ol the Empire referred to Empire problems, particularly migrat ion. The New Zealand High Commissioner proposed the toast- of the Lord Mayor.

TAILOR'S CUTTER NOT WANTED. (Received this day at 0.30 a.in.) LONDON. Sep. 2. Tlie “ Daily .Mail ” says I he appointment of Mr Shinwell. tin ex-minister of Mines, as organiser ot the Amalgamated Marino Workers Union has puzzled the seamen. He is an East End Jewish clothes dealer, and was never connected with the sea.

When a strikers' meeting at Poplar learned that Mr Shinwell was coming to carrv oil the agitation an interrupter shouted: “We don’t wani a tailor's presser to meddle with out aflairs."

BltrCE OF COAL. (Received this day at 11.25 a.in.) LONDON. Sep. 2. (termau advices show that. Germany proposes an Anglo-Oenuan agreement to fix- minimum prices for the export of coal, limiting the <|iiantities exported, dividing the world’s markets into two parts, and avoiding Anglo-German competition. (ioverumeut officials arc coulcrnng. and if is understood British exporters, despite Herman tinder-selling, are inclined In reject the scheme, considering that British coal is the best in the world, and that, it can command sales under most unfavourable market cmid i t ions.

MESOPOTAMIAN MANDATE. LONDON, Sep. 2. The Hon. I, C. Arnery will inform the League ol Nations that Ureal Britain is willing to retain the Mesopotamian mandate, but it is expected arnngemenls will lie made to cease British expenditure in 1928. EX-KAISER'S PROPERTY. BERLIN. Sept. 2. The (lovernment. has abandoned litigation to secure the ex-Kaiser’s and the other Hohenzollenis' properly. Ip to the present it has lost all eases and has been mulcted in heavy costs. TO DEPEND MOSUL. BACH DAD. Sept. 2. The Medjli.ss has resolved to defend Mosul in tile event til a. I urkislt, encroachment. relying on British support in accordance with the Anglo-1 rak treaty.

MILITARISM AGAIN

[■‘ The Times ” Service.] (R.eeeived this day at 1 1 ---> a.m.) BON DON, Sept. 3. The ‘'Times" Berlin correspondent. savs that President llindeiiburg Inis issued a proclamation cancelling the President Ebert’s order forbidding the wearing of military uniforms. PRK- HISTORIC MAN. (Received this day at 10.25 a.niA BOX DON'. Sept. 2. The debate on the jire-historie man v , a , eouliiuietl at the British Assoeia))i- Bycroft, of the •/,< section t|„. British Museum, advanced the theory that Polynesian inigrantts came from America instead of having conic to America from the Pacific. The surprising likeness between all these skulls t annul, he a mere coincidence, t u t rather implied common origin. “|f my interpretation is accepted.” continued Dr Bycroft, “it "ill elucidate the problem which has long troubled us. Our conception of the species and the races is in a state ol mr.sli. No classification of man lias vet been published, whhli stands the test of criticism.”

AN OMINOUS SION. NEW YORK, September 2

“ l.jbcrty and law is a combination which political alchemists seek to uml increasing difficulty in successfully achieving," said t harles Im.ih. tin highest president ol the American Bai Association, al a convention at Detroit. lie said. •' The most ominous sign of our times is the indication of the intolerant spirit.

AFRICAN SITUATION RFBIF.V KD

(lleeeiveti this day at 11.25 a.in.) CAPETOWN. Kept. 2. The shipping situation has been considerable relieved by tbe announcement of the probability of a round (able conference at. which Mr Cresswell Minister of Babour will probably preside. The Shipowners have accepted Air Cresswell’s oiler to act- and the seamen appear disposed towards any step conducive to a settlement.

The men are taking steps to bold a preliminary conferen e to prepare a statement fo.r presentation to the round table gathering.

The strikers at Durban number one thousand and two hundred thousand tons of shipping was held up. Vessels carrying mixed crews and l.ascars are sailing at odd times.

FRENCH FOOTBA BBER DROWNED. PARIS. September 2. French Rugby has sustained a great I,ls- liv the deaths of Carassone and Rogerplay, who were drowned with > others, including two women and one child, through the capsizing of the sailing boat mentioned on August 31>t. The weather was very rough and only nine of the party of twenty who sailed lor Bnnyills ventured to return. A squall upset the boat. Riere and Rogers brother of Bnrtholmpy. two members of the famous Perpigmnn Rugby Club, which won the French championship last season, swam ashore after fighting the waves for many hours.