BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1925, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.]

BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED. LONDON, Nov. 10.

Mr Baldwin’s hopeful review of tho industrial situation yesterday is borne nit by the unemployment returns, which are consistently falling. They decreased by twenty-five thousand last iveelt. The unemployed now total twelve hundred and seven thousand. This total is twenty thousand below that for the same period last year.

FRENCH POLITICS. PARIS. Nov. 10.

Confusion reigns supreme in the ! olitical situation. Administrative and party conferences have Teen held alternatively throughout the day, witlimt anv result.

The Finanre Committee rejected M. Painleve’s proposal to tax rents. Finally the Cabinet assembled and issued an uninformative communique.

Earlier in tbo evening tbo "Left” cartel conferred, and tried to get a semblance of unity. It adjourned to enable M. Malvy to see tbo Premier and recommend recasting proposals, hut M. Pa in love refused, declaring: “X am not going to run away. I shall fall, if necessary, on the battlefield.”

ADMIRAL HALSEY. LONDON. November 11. Admiral Halsey has, in connection with the Prince of Wales’s recent tour, been created a Txnight of the Order of the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George, and Piers Leigh, a Com■minder of the same order.

FASCIST SEAMEN’S UNION. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 8.30 a.in.) ROME, November 12. An agreement has been drawn up between tho shipowners and the Basest seamen’s union, granting the latter nnnv concessions.

LOCARNO PACT. LONDON. Nov. 10. 'The King and Queen tire giving a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in December Ist .to celebrate the signng of the Locarno Pact.

NEW CRUISER. LONDON, Nov. 11. 'The Diomede sails on November 21st via Panama and Fiji and will arrive at Auckland probably on Dee. 23rd.

AUCKLAND LOAN. LONDON, Nov. 10. “The Times” city editor states that the underwriting is Itcing arranged for the Auckland Electric Power Board if a five per cent,. £2.50.000 loan at ninotv-eight. repayable in 1946. AUCKLAND. Nov. 11. The Auckland Electric Power Board’s loan of £250.000, repayable in 1946, bus been underwritten in London at £9B. the interest being 5 ]>er cent. This loan is the first instalment of a C 650.000 loan, authorised by the ratepayers last month, and will Ite spent nartly on materials in Enoglnnd and oartlv on labour costs hero.

ASCHE’S NEAV PLAY. LONDON. Nov. 1. A comparatively cool reception was accord.-I Air Oscar Asdic's new play. There was scarcely a glimmer of ftin during the three long acts. According to Air Asdic's interpretations, the British earl in the good old days abused bis wife ill the most choice Billingsgate language without actually swearing. Either the parson, lawyer, or maid also used loaded dieo to flee: e the Spanish Ambassador. The audience applauded the spectacular scenes founded on Mr Cecil Altlui’.s hunting pictures.

CASE OF AIR “A.” LONDON. Nov. 10. A receiving order has been issued against Charles Robinson, the plaintiff in the Air “A.” ease previously ■ aided.

IMPERIAL AFFAIRS. LONDON. Nov. 10. Sir Will. .AlncKinder .addressed the Colonial rnst'tuto dealing with, the work of Imperial committee. Ho claimed that the atmosphere of the Shipping Committee had greatly improved. He emphasised the need for tolerance and patience in regard to the

press cables. Air W. A. Holman. ex-Premier of New South Wales, urged that the Dominions should Isa given a lietter understanding in regard to the migration schemes.

Sir W. AlaeKinder. replying to Mr Holman’s appeal for better communication. said the Dominion had spent millions on some projects, hut should disburse a few hundred thousand as a subsidy for increasing shipping speed. His opinion was the the solution would lie that passengers should he carried by air. and goods conveyed by ships.

WEMBLEY IjgriDATOBS. London., xov. 10. Air J. H. Thomas, Sir James Cooper, and stir Arthur Whintiey have been appointed liquidators nt A\ embley.