MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1925, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] SIXGAPORE EXPENDITURE LONDON, Nov. 19. In reply to questions in the House of Commons Mr Bridgeman (of the Admiralty) said that tiie total expenditure on the Singapore has so far has been £117,000. He stated that- no definite money had been offered by other parn, of the Empire, except a quarter of a million from Hong Kong, which was being drawn upon as required. Tho Straits Settlements had bought tho land for £I4G.(X)O. WESTRALIAN LOAN A SUCCESS. (Received this day at 8 a.mA .LONDON, Nov. 20. The “Financial Times” states the launching of the West Australian loan was successful and the underwriters were relieved from all liability. Tasmanian applicants received only about 20 per cent. submarine agitation. LONDON, November 18. To several questions in the House of Commons, suggesting ail international conference with a view to the abolition of submarines, which was urged hv the Chairman of Lloyds, in a letter to the newspapers immediately after the disaster to “M.. 1,” the Prime Minister, Mr Baldwin, said that nothing had occurred since the Washington Conference to alter the Government’s views as expressed there.

Mr W. C. Bridgeman, of the Admiralty, said that since “ 31.1,” refitted on June 15th last, no defect in Iter hull or machinery had been experienced. She belonged to it class of submarine universally recognised as exceptionally good in underwater control, lie had not seen the statements attributed to a member of the crew about the difficulty “M.l ” experienced in making port at previous exercises, but be would inquire. Everything would he submitted to a Court of Inquiry that now was sitting. EGYPTIAN RULE. CAIRO, Nov. 18. The Government has issued a warning that it will forcibly prevent any meeting at Parliament House, or elsewhere, of tho deputies, who had intended to hold a meeting of the Egyptian Parliament outside tho Parliament buildings on Nov. 21st. A communique warns the Egyptian Deputies they ceased to have any representative character when Parliament was dissolved oil -March 2-jtil. It adds that a. new electoral law will bo promulgated when elections, rendered necessary by tho decreo of March 25tb. last are held. COMMUNIST TRIAL. LONDON, Nov. 18. The trial of twelve Communists was resumed to-day. The case for tlio prosecution closed and Sir Henry Slesser opened the case for tho defence. He submitted that tho documents or extracts front the defendants’ newspapers cited hy Hie prosecution did not constitute sedition or libel, and that tho defendants did not conspire to publish them. ' MURDER ON SHIP. LONDON. Nov. 19. Towers, the mate of the steamer Mehta. charged with murdering tho captain tit Antwerp, wits found guilty, hut, insane, and Mas ordered to be detained at His Maiesty's pleasure. Ihe evidence allowed that after disputes on the Melita. suspicion had rested on tho accused nf making a report to headquarters about the Captain behind Ihc latter's back.

FI.I MS FTIOM CANADA. VICTOIUA. Nov. 19. When the Aorangi sailed on Wednesday night she carried nineteen hundred hire flies, packed in special boxes, placed in the refrigerator chambers of the motor ship for New Zealand. They are dormant warriors for a battle to lie staged in the parks and pleasure grounds of the Southern Dominion to protect the oaks and other trees from the depredations of (lie predatory green fly. The shipment was collected by entomologists from under the loose hark of the nine trees in British Columbia. They are expected to prey on the green flies and to hold in check their devastating of the deciduous tree. 0 . CANADIAN THADK. TWO PHEFF.I! KNCF ADVOCATF.S.

OTTAWA. Nov. IS. Characterising Britain’s free trade policy as a "cold-blooded and selli.-h duct line.” llmi. Bell Irving, a member of the Vancouver Board ol Trade, in an address mi imperial trade relations ;1 1 the National Economic Conference al Winnipeg, attended by delegates from all the provinces, on Wednesday warned bis hearers against dangers ot the policy of “benevolent, aloofness.” lie maintained that that policy should have I men scrapped twenty-live years ago and declared 'Clint if persisted in. it might wreck the Empire. He said : •Canada lirsi and the Empire next, -hould be the watchword of the Dominion.” _ ■. ' An appeal for trade within the ranpile was also made by Mr W. I'• Cockshutt, of Ontario, an agricultural manufacturer. who said that this was .he best method ol keeping the Empire together. lie said that every need which human ingenuity could suggest could lm satisfied within the Empire. Ihe Dominions, by helping Britian to boar the tremendous jinaucial burdens unuer which site was tottering, would make “Thiele Sam sit up and take notice} A "Winnipeg message states that mo Canadian Boards of Trade Conference has passed a. resolution on Imperial trade relations, urging upon the Dominion Dovoriiment the development ot Imperial trade relations, emphasising that trade, within the Empire shou.d be a liiaior objective of tlie Dominion 1 Government. and that whatever steps mav Ik. necessary fo promote the development of Empire trade should n< jjiken by the Canadian Hovernnient. TMMTORAT10X PITOPOSAT.. OTTAWA. Nov. 18. \t tlie conference of Boards of Trade at Winnipeg, a resolution was adopted regarding colonisation and immigration. and urged the Federal Govvermnent to undertake the creation immediately of a. non-political Advisory Board or Commission on colonisation and agricultural development, composed of Canada’s leading experts on me subject, and skilled business executives for the early investigation m t) if - feasibilitv of a great agricultural O ,iJ colonisation forward movement, mcludiim a scheme of moderately assisted settlement, available to desirable agricultural settlers of European and American origin. The formation of a Dominion Board was agreed upon.