BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 February 1926, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

PORTUGAL’S TROUBLES. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON, February 3. An indication of another revolt in Portugal is contained in a cryptic report from Lisbon that the city was threatened with investment and _ bombardment hut the revolutionaries hud surrendered unconditionally. Earlier messages wore presumably held up by the censor.

GREEK COMMUNIST PLOT. ATHENS, February •'!. A Communist plot to assassinate Premier Pangalos was discovered. A number of arrests were made. AWARDS MADE. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 3. The King has awarded life saving gold medals to the President Roosevelt’s chief officer Miller, third officer Sloan, fourth officer Upton, and fifteen of the crew, llis Majesty also made an award posthumously to Wirtanen Heitman. The Hoard of 'Trade awarded pieces of plate to Captain Fried and to Miller, Sloan, and Upton. GERMANY TO APPLY. RERUN, February 3. The Foreign Affiairs Committee of the Reichstag has approved of Germany applying for membership to the .League of Nations. PROD l-CER S’ AN NIVE RSAR Y. (Received this dav at 12 noon). LONDON, Feb. 3. Representatives* of Empire-wide trade, commerce and finance administration, including tlie High Commissioners and Agonts-Genernl, celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Empire Producers’ organisation by a luncheon at the Mansion House, and presented Han, Arnery with his portrait in oils, daird Kylsant, presiding, emphasised the fact that subscribers throughout the Empire desired to honour Mr Ainery’s life-long devotion of Empire

development. Mr Amery declared the Empire today was the greatest agency for good that the world had yet known. Upon the Empire’s unity, security and development depended, not only the happiness and welfare of our peoples but of mankind’s peaceful progress. 'Hie fullest mutual development, however, was only obtainable by whole hearted economic co-operation throughout the Empire, directed towards raising the standard of living, otherwise the Empire was doomed to disaster. Tlio goodwill .existing everywhere most be translated into effective action. destroying the remnants of the lingering suspicion that prosperity depended upon the maintenance of a. starvation basis for workers. Progress towards nobler conception of Imperial co-opera-tion had been considerable, and included preferences on sugar, wine. tobacco and silk, and the McKenna duties safeguarding industries. Greater results would follow lustter publicity and marketing research, wherein the Empire producers’ organisation had rendered immense service and had assisted in Imperial consolidation. Britain’s future depended also upon the education of tlio business world and British public opinion within the next three years, in the full meaning of the Imperial economic policy, with a view to its whole-hearted adoption. Then Empire’s problems would he speedily solved.

Ben Morgan .said nfc piTsent it ivas essential to carry preferences over a period of years instead of introducing them annually thereby discouraging a continuity of effort. The War Office was a great offender against preference, securing a large proportion of its supplies from foreign sources. On the contrary, the Admiralty consistently gave preference to the Dominions.