BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1926, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS,

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EMIGRATION. LONDON, February 3. Sir James Allen, interviewed by the- “ Daily Mail,” said : “ Although New Zealand needs settlers, a great part of the money available for overseas settled meat should he devoted to ensuring ii. White Australia, and peopling Australia’s wide, unoccupied areas, cause any incursion into Australia?, would certainly affect Now Zealand. The first report of the Church of England Council on Empire Settlementstates the Council’s earliest effortswere directed to the creation of organisations overseas controlled by the Church in the Dominions for the reception and placing of new-comers. It says this has now been accomplished in Australia. New Zealand and South Africa, and is in progress of formation in Canada. It declares for a monthly) basis of 3355 individuals and appeal.?, y to all the parishes in the country to secure suitable applicants. LONDON, February — The liner Waimana to-morrow for New Zealand 810 assisted gers. Included in these arc 54 unliominated farm workers. There are 310 children among the party. Auckland is the first port of call. ANOTHER FLIGHT. PERNAMBUCO, February 4. The Sapnish seaplane which has jqstlinked South America by air with SpiftK has left this (Thursday) morning for Rio do Janerio. a distance of 10G4 miles. M ACOXOCHI'E’S R ATIONS. LONDON, February 4. Obituary.—A. White Maconoehic, at the age of 70.. The name of Mncono"hie was known to every soldier in the Boer and Great Wars, as he devised the famous army ration of tinned meat and vegetables.

HOUSE OF LORDS. LONDON, Febraury 5. Lord Cranmore moved in the Lords the appointment of a select committee to report whether the Crown’s pledges of 1920-23 had been fulfilled, in regard to the completion of the Irish landj*__ purchases, simultaneously with the passing of Home Rule. Lord Cranmorc asserted that the non-fulfilment of pledges had ruined some Irish owners. The Lord Chancellor did not agree there had been a. promise, which would place a charge upon British funds in favour of Southern Irish land owners, ft was arranged for the Free State to carry out the pledges under its Land Vet. The motion was carried by 35 to 33 amid cheers and cries of “Resignl” AGITATION AGATNST LONDON, February 4'. Following the action of Mussolini', there is an agitation in Wales regarding the morality of dancing. Reverend T. Evans (Raptist Minister at Newport, Pembrokeshire), says dancing is neither healthly nor harmless. It excites and causes undue blood pressure. V girl waltzing for fifteen minutes in a crowded ballroom is iti a similar condition to one drinking champagne. Lleufcr Thomas (magistrate of Pontvoridd) advocates the closing of dancing halls at 10.30 on the ground that the reputation of Welsh women is being thrown away for the sake of the sensuous glamour of dancing and seductive dalliance of a dangerous walk home.

MUSIC AND BROADCASTING. LONDON, February 4

Following the Musicians’ Unions’ intimation to the British Broadcasting Company of the members refusal to play for entertainments relayed wirelessly. unless paid extra, the Birmingham Station yesterday proposed tffbroadeast five minutes laughter of audience watching a film. The orcbOr_ tra announced it would walk quAuipaid live shillings apiece for tho iimsio played dusing the broadcasting.

ANOTHER WASHINGTON CONFERENCE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. It is authoritatively learned that President Coolidge is disappointed at tho postponement of the Geneva Conference, and has now revived the idea if calling another Washington Arms Conference, for the following reasons:

hirst: He believed that a further naval limitation should he handed by the naval powers concerned, without representation of tlie small lion-naval states.

Second: American participation in the Geneva Conference would draw the United States into European disputes. Third : President Coolidge is anxious to combat the agitation for larger United States naval armaments, which will be difficult unless further limitations are agreed on. Fourth: He desires to fulfil his 1924 election pledge to assume the leadership in world disarmament. It is expected that he wiU extend invitations to the major Powers next summci or autumn for a conference in the winter or the spring.

PORTUGUESE RISING QUELLED. LISBON, Feb. 4.

The rising lasted twenty-four lioure. The prisoners taken number 120, "nrcluding a major, on the cruiser Almeidc, who was in command. Two batteries of artillery concentrated on the Almeide opposite Lisbon, which fired a. number of shells towards the capital, injuring fifteen people and damaging a number of houses. The fortress of San Jorge leplied vigorously. The duel lasted for three hours. A vigorous state of seige was established. Order was restored. The leaders were imprisoned on the cruiser.

RADIO AND PRESS. LONDON, Feb. 3

Mr Hamilton Fyfe, the editor of the Labour “Daily Herald,” giving evidence before the Broadcasting CJjlilmittee, e\prosed the opinion that’ :>■ large proportion of the newspaper readers liked spicy little bits which could he read going to work. They would be pleased if the wireless saved them the trouble by a breakfast broadcast. When, be said, the wireless liecame universal, the newspapers would become dearer. They would then have smaller circulations and their advertisements would be'less important. Journalism, lie remarked, would once more be a serious profession. No commercial interest, lie said, should delay this inevitable change.

LONDON’S MILK. LONDON, Feb. 3. Mr Buckley, Chairman of the National Clean Milk Society, giving evk deuce before the Food Council, said! that the average London milkman was obtaining dishonestly from 30s to 5Qs weekly by giving short measnrer-m^L.. by selling the surplus. Some of employers connived at this practice, and also they regularly gave from five to ten per cent, short measures in the bottles. AN UNPOPULAR APPOINTMENT LONDON, Feb. 3 A new schoolmaster, arriving hy motor car at Kilkee. in County Clare, found the road barricaded. The residents resented his appointment. They smashed the wind screen of the ear, and assaulted the teacher’s mother. The civic guard, with batons, then charged the crowd. Revolver shotsx' were exchanged later, and the school door wliic-h had lawt padlocked to prevent the teacher’s entrance, had to be burst open. FRENCH REVENUE. PARIS, Feb. 3. The Federal Chamber, by 256 to 194 has adopted a measure requiring citizens compulsorily to declare their incomes on oath,