BRITISH & FOREIGN NFWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NFWS

uY TELEGRAPH —PRESS AS3N., COPYRIGHT. FORATATION OF INDIAN NAVY. LONDON. Feb. 10. Air Archibald Hurd, the naval critic, writing in the “Daily Telegraph” and commenting on the Viceroy’s announcement of the formation of an Indian Navy, says that this marks no departure from the policy of the Admiralty. He urges that successive Imperial Conferences lie held in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa. Air Hurd continues: “'This coast protection scheme for India will enable the Indians to take fitting part in the defence of their shores, thus ministering to the awakening of the nntionieunl consciousness to relieve the British taxpayer of some measure of his burden. The idea which the Admiralty s sets before the Dominions is to organise and develop their own resources in the closest association with the Royal Navy, vessels under the White Ensign lieing essential to support' the smaller navies of the younger nations. LONDON WOOL SALES (Received this day at 8 a.m.' LONDON, February 9. The wool sales closed firm. Competition, lately, has been brisk, especially for the Home trade. Merinos and all super combings firmly maintained tb roug bout the series tlhe December rates. Faulties and inferiors were unchanged from the opening rates, whilst scoureds were also unchanged for the best and fairly good. The market for faulties was neglected and these were _ withdrawn. Crossbreds were strongly competed for throughout, but were somewhat, irregular last week owing to reports of weakness of New Zealand, Imt tliev fully recovered and closed very firm. Scoureds and slips were steady with the demand firm. Lambs and merinos were plentiful and supers were firm. Was ties and faulties declined in per cent on the opening. NOVELIST’S DEATH. LONDON, February 10. Ohituarv.—Airs Cnffrv. the novelist.