BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

AIR LINERS. LONDON, February 17. Sir Samuel lloare (Air Minister) speaking at Cambridge Aeronautical Society, said: “The Empire routes that I have constantly in mind arc London to Calcutta and London to Capetown, which some day will he in regular use. One small section has already been arranged for between Egypt ami India, beginning next winter. It will mean it saving of from live to eight days in the carriage of mails and passengers between Egypt and India. I hope this leads to an extension of the service to Rangoon and Singapore. Looking further ahead J am hoping commercial airships will make longer air journeys possible, and save two-thirds of the time between London ami Australia and -jrf New Zealand. I ask you to follow the great airship experiment closely and sympathetically. Our principle is safety first. We must not he blamed lor erring on the side of caution.”

THE UNFIT CONTROVERSY. f lON DON, Feb. IS. Rf. Rev. Bishop Barnes, of Birmingham, has by his niodernisfie speech made himself the centre of another controversy. Dr Arbutlinot Lane said that he was glad that the clergy were actively interested in a. reform which would gradually arrive through public opinion. He thought that more medical men, and al.su the educated classes were in favour of sterilising the unfit. Dot tor Bel f range. the Secretary of the New Health Society, says: “Tho main fault lies in the unhealthy slum conditions, and in the hard lives of the expectant mothers. Nevertheless, the Now Health Society fully realises that the tins on trolled propagation and physically deficient parents, will ho always a drag <ut the wheels of progress. The question of sterilising needs the most (areful consideration, and tho process must F? carried out under stringent official supervision. It would be 1 ictter to segregate individuals who aro obviously unfit, and to exercise control.”

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK. LONDON. Eel). 10. Tho Duke and Duchess of York will go to their now home in Grosvenor Square before .May. The Duchess is declining public engagements. The Queen is a frequent visitor to her. HONG FLIGHT FINISHED. CAPETOWN, February 18. The airman Cobliam has arrived hero completing a (light ol 8020 miles from f Croydon, England. BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, Fehrmuy 17. 'flic Darlington bye-election resulted Afr Shepherd (Labourite) ... 12,9 r '~' Air E. X’. Pease (Conservative) 12.63 d Mr Dickie (Liberal) 3,670 Last election Air AY. E. Pease (.Conservative) won the Darlington seat by a majority of 2166 .

The Labourites are naturally jubilant over winning Darlington, following on their gaining Stockport in September last.

This contest was of the keenest. Tho seat has fleet) held by a member of tho Pease family for over thirty years, except for a few months in 1910. Rt. lion Arthur Henderson claims that the result is Labour’s most (leant victory during recent years.

LONDON", February 115.l 15 . The House of Commons will debate the Iraq Treaty to-day. LONDON. Februarv 18.

Air Amery ■.Dominion Secretary) has invited the High Commissioners to confer among themselves with reference to matters concerning their departments in relation both to the Imperial and Dominions Governments, with a view to formulate proposals for submission to the Colonial Office in enneetion with the Conference.