MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1926, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

AN ENDURANCE FEAT. ROME, March 17

A Milan message states: An outstanding motor record was achieved by Aliss Violet Cordery, aged 23 years, a. British lady, on tho Great Monza track. She covered 10,378 miles in approximately ten thousand minutes, and thereby established live records for Jong distance, and performing an astonishing feat of endurance, tier first attempt was spoiled through one of her relief drivers falling asleep after five thousand miles, thus necessitating a re-start. To-dav, trouble with, tho water pump of the radiator caused her two hours delay. Aliss Cordery is captaining a team of six drivers in the Monza races.

COLOUR. BAR BILL. CAPETOWN, March 17

Tho Union Senate rejected hv 22 votes to 12 the second reading ol the Alines Act Amendment Bill, popularly known as the “Colour Bar Bill.” The Senate again affirmed the attitude it adopted last session that the bil. inflicted a grave injustice oil the natives.

The Senate’s action necessitates a joint sitting of both houses to eousifer tho position.

COMPULSORY VOTING. LONDON. March 17

In the House of Lords, Lord Burnham drew attention to the- system ol compulsory voting at the Parliamentaryelections in Australia. He suggested that a joint committee of licit h Houses, be established to enquire into the question. Ho said that the results ot the system in Australia were most remarkable. and convincing. Lord Haldane and others opposed the motion. Lord Han bury remarked that Australia was governed by the trade unions, who. he said, were most tyrannical. Lord Desliorough. In replying, said that tho fact, that so far there had only boon two prosecutions out of manycases of non-voting in Australia indicated that the law was not being very effectively enforced. Moreover, this; law was so new that, It would he premature to enquire in that 1 connection from. Australia. EAIPIRE TRADE. CO-OPERATION NEEDEIL LOXDON, March 17.

A conference promoted by the Association of the British Chambers of Commerce, and attended by 2o(> representative British and Australian firms, unanimously urged the Australian Association of British Manufacturers at Melbourne to co-operate with its branches throughout the Commonwealth in an expansion of Anglo-Aiistrnlian trade, towards which the conference pledged adequate- financial support. Sir Arthur Balfour pointed out that the British proportion of Australian trade had fallen from fifty-two per eont. ill 1923 to forty-five per cent, last year. Considerable changes, liesaid, were taking place in Australia, necessitating that representatives of the British manufacturers should he on the spot to safeguard their interests. Ho suggested their Australian Association should erect a ‘building at Svdnov.

‘Mr 'Cliflu, M.R.. said that a live months tr*ni- of \iistralia liad conviucod liim of trio need of a. Urit isli Manufacturers Association there. Mr W. W. Anderson. oT Sydney, expressed tin- opinion that a considerable part of the thirty million's worth ol Australian trade that was now «o<ng to foreign nations eonld he eaptuieu by Britain. MEAT WAR. .MILLIONAIRES LOS 1C Ml Id.IONS. TiONBON, March 18. The “Dnilv Express” states: “Commercial warfare is now being waged between the British and American companies engaged in the South American menl trade. A breakdown of the former meat shipping arrangement, which maintained regular and unfluctuating supplies for Britain, led to a glut at IB,n iHi field, hut the consumer did not reap the full benefit of the collapse of the wholesale price. The food Council is expected shortlv to report that the indications are that the retail price should he lowered l>v two lienee per pound. There are millionaires engaged on l,,th sides in the meat war It is estimated that the Companies hare already Inst ten millions, which is then si,am of the falling values on both sides of (ho Atlantic.

ST. PAT’S DAY

LONDON CELEBRATION

CRusceivorl litis clay at R a..in.) LONDON, March IP. m p ; ,trick’s "Day was celebrated in l.umlon by a banquet at the Irish Club J,l which the Prince of Wales was the principal guest and at the four provinces „f Ireland Club, where there was a record Catherine; of twelve hundred. including Utr Baldwin and Cardinal Bourne. The companies at both t unctions were distinguished. The Prince of Wales concluded a humorous speech, hoping Irishmen the world over wore spending an equally happy St. Bat’s night. The Chairman of the Four Provinces presented Mr Baldwin with a case of Irish hriar pipes.

A sensation, as Ah- Baldwin, rose was caused by a priest throwing a lighted firework from the gallery of the hanquetting room which s.et fire to a carpet and caused women guests to faint. The offender was ejected. TREASURY ROEBET). NASSAU, (Bahama) March 18. Rank robbers blew up the vaults of the Treasury, situated only forty yards from the police station, and escaped with three-fourth.s of a ton of gold and silver coin. CHINESE TROUBLE SETTLED. PEKIN, March 18. The Foreign Office has replied to the Powers’ ultimatum and the reply has been considered as satisfactory: therefore, the threatened action will nor be taken. ALAN COBH AAT HONOURED. LONDON, Alarch 17. Air Alan Cobham has been awarded the Air Force Cross and expects to begin a flight to Australia within three months, using the same D 550 biplane in which he toured South Africa.