BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1926, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian A* X.Z. Cable Association.]

EIGHT HOUR DAY CONFERENCE. LOXDOX, March 21.

In a emmunique with regard to the international -hours of labour conference, Sir Steel Maitland declares the possibility of an agreement among the five nations represented at the conference is indispensable it a. wider measure of agreement is to be obtained. Tile conference had advanced the whole question of hours of labour front an international standpoint.

Following on speeches hy other delegates an agreement consisting of highly tccniiical clauses was signed. The agreement concludes with an undertaking to report to the respective Governments the conclusions reached so that the Governments which have not ratified may proceed with tho consideration of ratification. Taking into account the agreements reached the British Government will formally report the conference’s conclusions to the International Labour Office. CHIXE.3E FIGHTING. . SHAXGHAI, March 22. Advices from Tientsein says Kuiiininelum’s troops defence lias broken down and they are full retreat from Lanhien, which as captured by Fengtien. after a continuous artillery bombardment. X.B.AV. LOAN. LOXDOX FAVOURABLE. LONDON, March 22. Commenting on the advertising ot tho Xew South Wales loan prospectus, tho ••Financial News” describes tho issue as “an attractive trustee investment. giving a flat rate yield of K)2s f per cent.” ’ The “Financial ’fillies” says; “In view of the recent results of the five per cent issues tho financial advisers! of he N.S.AV. Government have acted wisely in fixing this issue at two per cent discount. At that figure the stock is attractive.

RADIO PHONES. ENGLAND TO TT.S.A. AN ESTABLISHED FACT. LONDON, Afarch. 21. The Post Office engineers continued the Trans-Atlantic wireless telephone experiments to-day. They simply rung from private houses connected by the usual trunk call method ti) the New York officials homes. It is' expected that a conversation between King George at Buckingham Palace and President Coolidge at White House will precede the commencement of the public service. ENGLISH GIRL’S FEATS. LOXDOX, -March 21. At .Milan, a young Englishwoman, A’inlet Corderv, has completed motorin!/ tests in which she has covered 15,600 miles at a speed of just under sixty miles an hour in eleven and a halt days. She broke 33 records. She actually covered twenty thousand miles, hut the first five thousand are not to be counted owing to an accident to her motor car.

KOVAL FLEET RESERVISTS. LONDON", March 21. Admiralty Fleet orders announce arrangements have been made with tho Government of New Zealand for tho enrolments and training of Royal Fleet Reservists in New Zealand. Accordingly reservists may be permitted to emigrate to New Zealand without taking their discharge from the service and discharged naval ratings and Royal Marines resident in New Zealand, if otherwise eligible may be enrolled in the reserve subject to certain conditions. Until further notice the numlKU's of Royal Fleet allowed to reside in New Zealand will bo limited to one bundled. Training will be performed ill Hiis Mojosty's ships of tho New Zealand division.

('OLOGNE CELEBRATES. BERLIN, March 21. The biggest Republican demonstration ever seen in tlie Rhineland took place at Cologne on the occasion of the celebrating of the release of the Cologne zone from foreign occupation. .. All the buildings were betlagged and processions bearing banners paraded the streets, which were crowded with visitors. A guard of honour escorted President Von Hindenburg to the Government House in Cologne where the municipality entertained the President at a banquet.