BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. APPLE SHIPMENTS. J LONDON, May 19. The Otira’s New Zealand apples ar< selling Jonathans 10s to 11s 9d, Cox’s ' 11s Od to Kis 9d, Delicious 11s 3d ■ Sliortland Queen 10s 3d to 11s. HOBART, May 20. ■ 1 Apple shipments to London have beer resumed, with the collapse of the British strike. These are the final shipments for the season during which ' 2,090,000 cases were exported. AIR FLIGHT. (Received this day at 11.0 a.in.) LONDON, May 20. Mr Colilmm points out that nionsoonal rains especially in India and Burma, will have rendered all landing places except at prepared aerodromes, almost, if not entirely, unusable, making it impossible to land. He had therefore decided to remove the under carriage from the Do Havilaiul machine which he did once on the African and Burma flight and replace it with ojlmetal floats, making it a seaplane, thus ensuring a safe flight and ability to carry on through all weathers. This does not mean to travelling the whole way over the sea. but when crossing Kurope and Balia etc., a river will be used as a- limning place. LLOYD GEORGE.

THE LIBERAL LEADERSHIP. (Received this day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. The “Daily Mail’s” political correspondent says, it is expected that Hon Llovd George- will soon resign the Liberal Leadership in the House of Commons, owing to the chaotic situation resulting from the attempt to force the Party to accept the land proposals, and it is made worse by the variance of Lord Oxford and other leaders regarding the strike. Mr Lloyd George has long been trying to join the Labourites, hut his personal enmities are preventing him from obtaining the leading position to which he. considers himself entitled. Mr Lloyd George, when he received the summons to attend the Liberal Shadow Cabinet to discuss the party’s strike policy, replied, that as Lord Asquith and Sir E. Grey have already stated the party’s policy in the “British Gazette” wit-hot u consulting him, it would not servo any useful purpose to attend. Sir E. Grey subsequently wrote refusing to attend further meetings at which Mr Lloyd George was present. A meeting was eventually held without Air 1.10. yd George which is significant. The “Daily Sketch” also forecasts his imminent resignation. RANDOLPH ROSE. LONDON, May 20. McHolm, who is fathering New Zealand’s long-distance runner, Randolph Rose, says he has taken him to train at Hove, so that the London footpaths will not damage his legs. McHolm is determined to exhaust every means to arrange a match between Rose, and Nurmi.