BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[by telegraph—per press association.]

LONDON IMPORTERS PRO.MIS! LONDON. .March U.

The London Hoard of the N.Z. Dairy Control convened a meeting of the dairy produce interests, at which it was explained that the New Zealand dairy hoard had reached a decision to abolish price fixation, ami also to request the Loudon traders to sell definite quantities of their cheese and butter by the end of .May and .June respectively. The importers heartily welcomed the Board’s decision.

The importers agreed to give their fullest co-operation and support to the new arrangement.

The importers are confident that they will he able to dispose of the quantities specified at economic values

OBITUARY. LONDON. .March Li

Obituary. —'-Sir Whntely Eliot, the noted harbour engineer, in his eightysixth year. He conducted surveys lor harbour works in New Zealand. BRITISH TRADE. (Received this day at 8.50 <i.m.) LONDON, .March 15. If the world had increased its purchases of British goods eomnieiisiinry with the Dominions, Britain’s unemployment would now be negligible, said Mr MacDongall at the Colonial Institute luncheon. lie said England had failed to realise that the Empire was becoming a most important trade outlet, because she never had attention called to the destination, of hop exports. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, had substantially increased their buying of British goods, while the rest of the world was decreasing their purchases from this country. Mr AlacDougall urged British traders to study tho quality of their exports. They should realise that the Dominions wanted only the Irest.

THE BEAM TRIALS. LONDON, .March to. “The beam is capable of a great deal more than wo expected,” declared M. Marconi, presiding at the shareholders’ reconstruction meeting. The seven day test of the Australian system more than Fulfilled the contract conditions. The average estimated capacity was over 110,000 worths daily, which is three times the existing cable traffic. The recent tests demonstrated the possibility of super-imposing commercial wireless telephony upon the telegraph service. .Marconi said that personally he was of the opinion the system would soon lie commercially available Between Britain and the |>o-

linions. The reconstruction proposals cabled n March 5 th. were carried, lmt n poll ■ps demanded.

PRTCE OK BETTER. LONDON. March 10. A firm owning eight hundred shops , reducing the prices of New Zealand iee.se and butter hv a. penny per miul retail, consequently on the Con•ol Board’s resolution easing life holesale market.

WOOL RISES. I [ON DON, March 15. Wool sales opened with live to 7.1 per •ent. advance.

EX ,PREMIER DEAD. LONDON, March 15. Obituary—Sir Cornthwnite Rason ged 08, cx-.Premicr of West Austra'ia

A SHIPPING CLAIM. (Received this dav at 9.60 y.niD LONDON, March 13. Justice Russell in the Chancery division, commenced hearing actions by .Tames Cnird and Scottish Shire Line against the New Zealand Shipping and Federal Navigation Companies; also Caird against the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. The actions arose in connection with the affairs of a pool, under which the ships controlled bv plaintiffs and defendants were engaged. Plaintiff asks for a declaration that the defendants were trustees for him in one-third of the assets comprised in the agreement of sale dated 15tlr April. 1912. by Houlder Brothers Ltd to the New Zealand Shipping Company, of their interest in the Australian trade, and that the defendants are accountable to the plaintiff for one-third profits realised from any sale of such assets.

LABOUR PARTY’S AGENDA. LONDON. March 15

The agenda of the Independent Labour Party’s conference at Leicester includes a recommendation from Dundee that „t!ie Government should purchase in InlTk, essential food imports from the Dominions and elsewhere, and fix reduced retail prices, obviating speculators and middlemen, and that the party should negotiate with the Dominions’ Labour Parties and Governments to prepare cheaper lend prices, on the advent of a British Labour Government. West Cornforth suggests reviewing Ramsay MacDonald’s position in the party, in view of his recent criticisms of the Fndependent Labour Pnrtv’s wage proposals. Other resolu* tious protest against the Government's unemployment policy and advocate the raising of the school age. earlier old age pensions and reduction in workers’ hours.

A GIFT RACQUET. (Received this dav at 0.30 a.m.) LONDON, March 15. Lord Jellicoe. during a Riviera lcTiday. used the tennis racquet Tilden gave him in New Zealand. It aas strung in Auckland and still retains some of the original strings, arousing experts’ compliments. KING’S LEVER. LONDON. March 15. Sir James Parr, in official attendance at the King’s Levee, was presented by Hon. Amery. FRENCH VIEWS. PARIS. March 15. The press generally are shy at the suggestion that Eranee should have an observer at the- naval disarmament, conference, contending the danger to France’s interest is not removed. M. Pertinax in the "Echo de Paris” opines the refusal to attend has made M r Coolidge more circumspect. The idea of an observer is not a bad solution, but the observer must speak laconically and keep a distance from the net set to catch him.”

LIBEL OF BIBLE. OTTAWA. March 15. At Toronto Ernest \ . Sterry was charged with publishing in a pamphlet known as “Christian Inquirer,” “a scandalous, impious, blasphemous, profane libel of and concerning God’s Holy Bible, the body scriptures and Christian religion.” -was found guilty by a iurv to-day. Sentence was deferred. This is the first case of the kind in Canada. WHITES AVT> BLACKS. NEW YORK. March 15. ■V message from. Austin states the Lower House of Texas Legislature l>v a vote of 104 to 1. passed the Senate Bill providing for separation or segregation of white and negro races in the residential sections of Texas cities. The action followed immediately a Supreme Court, decision declaring a similar Louisiana. law was unconstitutional.