BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 May 1927, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN NEWS

[BY TKLECRAPII—I'EU PRESS ASSOCIATION.] JAPANESE POLITICS. TOKYO May 8. The Finance Bill passed the Lower House. BISHOP OF LONDON'S RETURN HIS VIEW OF IMMIGRATION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 8. The Bishop of .London, interviewed on return from Ids world, tour, said immigration was a difficult question. It was true some of our people did not feel very comfortable in Australia, and it was true, too, that Australians referred to British settlers as pommies. Then there were a few Bolshevistic agitators who declared they did not want interference front an island twelve thousand miles away, hut the.'' were not representative of Australians its a whole. There is no fear oi Australia becoming Americanised or wish to break away from the Empire. At the same time we must he careful not to rub Australians the wrong way. They had their difficulties as we had ours. We must respect their sitsceptahilities. “ Personally I chaffed them about the word Pommies and reminded them they were nearly all Pommies or descendants of Pommies. They took my remarks in good part. Then I pointed out if they want a white Australia they must have, white settlers, or someone else may step in. '■Already there are Italians. Germans. Greeks, and others. It would he ‘a dog in the manger policy’ to keep them out. hut the predominant portion of the population must want British, f am sure if we can clear the way of misunderstanding, wo shall come to a happy solution of the immigration problem/’ Referring to the Singapore naval base the Bishop said: “ If we arc to keep the Empire together, particularly keep Australia and New Zealand, we must have this big base. I did not find the Japanese upset about it.” 110 concluded: “L return more than ever convinced that Christianity is the greatest forte for good in the world to-day. I was greatly impressed by the church attendances in Australia. New Zealand and America, despite alluring counter attractions.”

A NEW INVENTION. (Received this day at. 9,30 a.m.) NEW YORK. May 8. A tractor and plough guided hv electricity, with no driver, ploughed it 20ncrc field at Nebraska College farm. The first furrow was made under human guidance hut after that the machine did the rest. PA LEST IN E CAM PATGN RECALLED JERUSALEM.. May 8. Dodds speaking at Ramleh, recalled the Palestine campaign included the mightiest host of horsemen ever raised. Detachments front Australian units engaged in the campaign had assembled at Canberra for review by the Duke of York and would carry for the first time standards emblazoned with the names of Gaza. Bersheha. Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Damascus.

WHEAT CONFERENCE. > NEW! YORK, May 8. The closing session of Kansas City conference last night decided to establish it permanent international bureau of co-operative marketing to act as it clearing house for statistical information and. development plans. In recommending this action George Robertson (secretary of Saskatchewan pool) said he believed the time was not ripe for tlie. formation of itn international pool. “We must he carotid this international development is not rushed faster than the wheat growers of the world are prepared to endorse it.” lie sitid. He added that he did not fear Russia again becoming a great producer and overburdening the market. C. Judd Australia) "its elected to the executive. DEATH OF GREAT INVENTOR. NEW YORK. May 6. Obituary—Hudson Maxim, the inventor.