BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1927, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

pSY TELEGRAPH— -rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ADMIRALTY REPORT. LONDON, May 20. An Admiralty communique says:-Anti-Reds' are concentrating at Hankow racecourse, where a clash is exjiected with Hupeh troops. Yang-in s [soldiers are joining the anti-Ileds. Southerners have captured Lucbow. EMIGRATION. LONDON, Alay 21. Following the recent Press Conference in Australia the Empire Press Union arranged for a meeting of representative pressmen and migration officials, at which a Committee was appointed to form a permanent link between the newspapers and the atithc . ties.

This Committee has now recommended various methods of assisting migration which the newspapers are being urged to carry out The methods include. firstly, a periodic “Migration Column,” comprising answers to correspondents and details of settlers' cxlierienees, wherein not only favourable reports, but others, will be given prominence.

Secondly, the papers are to take up the advocacy of tlie training of town dwellers before migration. Thirdly, there is the sending copies of migrants’ letters to the Overseas’ Settlement Department, so ns to enable it to deal with the complaints and suggestions. Fourthly, the devotion of more space is urged to the official migration reports. NON-STOP FLY STARTED. LONDON, May 20. Carr and Gillman left at 10.40 in an atternpto make a. non-stop flight to Karachi. SALES OF PICTURES. LONDON, Alav 20. At Christie’s sales, Romney’s “Lady in Aluslin” realised ten thousand guineas. A Prescott group 9200;’ Lady Hamilton as Bacchante, 3300; as Cassandar 2800; Afistress Lomhbarde 8500; Raeburn’s Mistress Austin, 5400. Gainsborough’s, James Christie founder of the establishment, 7200. Reynold's “Lady Keppel,” 0200. Romney's, which totalled 38,000 guineas, were largely purchased for America. The day’s sales totalled £130,032.

THE ENTENTE. PARIS, Alay 20.

AI . Hriand referring to conversations with Sir A. Chamberlain, said the two great nations were in agreement on every point considered by their For-] eign Ministers; and were determined to resist with their utmost strength, any disturbance of public order in Europe. The Entente was not. as

some said, a mere souvenir, but very much a reality.

ANOT.O-AMEII 1 CAN REQUEST. LONDON, Alay 20

Lady Henry, an American, the widow of Sir Charles Henry, a former member of tlie House of Commons, has left £150,000 to found University Scholarships open to Americans at Oxford and Cambridge. . and British Scholarships at American Universities, on similar lines to the Rhodes scheme; but it includes women and undergraduates and post-graduate courses. It is possible the whole matter will realiso about £300.000.

FRENCH TARIFF RISE. PARIS, Alay 21. AI. Bader, in an interview, said that lie expects that the French Senate will ratify the Tariff Bill, under which, he says, France only will be protecting herself against those countries which have raiser tariff harriers against French foods. France’s existing tariff's, he added, were made a long time ago, and they were no longer in keeping with the depreciation of the franc. From his experience. during many years as French Trade Commissioner in Australia, it would seem that Australia treats France more as though she were an eneniv than an ally. The Australian tariff, in many cases, was so high that it practically debars French goods, despite the fact these classes of goods are not being manufactured in Australia, and are not likely to he for many years.

Naturally, said M. Rader, the increase in France’s tariffs will affect Australia’s trade with France, but it is difficult at present to judge the extent of the loss to the Commonwealh.

The Commonwealth representative in Paris, interviewed, said that he expected that the Senate would ratify the tariff. He did not see how it coiil<l affect Australia’s trade with Frame to any important extent. Wool amt sheep-skins would not he affected. Wheat would be subjected to an advance in duty, hut not a drastic one. so far as Australia is concerned. The duty on minerals probably would he reduced, which would be to Australia s advantage, and tbe duty on meat proablv would remain unchanged. He could not see where tbe proposed changes would cause any setback to Austrnla’s export trade.

j EMPIRE BROADCASTING. 1 /Received this dav at 8 a.m.) LONDON, May 21. The possibility of Empire broadcasting was privately discussed at the Colonial Conference in consultation with Post Office technicians, and Langley, who was responsible for the success of the Australian beam system. No decision is ann mneed. but it is understood emphasis was laid on three major difficulties, viz: varying times, finance and teclmicnl. It was admitted that as soon as beam telephony to Australia was achieved, perhaps at the year end, antipodean broadcasting would theoretically lie possible, hut the British Broadcasting Company asks whether the Dominions will pay for expensive programmes broadcasted from England at hours corresponding to the Dominion’s normal listening-in periods. Whether the Dominions stations will consent to relay British programmes; whether British license payers will consent to their fees going to benefit comparatively n small number of Dominion listeners-in. Experts agree that once the phase of curiosity has passed, the only demand will he for outstanding events like King’s and members of Cabinet speeches, international cricket, tennis, and tlic Derby, for which the people in the Dominions would stay up late and rise early. However, the first essential is perfect beam telephony. There are high hopes of success to Australia, because it is only one with alternative routes. Furthermore * a short wave low power will minimise distortion encouraging secret vocal tests being carried out, but more sensitive apparatus will he required, which Marconi’s are now manufacturing, and hope to ship to Australia in a few weeks. There is a possibility that Pr : fish Broadcasting Coy. erecting a small experimental station. Thev point out telephony in Australia will not be prohibitive. because it will use only a fraction of Rugby’s plant, and probably not need its elaborate apparatus.

INDIAN HARBOUR CREW SAFE. LONDON. May 21.

An aeroplane got a line aboard tbe Indian Harbour and the crew were safely landed. The Hauraki has proceoclod.