AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

STATEMENT BY AIR BRUCE. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) Canberra, Nov. io. In the House of Representatives answering a question concerning the action in Solomons Islands, Air Bruce said two natives only had been shot. They were shot only as a defensive measure by the expeditionary force. So far the need has not arisen for the cruiser Adelaide’s men to he called upon for active operations. Scouting parties and the police, strengthened by European volunteers, had been in touch with the natives concerned in the massacre. Some arrests had been made. An advance base was now being moved to a point in the centre of the area occupied by the dissatisfied natives. The situation was so well in hand that the naval force was being withdrawn. Some volunteers had also been withdrawn.

ATr Bruce announced that tenders for the Commonwealth Shipping line will be called at an early date.

BRITISH CROQUET TEAAL FREALVNTLE, Nov. 16. Arrived—Ornionsay from London with an English croquet team aboard. After a tour of Australia the team proceeds to New Zealand where a series of test matches will 1h? played. The team consists of both male and female players. A STOWAWAY. SYDNEY, Nov. 1 . John Patrick Brian, on a charge of stowing away oil the Alaung.unii at AYellington, was fined £B. He said he arrived in the Dominion seven yores ago, and, dogged by consistently had luck, was latterly unable to fin.l work.

HON. AAIHRY’S TOUR. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 16. Hon. Amer.v has returned to Sydney. Addressing the Alillions Club bo reiterated his argument that what Australian wanted was meat markets. Dealing with tlie question of unemployment ho said it was a mistake to assume that unemployment here or in the Old Country was due to over-popu-lation. It was duo to defective organisation. It may be due to a defective balance between industries, but it was not due to over population, as such immigration was tlie only effective cure for unemployment, so long as the right class of immigrants was obtained and became productive units. Both England and Australia needed an outside market. AYlien they looked at the outside markets of the world and the tariffs that were realised against England and Australia, and at the competition of lower-paid labour, it was well they should consider whether they should combine some of the advantages of a wide, outside market with the Security of borne markets by making tlie Empire tlie widest home market for them all. If they worked separately and any how, their producing power was lost, and their trade went to countries that had no intention of buying from them if they could help it. They had to harness and co-ordinate their power.

“ If only we can make use of the enormous natural resources of the British Empire the results will surprise us and stagger the world.”