AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS

(Australian Press Association & Sun.' BRITISH PACIFIC POLICY. ,■ NEW YORK, Feb. *25. J Addressing the Foreign Policy Asso- | ciation at Cincinnti, the British Am- ( Imssador, Sir E. Howard, said the first , object-of Britain’s Foreign Policy was r to seek peace, and whenever necessary , to help to enforce it. i Predicting that political development , of the next century would be in “ a ■ n-eat measure transferred from the Atlantic, which is an European and , American ocean, to the Pacific, wlueb is American and Asiatic. Sir K. Howard pointed put that British interests in the Pacific as represented b> Australia and New Zealand and India would be vitally affected by any effo.t to destroy peace in that pai t ot world. The solid basis for success of , four-power treaty in the Pacific, Mr Howard said “must ever be a sense of the common interest of tic ,m< j States and British Commonwealth, maintaining peace m the • gion, without which sense and undo st-UKliim indeed the whole of tins . . 'region would be helpless, and i l As regards China ami Russia, be declared that Great - tain would patiently follow a H"> of wait and see. WARATAH’S CLOSE WIN. VANCOUVER. Feb. 2b. Tlie AVaratabs scored a hard fought victory over Vancouver representatives , l)V o to 6 before two hundred specta- • tors Mann and Elford scored tries in i I the first spell, and Meagher one m - the second, while for the home su.e . Davidson and Pinkban, scored m the t second, none being converted. 1 o.d . was hurt in the first spell and retired 1 The struggle was a gruelling ° ? throughout, the Australians sliou mg , the advantage with short snappy pass- . i„g and pretty kicking.