OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1931, Page 2

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

BRITISH INDUSTRY EXHIBITION. TRADE WITH ARGENTINE. DELEGATION DEPARTS FOR SOUTH AMERICA. (British Official Wireiess.’) RUGBY, February 15. Sir Burton Chadwick, president of the combined British delegation to the British trade exhibition at Buenos Aires, left London yesterday for South America. He was accompanied by a number of delegates. Fifty delegates from Britain and fifty from Canada will attend the opening by the Prince oi Wales. After the exhibition has been inaugurated, those delegates who are members of the Federation of British Industries are going on a tour of the industrial and other establishments jn Argentina, with the object of furthering British trade and following up the results of the exhibition. The delegation, which is strong in many departments of industry, includes lenders of the British motor-car industry. THE PRINCE OF WALES RUGBY, February 15. Tho Prince of Wales and Prince George and their entourage left Las Palmas aerodrome at iioqii to-day in a three-motored aeroplane, and arrived at Arequipa, their destination, in four and a half hours. They will spend several days in Southern Peru. ouring the flight they saw one of the grandest volcanoes of the Peruvian Andes, when the aeroplane circled over Mount Misti. The Prince was greeted on landing by the Prefect of the Department of Areouipa, the Mayor of the City add the Brjtisn Consul. There was a crowd of many thousands. The Prince replied to the speech of welcome by the Mayor in Spanish, greatly delighting the crowd. Later the Princes motored to Arequipa, and at the City Hall were given the freedom of the city hv the Mayor. Later, they received greeting from the British Colony. COTTON DISPUTE. MILLS WILL RESUME WORK. REORGANISATION PROPOSED. RUGBY, February 15, Settlement of tho cotton dispute by the withdrawal yesterday by employers of the lock-out notices and discontinuance of more looms per weaver experiment at Burnley has caused considerable relief, as the stoppage threatened to affect the prospects of the cotton trade section of the British Industries Fair. Work will he resumed in all mills on Monday.

Hope is held that the period of peace will be used to establish better relations between the employers and the operatives nnd to reorganise the industry. A statement issued by the employers said that they were prepared to discuss the question of technical reorganisation with the operatives when a proper atmosphere returned. They desired to see good feeling in the industry and had every confidence that the operatives would respond. CONFIDENCE REVIVED. FUTURE OF PALESTINE. RAMSAY MACDONALD’S LETTER. RUGBY, February 14. Dr Chaim Weizmann, President of the Jewish Agency, has issued a statement referring to the letter addressed to him by Mr MacDonald, interpreting British policy in Palestine. He said that the letter had re-established a basis for co-operation with the Mandatory Power, confidence in the economic future of Palestine should revive, and with redoubled endeavour world Jewry should resume its work in Palestine.