BRITISH AFFAIRS

Southland Times, Issue 18835, 31 May 1920, Page 5

BRITISH AFFAIRS

YORKSHIRE WOOL SALES. PROPOSED CHANGES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (United Service.) LONDON, May 29. (Received May hi, 12.2 0 a.m.) The Vcrk.'iure Obscrver states that an c.Tort is being made in Manchester to start -ales tit rough the (lock warehouses at 01:1 Trafiord, replacing the Liverpool auci nns. It is po.ntcd out that Manchester •mV:s wool shivs numerous chances of proable back loading. ' ex-rruunt is also be : ap mode at Tr.t '.v t’i the ...'labrsiimcnt of a selling ri <■' trihutin; ctntre ".t Midi. Whether ! ■v il l;e contnut-'l after the Government ■ alr-s are completed depends on the attitude of the Bradford trade. AUSTRALASIAN BUTTER AND CHEESE. IMPERIAL PURCHASE EXPECTED.

LONDON, May 28. There is a growing belief amongst the produce trade that the Gove nment will purchase next season’s output of Australian ami New Zealand butter and cheese. SOLDIERS’ GRAVES. INSPECTION OF ENGLISH CEME- . TERIES. LONDON. May 28, Sir Thomas Mackenzie has returned after visiting tiie graves at Tidworth, Codfo-d, NUtley. Hrockenhurst, Brookwood and Walton. He states that generally they arc well kept ami are now in readiness to be taken over by the Commission, which will proli- : lily delegate the task of earing for the graves to local associations of ladies, of which some have already been formed, notably ai Brockenhuist and Walton, where the flowers are tended daily. A memorial stone erected at Tidworth i-rco;ds the names of those buried there. The cemetery is laid out in terraces and the graves are covered with broken marble. POLAR EXPLORATION. COPE EXPEDITION ABANDONED. LONDON, May 28. D. is understood that Mr Cope’s Antarctic expedition lias been definitely abandoned, COLONIAL OUTSPOKENNESS. PEACE CONFERENCE CORRESPONDENTS IMPRESSIONS. LONDON, May 28. (Received .May 30, 5 p.m.) At the Lord Mayor's banquet to the masters of the City Guilds at Mansion House, Sir George Riddel!, in proposing Mr Theodore’s health, said he was a brilliant and distinguished Australian, and added that at the Peace Conference he was struck with tiie fact that the most homesick were flic An.-tralians and New Zealanders. If ever lie emigrated he would go to one of those countries. The overseas representatives at Paris had a direct way of speaking winch was rather novel and not according to old fashioned European customs, but they rendered very great service. ENTOMOLOGICAL CONFERENCE, NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN DELEGATES. LONDON, May 28. The Entomological Conference will open on Tuesday. The delegates include Professor Watt, of Sydney, and Dr Tillyard, of New Zealand. Professor Balfour Browne, of Cambridge, will represent Queensland.

RIFLE SHOOTING. TEAM TO VISIT AUSTRALIA. LONDON, May 29. Received May 30, 11.5 p.rn.) The following riliemcn have been selected to vi.-il Australia:- — Lieutenant-Colonel P. iis- •. -a ■ i"i i commandant i, Major Monro Adjutant A. Garun, Captain W. Gray, Lieu.da: tin, r. Marlon and 11. Northcot,', Majors K. Parnell, Fixley, Arrow-land and ,1. A*. Smith, Captains T. Smith, F. C. i: ci: .■ .ii and H. T. Wood. Thirty three candidates competed at Bislay for inclusion in the team over ranges ;n in dpi) to j OOO yards. Colonel Richardson, in. ci-viewed, said he was satisfied that he had not a tine team together. It is drawn ii mu the Army, Navy, and Air Force. It v, i 1 .-ad in t!i ■ Demosthenes via the Cape on Augo..-1 11, and finish tiie tour at the ,nd oi N .iv■, .-tuber. Wallet e attended the t< -i.;. He and Richardson will complete due it at rary a.- .-omi as Wallace receives the data ior tin- Feucral match at Adelaide. Carrod is Inc lettm's s(|tia(iron leader. The a. ■ members aie J. L. Dewar, Captain 11. D, uula-, Pettv-Ollicer W. Gray, and E. Me Cue. ’