BRITISH AFFAIRS

Southland Times, Issue 18848, 14 June 1920, Page 5

BRITISH AFFAIRS

IMPERIAL DEFENCE. LORD JELLICOE AT THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE. (-By Telegraph. —-Press Assn.-—Copyright.) (Reuter's Telegrams.) LONDON, June 11. (Received June Li, 5.5 p.m.) The Royal Colonial Institute’s! annual dinner was largely attended. The Duke of Connaught wrote regretting hi* absence owing to lus recent bereavement. Lord Jollicoo was the guest of honour. Lord Selborne, in proposing the toast of Itrpmal Defence, said that during 1918 the world’s fate hung on a razor edge. Now whether the League of Nations became an accomplished fact or not the Empire i;n;.-t organise its defences. He believed the League of Nations could only become an ac-eomplished fact with the weight of the Brit.i.-h Empire behind it. The units of the Empire must do what they could within their limits To provide for the defence of our freewill. There still remained the prold in to be solved how these measures of defence could be co-ordinated. Lord S'-iborne said Lord .Mlieoe was eminently lilted to advise on the solution of the naval aspect, which must always remain the greatest aspect of our defence. They congratulated their fellow countrymen in New Zealand on their new Governor Gencrab Lord .lellicoo was given an ovation on rising to reply. He said he felt that he and Lady Jcllicoe were going to a land and a people which they loved. He found in the dominions a great realisation of the fact that sea-power was all in nil to the Empire. He meant this not in sole reference to naval power,, but in the general use of our power at sea, which was largely centred in our mercantile marine. The bitters service in the war would never be forgotten as long us the Empire existed. Me thought Mr Watt’s statement that the predominant partner did not rail a meeting of directors sufficiently often was fully justified, lie spoke appreciatively of the reception given the cruiser New Zealand on her recent tour. They were overwhelmed with kindness and hospitality. He looked forward " th groat pleasure to his term in New

Zealand, and the pleasure was enhanced hy tlie fact that Sir Tlionias -Mackenzie, who ha-! done so much for N'?\v Zealand, would shortly follow him there. THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL UNREST. SPEECH BV THE PREMIER. LONDON, June 10. Speaking at a meeting of the Union of V. elsh Independents Mr Lloyd George, d.iscussing the duty of the Christian Church in connection with reforms, .-aid their special task was to create an atmosphere in which reform would bo possible and in which the perpetration of evil would be impossible. Mr Lloyd George declared that great conttisi m and conflict of purpose wore paralysing goodwill in every land. The German election.; showed a distracted people split into hopeless contending faction..-; without any clear purpose, with no ascendant voice of note. So far we had avoided that catastrophe in Britain, hut it was spreading through the world and the churches nUna could save the people from (lisa.-tars which would ensue if anarchy of wall and aim continued to spread. FIRST COURT SINCE THE WAR. PRINCESS MART'S DEBUT. I.ON DON, June 11. The first Court since PJII was held at Buckingham Palace and proved a brilliant spectacle, though the wearing of feathers aad full Court trains was not- allowed. Princess Mary made her debut on this occasion, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. GIFT PROM ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION. LONDON, June IF The Rockefeller Foundation has given El, 205,000 to University t Villege, London, to assist medical research. including a new ins'date of anatomy, which should bn tins finest, in the world. THE WIRELESS TELEPHONE. A MELBA UONUFRT. LONDON, .June 12. (IT-'-eived June id, 5.5 p.m. ) Dame Melba is giving a wireless teD-r-hone concert on Tors day fr -m tin- Marconi station at Uhelmstord. L is expe t: 1 Fuat h"r voice will reach Madrid, Rome, Stockholm and Warsaw. Her song.-- ;v.!i in-

; elude the air from “La Bolit-mc," and I “Home, Sweet Home.'' | THE QUEENSLAND CONTROVERSY. ; OPPOSITION DELEOMTON AND LORD | MILNER. | LONDON. June Id. j Tli" Phllp delegation from : saw Lord Milner, Lind is to have a further mcf.ting later on.