BRITISH AFFAIRS

Southland Times, Issue 18851, 17 June 1920, Page 5

BRITISH AFFAIRS

AUSTRALASIAN WOOL PURCHASE. HAGGLING .ViIXLsTF.IO. (By Telegraph.--Pr?!* Assn. -Copyright.) (United Service.) LON O'IV. June IS. Lord Forster end Lord H'lby. who are n-potiating on br-lialf of Ur;!a ti ; a t wool transaction? offered 45 per can! above prewar profits. Mr Fisher and Mr Massey insisted on do per cent. Eventually Lord Derby irately exclaimed : “If we cannot have the wool at our price we can withhold ships and prevent you marketing.” This caused an impasse and finally Lord Forster said; "Lei us .rive do per cent.” Lord Derby said, "then we wdi be able to have our dinner and perhaps "am a. reputation as patriots for st renal hening the bonds of Empire.” LANGSTON HARBCUR, NFW fort FOR THE DOMINIONS. LONDON. done Id. The Town Donned at 1 va-an-nt ii uaeided in develop Inra'-rai H iL ;> nr as a. dominion shipping port arm to tipprnacli the Ihuiun'on t .overiiments with a view to secur.ng l 'o operation. MAURITIUS SUGAR. DROP DOL'D lIT 15V BRITAIN. LONDON, .Inna' Id. The British Government La. r ! ona' , t the Mauritius sugar crop ot ddo.n i 1 to;,-. AUSTRALIAN COAL. I.ARGF PRIVATM ITRLHASE. LONDON, dune !)’n i Received June Li, s !d pan' The newspapers annonnee t nal as the result of the re.-t riel ; on of eoai nil i.-onn Britain, a .V.iddlc-'borou■/!; li rtn Ini- pit-cini.-cd 140.'I'd:) ions of An-iraia.m n.ad tor ilelivery in Sweden in the d n d.f of 1!)•_>!,). The coal was bough: in Aii.-Tilki a.t 22? f,d per ton. and the Ir'.;:’"- i-’ 17(0 per ton. Idvcn iheu it nn lea 'Oa- Bnt-i-h coal I>v dlls. The firm nr. nrr'lnuuic for a further 100,!U!0 tain. MR WATT’S RESIGNATION. ACCEPTANCE CU'SBS SCP.PIHSE IN LONDON. T.OND'JN. Jun- id. The City was surprised at 'ha report rind tlie Government hud aeaepf- ; Mr W.o r s re.-igna! ion. MELBA’S Wi RELESS CONCERT. A sl'CClOsm. EXPERIMENT. I,IIN I a >N . -Line PL ( Reecivei 1 Bn i n I p.n . less concert wa? .- ti " rn ‘j'-J] -’ sang in French and L ait. n. ft Cn’ crneal of foreign listeners.