EXCHANGE OF TEACHERS. WORLD GROWS SMALLER. MORE IMAGINATION WANTED. LONDON, August 1. The Empire teachers who are visiting England under the auspices of the Overseas Education League dined at the Trocadero this evening. Major Fred Ney, who presided, said that New Zealand had always been considerate and cnthusistic for the work of the league. It was between Canada and New Zealand that the first interchange of teachers within the Empire was made. Sir Henry Newbold, who was the guest of the evening, emphasised that the only way to overcome distance's between the Dominions and Britain was by liberal use of imagination.— (A. end. N.Z. Cable.) THE PRICE OF SAFETY. BRITAIN'S BIG BILL THE DOMINION'S SHARE. LONDON, August 1. Sir W. Joyneon-Hicks, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said the Defence expenditure in Britain for 'the current year was £2 8/5 per head. The approximate cost per head in the Dominions was: Australia, 17/11; South Africa, 12/1; New Zealand, 11/4; Canada, 6/8. Sir W. Joynson-Hicks. added that It was impossible to discriminate between the cost of internal defence of the selfgoverning Dominions and their contribution to Imperial defence.—(A. and N.Z.) LITTLE ENTENTES. HUNGARY'S NEW LOAIf. NOT AVAILABLE FOR WAR. BUCHAREST, August 1.. The Little Entente Conference at Sinaia .decided on a partial removal of liens on Hungarian property, provided that Hungary's new loan is not devoted to armaments.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) COLLAPSE OF CULVERT. EXPRESS DERAILED. NO CASUALTIES REPORTED. MELBOURNE, August I." The Adelaide to Melbourne express was derailed through the collapee of a culvert near Glenorchy. Although the (train was travelling at 30 miles an hour with 100 passengers aboard, there were no casualties.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) POLITICAL MISDEMEANANTS. A GENERAL AMNESTY. ECHO OF RAND RIOTS. CAPETOWN, August 1. The Government has decided to extend a general amnesty to all those who were sentenced to less than five years' imprisonment in connection with the Rand upheaval in 1922.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

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EXCHANGE OF TEACHERS. WORLD GROWS SMALLER. MORE IMAGINATION WANTED. LONDON, August 1. The Empire teachers who are visiting England under the auspices of the Overseas Education League dined at the Trocadero this evening. Major Fred Ney, who presided, said that New Zealand had always been considerate and cnthusistic for the work of the league. It was between Canada and New Zealand that the first interchange of teachers within the Empire was made. Sir Henry Newbold, who was the guest of the evening, emphasised that the only way to overcome distance's between the Dominions and Britain was by liberal use of imagination.— (A. end. N.Z. Cable.) THE PRICE OF SAFETY. BRITAIN'S BIG BILL THE DOMINION'S SHARE. LONDON, August 1. Sir W. Joyneon-Hicks, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said the Defence expenditure in Britain for 'the current year was £2 8/5 per head. The approximate cost per head in the Dominions was: Australia, 17/11; South Africa, 12/1; New Zealand, 11/4; Canada, 6/8. Sir W. Joynson-Hicks. added that It was impossible to discriminate between the cost of internal defence of the selfgoverning Dominions and their contribution to Imperial defence.—(A. and N.Z.) LITTLE ENTENTES. HUNGARY'S NEW LOAIf. NOT AVAILABLE FOR WAR. BUCHAREST, August 1.. The Little Entente Conference at Sinaia .decided on a partial removal of liens on Hungarian property, provided that Hungary's new loan is not devoted to armaments.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) COLLAPSE OF CULVERT. EXPRESS DERAILED. NO CASUALTIES REPORTED. MELBOURNE, August I." The Adelaide to Melbourne express was derailed through the collapee of a culvert near Glenorchy. Although the (train was travelling at 30 miles an hour with 100 passengers aboard, there were no casualties.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) POLITICAL MISDEMEANANTS. A GENERAL AMNESTY. ECHO OF RAND RIOTS. CAPETOWN, August 1. The Government has decided to extend a general amnesty to all those who were sentenced to less than five years' imprisonment in connection with the Rand upheaval in 1922.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

WORLD GROWS SMAIXEB. MORE IMAGINATION WANTED. LONDON, August 1. The Empire teachers who are visiting England under the auspices of the Overi seas Education League dined at the Trocadero this evening. Major Fred Ney, who presided, said that New Zealand had always been considerate and cntnusistic for the work of the league. It was between Canada and New Zealand that the first interchange of teachers within the Empire was made. Sir Henry Newbold, who was the guest of the evening, emphasised that tie only way to overcome distances between the Dominions and Britain was by liberal use of imagination.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)