LATE CABLES.

Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 8

LATE CABLES.

(Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright-United Service.) LONDON, March 8 (?). Rubber: Para. 2Sid; plantation, 24£ d; smoked, 24|d. Hemp ; The maximum price placed upon New Zealand flax has been remoccd. PARIS, March 16. Mr Murdoch, Australian Press correspondent, states that an important discussion has begun at the Peace Conference regarding the Pacific Islands. Tim general interpretation of the mandatory is that three class of mandate* , 1 Ec* 1 preoared—ti,c first for the government ot .intd peoples, such for indaVe as Arabia ; the second for cannibalistic natives, including Last \f'icn ami .he third for territories where inleniecino waldare prevails. Vu*3‘ni asia’s mandate for the South Pacific will fall under the lad head, d c'n aiu points of diremsio-’ are as to the wisdom ot permitting fortifications m llm Sc-Lth Paeilie Llauds. u. view of Iho certainly that s.nular rights ■roull 1", Hnmglv <luime.l (bv Japan) for the Northern i acifm WamU-;.-..ndlv:.i* 1.0 whether Britain should insist on the promised clause pioMd ng ’■netterritories mav become integral parts of mandatory countries v ; beue e: ■;£“ir inhabitants choose or present a petition claiming euch muon; lim'd.j .■could there be given identical mandates for the Caroline and Maisliad Islands in view of the .strong and clamorous Japanese demand Ihe pon,luU j 3 too delicately poised fur comment. New Zealand seems to be piepaied to foreo point mk' Mr Hughes is vigorous in pressing point two, anu t-oii- !-■ .He l Shm ha* been aramsed over the violence of his . ut....»uc . i » - t j. _ ijpg jn the fact that tba Bntssh Mima tb-.i The ochcacy ot tlc pot■ Australasia. over 6’amoa and t. o if the right ot fi<it».c.ifb » Ci to tfa© CjwtiuiA southern islands, tho same HgM mQ£t 110 S 1^11 - nied Marshalls*