BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 February 1920, Page 6

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PEACE CONFERENCE. Received Feb. 23, at 10 p.m. . LONDON, February 23.—M. Scialoja Vaidovoevod (Roumanian Premier) has arrived here for the Peace Conference. M. Millerand (French Premier) has also returned. GERMANS ON “TRIAL.” PARIS, Eeb. 22.—The Allies have decided to propose that Germany should try selected ■war criminals, whose guilt is overwhelmingly provable, and treat the cases as a crucial test of Germany’s attitude towards the Treaty. 20 MILES AN HOUR TANK. LONDON, Feb. 23.—A memorandum on the Army Estimates states that a new type of tank is being developed with a speed of twenty miles an hour. It has made a trial run of 1000 mileswith practically no wear. Two of these have been despatched to India for experiment under tropical conditions. POLES AND PEACE. WARSAW. February 20.—The reply of the Polish Government to Russia’s peace offer will bo ready in a row days, and will be submitted to the London Peace Conference. The reply will insist on the illegality of all tnree partitions of Poland, and propose a scheme for carrying the Polish Eastern frontier to the Dvina and the Dniester, but the Poles admit the subsequent right of the populations thus included to self-determination if they repudiate J ‘olish nationality. AMERICAN LABOUR PARTY. WASHINGTON, Fob. 23.—Mr Sam Gompers (President) has announced that the American Federation of Labour is opposed, to the formation of a political labour party. He said that the effect of a separate political labour party can only be disastrous to the wage-earners of the country and to the interests of all people. There was no hope of the success of Labour Party candidates. Then labourites would defeat friends and elect enemies. STATISTICAL CONFERENCE. LONDON, Eeb. 22. The Statistical Conference concludes on February 25th. A feature of the conference has been the remarkable unanimity, notwithstanding the conditions and interests represented. Generally speaking, the South . African statistical system readily adapted itself to the decisions of the conference. It is anticipated that the new Imperial Statistical Bureau will he a co-ordinating medium and more complete than any previously conceived memorandum on the matter.

CAMP AMONG LIONS. CAPETOWN, Feb. 22. The Yickers-Vimy aeroplane flying to the Cape under the auspices of the “Times” newspaper, arrived at Jinja. The tyres were punctured, and a tail skid was damaged by the rough landing at Nimule, and later on the crew had to camp out owing* to the damage to the engines. They were disturbed at night by lions, and afterwards the great heat interfered with flying, but ail the difficulties were overcome and the machine reached Jinja safely. AGAINST THE PROFITEERS. LONDON, Feb. Labor Party is starting a countrywide whirl wind campaign to compel the Government to legislate to stop manufacturers and wholesalers from profiteering. The moderate section of party declares that strikes for further increases in wages are useless and that drastic legislation against the profiteers is the only remedy. The question of profiteering is the dominant topic. Many newspapers support the Tobacco, Committee’s suggestion that the Government should compel all big businesses to publish exact details of costs and profits.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES. LONDON, Eeb. 20.—1 n tlie House of Commons, Mr Lloyd George, in reply to questions, promised that the Government would consider resolutions -adopted by the Empire Movement Committee in favour of public religions services on Empire Day, and, secondly, use of the Imperial flag bearing the Union Jack with symbols, representing the Dominions, Crown Colonies, and India, which should be flown from all places of worship and public buildings throughout the Empire as a token of thanksgiving' to God for the preservation of the Empire. Mr Lloyd George suggested that, in view of the- impressiveness of the service held to celebrate the signing of the Armistice, a similar service should be held thenceforth to commemorate that anniversary.