BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 March 1922, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.; AMERICAN IMMIGRATION. WASHING'TON, March 16. The House passed a resolution permitting 2400 aliens, who were admitted under bond because the country’s immigration full, to become permanent residents. The bill goes before the Senate. z ’ CAMBRIDGE BY-ELECTION. LONDON, March 17. The by-election for the Cambridge ' seat rendered vacant through Sir E. 1 Geddes resignation, resulted as follows : Sir Douglas Newton (Coalition Conservative) 10,897; Mr. Dalton (Labour) 6954; Wee (Free Candidate) 4259. • c JAPAN AND SHANTUNG. TOKIO, March 17. It is announced that The Japanese evacuation of Shantung will begin on April Ist • ( It is reported that tlie former vice j Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Hani- 1 I

hara, will head the commission which will effect an agreement on tho terms. WIRELESS TELEPHONY. SUVA, Alarch 16. The wireless station on Wednesday night heard distinctly a telephone radio from Melbourne. PLAGUE PATIENTS. SYDNEY, March 17. Tlie latest plague patients are out of danger. The cases were slight. FOOTBALL DISPUTE SETTLED. 1 LONDON, March 17. The Northern' Union footballers with whom the members of the Players’ Union Refused to have now paid subscriptions to the union. The latter has therefore withdrawn the resolution of refusal.,