LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 July 1923, Page 7

LATE MESSAGES

LONDON, July 25. Professor Hewins, addressing a meeting of Parliamentarians on the development of the Empire in relation to the Imperial Conference, insisted that members of the conference must approach the problems of Empire trade with absolutely open minds regardless of past promises or. pledges. The Empire trade was jn a critical position and could" Orfty be preserved and developed by a bold prexerential policy, upon which the Government must be prepared to appeal to the country. The present preference was practically valueless to the Dominions like Australia and New Zealand.

MELBOURNE, 26. The Federal Ministry decided to dismiss the Commonwealth Trade Commissioner in the East (Mr Little) and his staff, and also to close the office at Shanghai. Mr E. T. Sheaf, who was appointed at the Premiers’ Conference to represent the Commonwealth and the States is not affected. It is underwood that the Ministry proposes to assist trade with the East by shipping subsidies.

LONDON, July 25. Owing to the dock strike, the tallow sales have been postponed. After ner departure had been twice postponed, the steamer Hobscn’s Bay is sailing for Australia. The Commonwealth Line announced that as her passenger list was fully booked, it had no option, but to despatch her without the cargo now alongside. LONDON, July 25. The exchange on Berlin touched 2,300,000 marks after touching 3,000000. LONDON, July 25. The Bawra wool sales have been fixed at Liverpool for October 4, and Hull, October 12. HASTINGS, July 26. Yesterday, Hastings carried a loan of £32,000 for the extension of the electricity, by 804 votes to 140. MELBOURNE, July 26. The Executive Council approved of regulations controlling broadcasting, framed mainly on recommendations of the recent Conference. The new amendments will be announced by the and to relatives of Haywood, and Petty LONDON, July 25. At an investiture at Buckingham Palace, the King conferred the Albert Medal on Mills, Joyce arid Richards to to relatives of Haywood, and Petty Officer "Wild, members of the Ross Sea party of Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition, for gallant conduct in endeavouring to save life. COPENHAGEN, July 25. Carr won the two hundred metres race, gating the Danish recor'h Time 22 1-5 seconds.