BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 December 1925, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

(Außtrahkh and N.2L,Cabb AMOciaiion.) / .oßUdian /©RLiA^iNS:;-''' /. This, Canad^n.') ; m&t oh January 7, /the tentatiVe ddfe, De(cetnbbr ,10 ; h'a’ving been found im'jWdtftanle:' ? ■ ? i ;■ ■' ; rjX ■ G■' BRITISH(i/FILMS./> : ! :.. ~ LONDON, December 1. A referendum.’ qL . cinema theatre [Owners ip Britain decided, by yqtes to 609. against a compulsory q’liota of Bl’itish .film’s on. evpFy programme: ; ■ ’ N.Z.’s'POsjjißiLlTlES'. ' LONDON; November 30.

Mr Forsyth brqgpcasted fj-bi)^,Lon-don- a , talk on {mri l ciiltui;g4 possibilities iii 1 New led to numerous ’inqiiiriek' froftf srhi.spect’i've settlers. i ' f NEW MOfOR-SltK' tfEW YORK,, NuyeWer 30’.;, Propelled' entirely t'lie Swedish &dh.sho)m,'.tn§ ■ •first layge of this arrived here on Monday,. She lefjt; Gothenburg on November 21, makjng the average time of the’ largest steajffijships for the run. ". OLD. AGE PENSiIONS. : • • - LONDON,. Noveiiib’er 30. ..The ppm in ion Secretary, Mr. Aniery, -promised the imittee that lie. cwquldi,. Vrade Union Congress being, ffihde^phyabl^ip^^ 9o who' lAi'graiLhd ix? the overseas Dbmiriibn& .i - i." INDIAN QQTT()N DUTY, i LONDON, December 1. The Lancashire members of the t House of ,Commons are of the opinion That the. Indidn Gfbyertlment’s decision to abolish the Indian cottom.excise duty; will be a seriogs. blow tb;tWcbttbn industry in but, tliey/ con- : sihered7 that ■ no/ effective . protest is .possible from' Britain. - . . &AND§. ' . LONDON, November/30.?•_ . In the House of Commons, Mr Baldwin, in reply, to Mr Williams, said .that, in view of;, the Committee’s report oh the branding, pf/ ;En(pire products) ,ttfe.. Rfihistry 'riot’ with' tfre Mefchafi'dißd Marks Bill, but would introduce a; more comprehensive bill next, session, POISON ON APPLES. ' LONDON, pecember 1. :; Following on the ‘recent"arsenic case, the Port df London medical officers held up forty thousand 'cases,;. of American apples at the ■ jocks,. \ Some importers, who had received delivery at Covent Garden, are using' a small army of women to wipe each appltfapd .remove all traces of sprriy. • ■ ■

NEW LONDON, November 30; I A British all-st6el deep-sea diving suit, patented by Geress, bf Byfleet, is being exhibited at the Shipping Exhibition at Olympia. It differs; from the German deep-sea -s.qit . inhaving all the limbs ... jointed; ; movable. It is believed, jt ‘ can/..Jje operated at a depth of, six hundred , and’ fifty feet. ■

CHAMPION SHORTHORN. ;>■- NEW YORK.-Nov, At Chicago, in the internatjpiflH; Live Stock Exposition, “King oL the Fairies.” a shorthorn bull from r the Prince of Wales’ ranch in Canada, was declared the prize winpey a’mong the dlass of shorthorns,, and then was adjudgdrl Grand Champion and Prior Cham nion Bull, giving him the world’s championship. He - .recently ' won similar honours in Canada; , ; ,

LIQUOR ADVERTISEMENTS, i ~ LONDON, November 30. In the Hoii'seiof Commons, Mr Heilnessy told Mr Hudson that he'saw no reason, either in the interests •of economy or temperance; for. discontinuing the port wine advertisements in the'. departmental book of (stamps. Commander Kenworthy asked “What, about<-■‘Buy British Goods?’ Why not. advertisements of Australian and African, wines?”

' SERBIAN MINISTER. i V , LONDON 1 ,. December 1. The “Morning ? Port’s” Belgrade correspondent • reports) that. KI A Raditch' (who recently ma^e, threatening speech against Italy); had a unique experience. . Six months pgo he was a prisoner on a charge of hffih treason; now he is Minister of leader of a strong Republican ipatty-n His appointment virtuallyL hAs: -b&HV the means of saving the Governnienti from a crisis.

“WlRiLiisS” DISPUTE. LONDON, November 30. In the House of Commons, Qommander Kenworthy questioned the' sirness of the Board- of Trade; in taking •sides in the men’s; strike suspending the bblig^tibns.. Tor the overseas ships to carry wireless operators. 'P- : Mr Samuel, for the .Boardlof Tra’de, retorted that hq would not be justified in enforcing the wireless regulations at a risk of involving poorer,classes-in 'dearer food though holding up supplies. Meanwhile, thb Board of Trade was endeavouring to arrange a settlement. , ,jwvJ-r’***.'