LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 January 1926, Page 2

LATE MESSAGES

DUNEDIN, January 28. The annual meeting of the Board of Governors, qf l the New . Zealand. Institute, opened. this moiTiihg, Doctor Marshall' (Wanganui) presiding.: A) motion! was carried expressing' regret that) the Government hhd leased > large area of Auckland Island for a sheep run. It was decided to ask the Department of Internal Affairs to send' a representative with the Whitty expedition to supervise the collecting of native birds.

DUNEDIN, January 28,

At the horticulturist institute con- , ference, a motion was carried that the Horticulture Division, be requested to call a conference, representative of departmental officers, Institute of Horticulture, and Association of Nurserymen, to frame necessary regulations for the control apd importation of bulbs. It was stated that diseased bulbs are coming to the Dominion.

LONDON, January 27.

The report of the Merchant Shipping" Advisory Comihittee, representing all shipping interests both owners' and men, presided, over by . Sir Norman Hill, recommends the Board of Trade to abandon the production of carrying timber on deck in winter, except light wood goods, and the formulation of new regulations based on the view that ; modern vessels of suitable types can carry deck cargoes of both heavy and light wood goods safely 'all the year round, Jf safeguards are imposed. The Committee also recommends the Board to take steps to secure an early international agreement with regard to such safeguards, and that the new regulations not operate until it is > ascertained (within a reasonable time) whether international uniformity is attainable. The committee points out that the present conditions are a handicap to British cargo ships in competition for the world’s timber carrying trade, as it is a known fact that about 95 per cent, of. the ships bringing timber to Britain, are foreign?

WASHINGTON, January 27.

Colonel William Mitchell, the convicted Air officer, who is under five years’ suspension from the army, because of his criticism of the Government aviation policies, to-day tendered his resignation. The decision whether it be accepted rests with President Coolidge, who, on Monday approved the sentence imposed by the courtmartial, with certain modifications in regard to the suspension of the officer’s pay and allowances.

WELLINGTON, January 28.

Lord and Lady Allenby arrived at Wellington this morning by the Limited, and were welcomed at the station in quite informal fashion by representatives of the Government of New Zealand, Military Forces and the Returned Soldiers’ Association.’.Brief introductions and hand shaking followed and the visitors were then escorted to waiting cars. A civic reception was given by the Mayor and Councillors, and the visitors will this afternoon be entertained at a private function by the Government. To-mor-row afternoon, Lord Allenby meets members of the New Zealand and Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association, many members of which served under his command in Palestine.

LONDON, January 27.

Mr. Baldwin, speaking at Stirling, said it was necessary to build 20,000 houses yearly in Scotland for the next fifteen years to overcome the shortage. The statistics showed that 8 per cent, of the population were living in single rooms, and 39 per cent, in two rooms. The Government was not satisfied with the present rate of building, and had decided to construct two thousand steel houses in Scotland yearly. He denied that he was fighting the trade unions,’ or that he was desirous of reducing the builders’ standard of living. The engineering trade unions were pressing for an increase of £1 weekly, but the demand had been in abeyance pending the Government’s unsuccessful efforts to Secure a genera] ratification of the International Eight Hours’ Day Convention.

SYDNEY, January 28

A sample of synthetic wool was submitted to a gathering of wool experts at the wool sales, but they refrained from giving a definite ojdnion whether it would affect the w’ool industry in Australia, while agreeing that it had a detracting harshness to the touch, almost brittleness, and lack of the elasticity possessed by merino wools. *Dr Campbell, president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Chemical Institute, after' examining an article of artificial wool, said that he ■was certain the new fabric was not a natural cotton fibre. He added: ‘ ‘However it is treated, it is an artificial produce of cellulose, but no chemical analysis or microscopic examination can possibly reveal whether the basic substance is wool pulp or artificial silk or cotton. It is certainly less suitable for weaving into human clothing'rthan wool, and 1 there is no possibility of mistaking it for cotton, any ..more than there is for real wool.”

BERLIN, January 27.

Dr Luther, during half-an-hour’s speech in the Reichstag, in which ho re-introduced himself as Chancellor, referred at some length to the strength of the Allied Forces retained lin the occupied territory, insisting that they should be reduced to the normal peace strength of German garrisons. The new Government’s most important decision concerned Germany’s entry into the League of Nations. The Government’s domestic policy aimed at a reduction in taxation, encouragement of exports, and compelling' other countries to abolish differentiation against German goods. Germany’s adoption of the internationally regulated hours of labour depended upon simultaneous measures being adopted iu Britain, France and Belgium. The Conservatives gave notice of motion laying down impossible conditions for Germany’s entry into the League.

LONDON, January 27

The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent understands that the terms of the Anglo-Italian debt settlement will probably occasion disappointment in Britain. The basic annuity is likely to be well under £4,500,000 with a partial moratoiiiuni in the initial years.