MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 June 1921, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. EMPIRE POSSIBILITIES. LONDON, June 18. Lord Milner interviewed emphasised that the Conference will not discuss any proposal for a new system of Imperial Government, which was premature. It would moreover need to be differently composed of a larger body, with wider scope and all shades of political opinion. It would be a mistake to ittempt to lay down lines of the Empire’s future development. We must do the best possible meantime with the existing methods than-which there was nothing better. It gets the heads of x he Empire together to confer. He hoped the time could come when such meetings would be held in other centres of the Empire. Meanwhile London was the most convenient. INDIA’S VIEWS. LONDON, June 19. The “Morning Post’ states the Indian Governments case at the Empire Conference will probably be less thorny than the statements would imply. It is understood the Indian Government does not ask for free unrestricted entry into the Dominion and colonies, but urges that there be no discrimination against Indian’s right to the Dominion to exclude Indian immigrants for any bona fide reason, other than nationality is admitted, but it is urged that immigrants once they are admitted should possess equality of citizenship. The-Australian Press learns the above substantially represents the Imperfol Government’s views. PHOSPHATE CARGO. LONDON, .Tune 19. A cargo of five thousand tons of phosphate rock has arrived at Swansea from Nauru. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, June 19. Medium Canterbury sheep B£d, New Zealand ewes 6*d, South American sheep, light 7Jd, heavy ewes 6d. Frozen Argentine fores 41 d, chilled Argentine fores fid. hinds lOd, Uruguay fores 4d. hinds 9d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. LONDON, Tune 16. Following the Government’ 3 reduction in the selling price of butte'- by 4s. n c wt., for New Zealand, 10s for Australian, the demand is improving. New Zealand is selling at 194 s to 1985., Aus tralian at 1725. to 176, and Danish at 2045.

If the. present droughty conditions continue for a fortnight the English and Continental outputs are likrty to he greatly restricted. Heavy arrivals of New Zealand and Canadian cheese have caused importers to lower prices. New Zealand coloured is quited at 96s to 100 s., white 100 s. to 1045.; Canadian 94s to 100-. A better trade is being done at the reduced prices. UPSETTING FTNANC E. (Received This Day at lO.flfi a.in.) WASHINGTON, June 20. It- is teamed authoritatively that America has made re present,!'ions to the Allies Reparations Committee, to prevent Germany paying large reparation sumd by drafts on New York banks, the reason being that Germany’s recent payments through New York played havoc with the exchange situation, to the detriment of American and foreign commerce. Mlt HARDING’S PLAN. FOR ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS. (Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) WASHINGTON, June 20. The United Press Washington correspondent learns that a diplomatic report, giving a rough outline of the Association of Nations plan, purported to be favoured by Air Harding has been sent, to two South American Republic which asked their representatives at Washington to report on tlie scheme’s salient features. According to the re port the Association would have no written constitution, lint world function through a Council of Representatives of nations, the decisions being advisory, rather than binding. Tlie present Allied Supreme Conned could bo used as the nucleus. The ».lnn rails for an international law com: without Gompulsory arbitration, and without penalties for failure to abide by the Courts’ judgment.