BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1924, Page 2

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

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MINERS’ SECRETARY’S SPEECH LONDON, May 5.

Cook, the Miners’ Secretary, in a speech tit l’ontypool, said the miners must understand that is no use talking kindly to the employers. They only get what they are strong enough to take. The coal workers must not act alone, but he hoped next May Day would result in revolutionary changes in winch all unemployed will act ill union.

INSURANCE COY’S BAY OUT, TOKYO. May 5,

Twenty-six insurance companies have commenced the payment of ten per 1 ent on policies held by losers in the earthquakes and tiro. There are great crowds at each office. The distribution involves eighty million yen 1 sorrowed from the Government which is almost immediately reinvostable in permanent construction for which permits are issuable 0:1 the Hist of June.

CHINESE PIRACY. HONG KONG, May .7

A Portuguese captain anti Indian guard in a motor-boat going to Hongmom from Canton, were shot dead lo pirates disguised as passengers at midnight on Ist. May. The pirates kidnapped forty passengers after looting the vessel. UHINE.SE BARRED BY JAPAN*. TOIvIO, May While the Government and the country generally are extremely disappointed at the reports that Japanese exclusion will doubtlessly be adopteil when the U.S.A. Congress votes upon the conferees’ report on the Immigration Bill, there is a spirit of resignation. The Chinese residents of Tokio, taking advantage of the American Immigration situation, planned a

demonstration to publicly protest against the restrictions on Chinese immigration in Japan, but, upon the advice of the Chinese Minister, they abandoned the plan, and tv delegation, instead, visited the foreign Minister stating that China expects the same consideration from Japan as Japan hopes to obtain from the United Sta.tes.

The refusal of the Japanese to permit Chinese immigrants to land in Japan is an insult to Japan comparable with the insult to Japan marked bv the American exclusions. It, moreover. is impossible for the coloured races to stand together while Japan herself has negatived the principle.

ENQUIRY WASTE OF TIME. LONDON/ May C. Mi- Cook, the Secretary of the Miners’ Federation, at l’ontypool, referred to the Court-of Enquiry as to the miners’ wages, which has just concluded. He said that unless the Court made some tangible recommendation, the on- - unity had been waste of time. He bad arranged to meet the eoal-owncrs on May l ltli. If the men’s proposals were not satisfied, there would be only two alternatives, to strike, or to appeal to the Government, which had tlltr--1 o-.ier to g ant just demands.

THE N.Z. LOAN*. LONDON. May <7. 1 The “Mottling Bust’s” iinaneiid oiliter. commenting on. the New Zealand loan | ruspectn.s, says: “Not the least interesting feature in the great amount 1 f detailed information given regarding the Dominion’s linani ial josition, and the manner in which the proceeds arc to be applied. This is highly commend, able ami is doubtless among the reasons explaining the popularity ol New Zealand loan issues ill the market. .

GERMAN OPERA IN LONDO l.t iXDo.V. May .

An audience as brilliant and tmmynnis as in the old days assembled at Convent Gardens for the opening ol the German Opera season, when Wagner’s “Kheingold” was performed in German for the first time since 101-L Tho critics comment on the strangeness of the sensation of listening again to the correct slow German tempi, and witnessing again all the organised gestures of Wagnerian drama, but they agree that the performance was a most noteworthy one so far as to say that there must have been a vocal, as well as political revolution in Germany, for tho standard is higher than ever.

Ai,. DIRECTOR FOR AUCKLAND LONDON, May 5.

A. .1. Fisher has been appointed Dileator of the Elam School of Art at Auckland, and lie sails in the Rtiahine. He is aged twenty seven, and is without administrative expoi ionee, hut is vigorous and up-to-date. OUTPUT OF NAURU PHOSPHATES. Received this day at 0.25 n.niM LONDON, May G. Mr Thomas (Colonial Secretary) replied in the Commons to several questions regarding Nauru. He said the output of phosphates at Nauru and (lican Island, since the Government tool; control was 1.253.270 tons, ol widen Riilaiu received 32.300 tons, Austral.a 71)1,570 tons and New Zealand 120,81!!!. 'lhe hot shi; incut to Britain was in November PJ2I. He presumed the pi ice was untavoiirable and the present price was fifteen shillings lielow that of the last Biitish cargo. The approximate price dcSiveied in Britain was three shillings above the pre-war piie. ' Mr Themis added, regarding the allotment of forty-two per cent of the output to Britain, that it is impossible to give any guarantee concerning the future adjustments between the throe Governments concerned.

AERIAL SLEEPING CARS

A COMPANY'S ENTERPRISE

Ro.oivoiJ this dav at. 0.15 a.in.l LONDON, May G. The Imperial Company at Croydon i„ acquiring huge night-flying aerial sleeping cars for the purpose of establishing an after theatre service between Linden and Paris. 'This will enable parties to leave London late in the afternoon, dine, attend the theatre in Paris and return to London the same -V night. It will also enable the Parisians to do the same in respect to London theatres. Anglo-French business men will bo ■able to return home the same night after commercial dinners. The Company realises that only l>v niglu flying and th» carriage of midnight mails can the airway lie made to pay.