GENERAL ITEMS
LOYALTY OF MAORIS AND ISLANDERS. MR MASSETS HIGH TRIBUTE. LONDON, May 24. •Official: Speaking at 'the jubilee meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, Mr Massey paid a high tribute to the loyalty and patriotism of the Maoris and kindred races throughout the Pacific Islands.' He said the natives referred to had proved by their response to the Empire's call and their -willingness to make sacrifices that they could be trusted in any emergency, and 'that there were no more loyal subjects of the King in any part of the British dominions.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
DISPOSAL OF INTERNED SHIPS.
THE AMERICAN VIEW. (Delayed in Transmission.) WASHINGTON, May 14. (Received May ,25, at 5.5 p.m.) A strong objection is made against the British proposal to pool the German mercantile tonnage with a view to its distribution on the basis of actual losses Sf er n d in war " United States seized 600,000 tons of German shipping when site entered the war, and is anxious to jetain ™ in or 4 er to compete with Great Britain. .The United States lost less than half the tonnage seized.—A. and N.Z. Cable.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17634, 26 May 1919, Page 5
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