BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16942, 26 January 1926, Page 7

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

IN EXPLANATION. COLONISTS FOR AUSTRALIA. Australia); and N 7 rtnh'a Association. LONDON, Jan. 24. Following upon a discussion at tho Ladies’ Imperial Club, Mr D. G. Somerville has sent to the Press an explanation that he advocated the admission of German immigrants to Australia only as part of his argument that move whites must ho settled there. He admitted the danger of a colored invasion, and said it would’ also act ns a safety valve for the congested population of Central Europe, which was aggravated by the fact that Germany did' not now possess colonies. NEW SOUTH WALES. PARLIAMENT PROROGUEI). SYDNEY, Jan. 24. Parliament has been prorogued until February -9. when the Legislative Council Abolition Bill will he re-sub-mitted. M'AfYU STUDENTS ECU NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, Jan. ,26. The Mnuncrnnni arrived from New Zealand with five Maori students from Te Ante College amongst her passengers. They will enrol for a three years’ course nl iho TTawkcshury Agricultural College under an arrangement whereby the two colleges exchange students each year. REPATRIATED INDIANS. SUVA. Jan. 26. The Tlimhli sailed from Suva yesterday for Calcutta, with 1197 Indian repatriates. •QUAKE RECORDED IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, Jan. 25. A severe earthquake was recorded in Sydney to-day. It probably originated at San Christ oval, in the Solomon Islands. SWIMMING IN NEW SOUTH WALES' (Received Jan. ?6. 1 p.m. SYDNEY. Jan. 26. The ICO wards' ladies’ swimming chamnionshit'n of New South Wales resulted : Miss Martin 1, Miss Nealing 2, Miss Pawley 3. Time, 69 4-5 sec.