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Liondon.
Dec.
21st.—At the Foyal
Co-
lonial
Institute
today,
with
Sir
Chas.
Lucas presiding,
a
‘ecture
entitled
‘"The
revival
of
the
Wist
Indies’” was deliv-
ered by Sir Edward
Davson.
After de-
scbing
West
Indian
trade
conditiops
up
to the time
of the
war,
Sir 'Edw ra
said
the first
facior
to contribute
to the
revival
was
the
granting
of
a
prefer
ence
by
the
mother
country
of
o:ue-
gixth
of
the
duty
on
products
of
the
colonies,
and
he
expressed
the
hope
and
urged
the
impoitance
that
the
svstem
be considered
a
permanent
part
of
the
Imperiai.
policy.
Anoth-
er
factor
was
the
raciprocal
trading
agreement
betwcen
Canada
and
the
‘Wast Indies now in co.rse
of rati”cation
which should
mear
a great
development
in trade
between
the:parties
eoncern-
ed.
Mueh
new
mac.iinery
was
being
imported,
which,
with greater
chemical
control
and
improved
research
work,
should
enable
the
West
Indian
sugar
industry
to
successfully
eomplete
with
other countries,
and
to greatiy
increase
in the future.
Trinidad, said Sir Edward
Davson,
was
becoming
an
important
factor, considering
the
oil prodaction
of
the world, and with the large
companies
now represented
in the island, there
was
every
prospect
for favourable
develop-
ment of this oil resources.
The problem
of steamship
communication
was
main-
ly one
of supplying
adequate
transport
between
the
West
Indies,
Canada
and
the Mother Country.
A service between
Engiand
and the
West mdie?
was
diffi-
cult, but he expressed
the
hope
that
a
solution would; be found
shortly.
Ex-
perience
had proved
West
Indian
cable
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communication
to have
been
disastros
and it was fully agre:d
that
a
pew
ca-
Lle
between
Bara.ida
and
Trinilod
was
required.
Wita
the
possibility
of
their
decreasing,
laking
it
posstle
for them
t» become
a
commerecial
prcpo-
sition, careful
aiten:on
had
been given
to
wirciess,
telegrephy
and
telephoay
and
the
developmeit
of
aviation
be-
tween
the
islands.
They
must
éxpsrd,
socially,
intellectualy and
po'itically
to
reach
the fullest devslopment
and
in
or-
_der
to promote
better
conditions
of life
it was essential
to cansider
the
questicns
of
education
and
health.
Si-
Edward
expressed
the hope
hat
iruproved finan-
cial condition
woul! enable
attention
to
be
devoted to -education
suitable
to
the
needs
of the.communities
anc
the
tiain-
ing of -children in
1 atters
cf sanita:ion.
The
local medical
services,
in
spite
of
lackof funds,
were_ comtinually
wor<ng
potential
spending
power,
encourages
the 'hope
that further improvement
will
be
made
in this direction.
1t
was
obvi-
ous
that
the
posi::
of the
V est
Indies
would
be
greatly . vengthened
by
the
formation of u unii-d
West
Indian-
Com-
monwealth,
but
the
difficulties
in
th s
direction
are very great
and
West Indians
have never expressed
Unßanimous
approv-
al of any such
schem}e.
If the
custom
of
holding” conforences’
of
experts
on
sub-
jects
calling
"or united
action
could
be
brought
to
u definite system
of periodic
meetings,
it might be
sufficient
in
the
meantime,
to-unite
the
West
Indies
in
all
matters
which
éall
for ioint
aection
and
preserve
the
independence
of- the
colonies
in ratters
concerning
cur
own
affairs.
‘
Sydney,
:N.
'S.
W.
Dec..
22nd.—Aus-
tralia
won
the
first
.test
match
from
England
today
by 877
runs.
The
Aus-
(Continued
on 4th page.)
for the eradication.
of disease.
Ke:ent
medical reseearch,
iogether
with greaier
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