GENERAL CABLES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10317, 28 January 1927, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

WILL EX-KING GEORGE RETURN TO GREECE? (Received Jan. 27, 8.5 p.m.) ROMS, Jan. 26 Ex-King George, staying in a villa in Anatsasia received visits from many Greek friends and notabilities. He refused to make a public pronouncement, but h.is friends are convinced ho will shortly return to Greece as King, probably in the spring if the (Premier and Zainiis settle their outstanding problems.

GERMAN CABINET BERLIN, Dec. 26. Dr. Marx successfully carried outnegotiations with the majority parries and will probably complete his Ca’jnet to-morrow. COMPULSORY MITLTAEY TRAINING IN SOVIET HIGH SCHOOLS. LONDON, Jan. 26. The Daily News’ Riga correspondent reports that- the Commissary for War has issued a decree ordering compulsory military training in the Soviet High Schools.—Sun. SAFETY OF BRITISH ’PLANES. (Received Jan. 29, 8.20 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 26. Last year 26,500 passengers, of whom 1-6,600 used British machines, arrived at and departed from the Croydon aerodrome, a ten to 20 per cent improvement on 1925. There was not a single injury in 1926 in British or Dutch machines.—-Times. AUSTRALIAN WORKERS WANT LABOR NEWSPAPER. SYDNEY, Jan. 27. The Australian Workers’ Union convention discussed the question of establishing a daily Labor newspaper, and it ivas suggested that each union member should pay a levy of £1 to provide funds therefor. The matter is still under discussion.

MAN FATALLY STABBED. SYDNEY, Jan. 2/. As the result of a quarrel at Currabubula near Tamworth, Cyril lioness was stabbed with a carving knife and died shortly afterwards. Joseph Taylor was arrested and charged with murder. QUARRY EXPLOSION. ADELAIDE, Jan. 27. Richard Fulton and John Berks were killed as the result of a premature explosion at the Government quarries. Bert King was seriously injured. N.S.W. FAMILY ENDOWMENT SCHEME. (Received Jan. 28, 1 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 27. A sub-committee of the Labor Party appointed to inquire into the family endowment scheme, after discussion, proposed inter alia, that a national scheme of child endowment should be instituted ou the basis of 5s Weekly per child to families with incomes to £4OO. it -was suggested that starting price betting shops in the State should be licensed and the revenue utilised to pay portion of the endowment. It was also proposed that a State lottery should he instituted and that the probate duties stamp duties and the tax on higher incomes should be increased. A conditional agreement was arrived at to-day. The matter will be further discussed to-morrow. It is intended that the endowment legislation shall be dealt with before Parliament is prorogued.—U.P.A.