GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

BISHOP’S REGRETS

LONDON, June 10.

Recent outbursts by the Churches against the Charleston which lias been banned at several church /lances, have lost the sympathy of the Bishop of Coventry.

“When I saw pleasant girls and discreet youths dancing on the common the other night, I was told they were Charlestoning,” he said yesterday. “It looked very nice.

“My son urged urged me then to take up the Charleston, but I am afraid I am rather too stout and old.

A YANKEE MIXTURE. LONDON, June 22. Hero is an official description of American films given at a conference of cinematograph exhibitors in Great Britain:—“Yankee mixture to he fore, ed upon the patient thrice daily, ingredients, one pound of sob stuff, pound of thrills, two pounds of legs (bare if possible); .half pound night club, three pounds star at a million dollars per pound, one pound humour, three pounds settings, ono ounce story.”

A JUDGE’S VIEWPOINT. LONDON, June 22,

Judge Wilson addressing a woman’s meeting at County Down said: — “There was a time when girls set their caps at men: now they set their kneecaps.”

AGE QUESTION. LONDON, Juno 22

There were 169 present at the annual Rhodes Dinner at Oxford. The number included ten former Austialinu and three former New Zealand Rhodes Scholars. Lord Lovat was chaSLitnan. He explained the new Rhodes travelling scholarship of £I2OO per annum, for graduates with five years’ professional experience. Air Reg Scholl, replying on behalf of Dominion students, discussed the quesion of tho age limit for the scholars. Whereas an American delegate wanted the Rhodes Scholars sent when young, Air Scholl suggested that if the Scholars were chosen when they wero twenty-one or twenty-two, (jhev would be able to profit from experience.,

(.LAY BIRD SHOOTING AIASTERTON, June 23.

Alasterton Gun Club’s carnival opened at Solway Showgrounds to-day, there being a large gathering cf prominent shots from all parts of tho Dominion. The Club’s £lO9 open clay bird handicap was divided by Douglas McLaclilan (Afastei'ton), R. E. McKwick (Timaru) and I. Bird (Kimlbolton), who broke all twenty-one birds. Al.eEwiek was in great form, not once having to call on his second barrel. Seven others broke twenty birds. Tho New Zealand Clay Championship will bo decided to-morrow" and the New Zealand Live Pigeon Championship on Monday.

SOVIET EXECUTIONS. LONDON, June 22. A joint meeting cf the General Council of the Trade Union Congress and the Parliamentary Labour Party carried a resolution stating: “That, while recognising the exceptional difficulties and dangers of the political situation in Soviet Russia, and while fully appreciating the Soviet indignation at the assassination of AL Aroikoff, nevertheless we are obliged t protest against the policy of executing persons innocent of murder. The policy of meeting murder by murder degrades the standards of civilisation, and harms Russia. AVe hope this practice "ill cease.’’

TO OUTLAW AVAR. PARTS. June 22.

Last week’s feeler thrown out by MJ Briand in favour of a. Franco-Amerfr can pact for the outlawing of war, appears to have reached official channels. It is understood that the text of the plan is being calbled to New York by the United States Embassy. A COAIPROAHSE. ROAIE. June 22. The Giornale D’ltalia claims that information from Belgrade and Tirana indicates that both Jugo-Slavia and Albania have accepted tho Big Four’s formula far the settlement of their dispute by the former withdrawing her Note and the latter liberating the imprisoned interpreter.

REBUFF TO SOVIET. LONDON, June 23. Tn addition to its protest against the executions, the General Council of the Trade Union Congress has administrated a severe rebuff to the Russian trade unionists by refusing their demand far an immediate meeting to draw up a joint policy against the British Government in its att wards the Soviet.

The demand is regarded as an attempt to embroil British trade unionism in the political quarrel between the two countries.

Labour circles generally regard the Council’s ddecision as the prelude to a definite break between Russian and British Trade Unionism. The majority of the Councils have also received reports that a recent conference in Berlin was not in disfavour of considering the Russians’ demands there, as they were offensive and dictatorial.

AFRICAN flag. deceived this dav at 9.30 a.m.l Capetown, j U n 0 23: The Opposition probed the mystery of the Labour Party’s amendment worded in such a manner that it gave the impression the Union Jack -Kq-’-t he flown all the year round with the new national flag. Government’s admission that the living of the Jack was a matter far the Government of the day to decide, created lively exchanges. the Opposition declaring the country was being diddled and that the two flag policies should inevitably divide the nation.

Mr Hertzog refused to say how often the Union Jack would fly. The Bill was carried by a Government niajortrtof twenty-three. One Independent and one Labourite supported the Opposition. It is anticipated the Senate will reject the Bill and that a joint session of both houses will be necessary in October to force the Bill into law. \

PRINCE OPENS CONFERENCE. LONDON, June 21. The Prince of Wales, in opening the Imperial Education Conference, welcomed the 79 delegates on behalf of his Majesty the King, and expressed the hope that a conference would be regarded as a permanent institution.

The Prince approved the scheme for the interchange of teachers and hoped its operation would he made easier, enabling them to bring other parts of the Empire more vividly before the pupils in order to make the Empire more than a splash of red on the map. The delegates were then presented to the Prince. The first subject - on the agenda was education in relation to the pupil's nfter-career,