GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press BOAT TRAGEDY. LONDON, Sept. 20. Advice from Boulogne states that three were drowned when a Portsmouth yacht struck a squali. A five-year-old girl fell overboard. Her mother saw a sailor and her husband swallowed up in attempting a rescue. The mother then seized a lifebelt and followed and was washed ashore unconscious at the spot where thirteen school children were drowned on April oth, 1926. attack ox jazz. LONDON, Sept. 19. Sir Henry Coward, of the Sheffield Rotary Club, made a sensational attack upon jazz. He said: “It makes the trombone bray like an ass, and guffaw like a village idiot, while the silvertoned trumpet is made to produce sounds like the tearing of calico and the wailing of a nocturnal tomcat. They cannot make jazz anything but the essence of vulgarity. It debases both the music and the instruments, making both farcical. It is aLvjfys putting emphasis upon the grotesque. The popularisation of iazz and its attendant immodest dances has led to the lowering of the prestige of the white races. Let the Americans, embrace jazz if they choose; but we must taboo it in every shape or form, lest we awaken dormant activities of longforgotten predispositions.” REMARKABLE FUNERAL. COLOURFUL SCENES. PARIS. Sept, 19. There were remarkable scenes at the funeral of Isadora, the famous dancer; Thousands of people assembled at tlie Pere La Chaise Cemetery, including well-known persons in literary and aristic circles and in the Latin quarter; but the most striking feature was a long procession of friends of the dancer—men and women—in long white robes and sandalled feet, behind the bier, which was drawn by four horses, and was covered with red, blue, white and yellow flowers.

On reaching the crematorium, there was a 'rush for admission and fighting in doorways, and the police were called up and they closed the doors of the crematorium. Meanwhile, the French poet. M. Niro ire, delivered the funeral oration inside. Mr Raymond Duncan, Isadora’s brother, long-haired a’-d white-robed, mounted the rostrum and addressed the thousands outside. A WARNING NOTE. PARIS. Sept, \l9. The only unfriendly incident in connection with the visit of the American Legionaries to France occurred at the opening ceremony at the Trocadoro. As the cheering for President Doumergue subsided, a stranger shouted ; “Vivont Sacco et Va.iizetti!” Tlmn he was arrested. He pro\*d to be M.' Loco in. Secretary of the SaccoYanzelti Committee .who heretofore had eluded the police by shaving off his moustache.

YOROXOFF’S IDEASBUDAPEST, Sept. 20. Dr Voronoff, interviewed, countered the fears of certain scientists that liis rejuvenation may make people live for ever. He says the most that can he lipped for is to prolong life for one hundred and fifty years. Even this would be a great accomplishment, and would enable geniuses to serve mankind over lengtny periods.

BIG LIBEL CLAI^L LONDON, Sept. 20. i Air Silas Young Alaling, Deputy General Alauager of the Electricity Department of the Municipal Council, Sydney, has issued a writ claiming £20,090 damages for alleged libel, against Sunday News Newspapers. AVAR GUILT. LONDON, Sept. 19. The Times Berlin correspondent says: Though President Yon Hindenburg’s war guilt declaration’was largely the result of Nationalist pressure, in the absence of Herr Stresemann (Foreign A 1 mister), it is explained that President Von Hindenburg is customarily and punctiliously observing constitutional procedure. He certainly informed the authorities of bis intended statement, which it is therefore assumed had the Government’s approval There i.s a theory that the whole German Cabinet supported the plan to appease the incessant Nationalist demands.

The Bundschaii suggests that Tanenborg afforded the Government an opportunity to free Germany from "the charge of war responsibility for which she had been long waiting. Tiie Tagehlatt agrees with the repudiation of the charge of the sole war responsibility, but does not accept the assertion that Germany was guiltless. The German people were guiltless, it says, because they went into the field in the defence of their homes, hut the controllers of German policy are not acquitable.

JAPAN’S MANOEUVRES. TOKYO, Sept. 20. The Japanese navy manoeuvres, costing five millions, will he held in the Pacific outside Tokyo Bay, over 20 days, commencing on October 11th. They will he followed by the Army manoeuvres, upwards of one Ttundred thou,sand participating. The Emperor will attend l>oth. It i.s estimated that three hundred aeroplanes will participate.

EGYPTIAN IDEALS. -LONDON, Sept. 19. Ihe Times Cairo correspondent states: Ihe AYufd (Egyptian Nationalist Society) has issued a manifesto stating that it will work for the realisation of the late Zaghlul Pasha’s principles, fight for independence, amicably safeguard the Constitution, maintain the coalition, and continue friendly relations with the foreign Powers, particularly with Britain. Everything confirms the selection of Naims as President.

AfYSTER.TOUS AFFAIR. LONDON, 19. The Times Constantinople correspondent says: Since the Pera affray (cabled on Meptemlier 15th) the press alleges that Armenian gang’s aim was to raid the bank of the Yildiz Casina (cabled September 13th). On the other hand, the idea prevails that the gang’s activities were solely political. under the orders of -the Tasmanioun Secret Society, with its head quarters in the United States. It- is alleged that the leader of tlio Society, Aferganian Altounian, ‘ was entrusted to terrorise Turkey—firstly, by assassinating Ghazi Pasha. Altounian is believed to have stirred up the tobacco workers by means of Communist pamphlets. BRITAIN’S UNEAfPLOYED. LONDON, Sept. 20. The Secretary for Labour announces the registered unemployed at 1.052,600, a decrease of 4(19,324 compared with, a .year ago,