GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(Ey Telegraph—Per Press Association.* RAIvOVSKY RECALLED. PARIS, Oct. 10. “Le Journal” states Kalinin has signed a decree recalling Rakovsky. He returns on the 13th. The Soviet indicates its full confidence in Rakovsky who continues in tho diplomatic ser-

COMMUNISTIC CRITICS. LONDON, Oct. 9. Mr Pollitt, at the Communist Conference at Manchester, bitterly attacked the Labour Party. He said: “The policy at Blackpool is clearly intended to prepare for a coalition or a mutual understanding between the Liberal and Labour Party, at or after tho next election. It is a cross of every Socialist principle.” Oilier delegates attacked the Independent Labour Party, describing thqX tactics at Blackpool as “a disgustifffflf and humiliating exhibition.” Jim Larkin, the Irish Communist, in presenting fraternal greetings in the name of the Irish revolutionary working class, said : “I am here to this Empire to dissolution. It is most ,> essential for the sake of the Empire’s suffering millions and for tho sake of the workers of Great Britain, China and India to abolish bayonet rule. I represent the revolutionary workers of Ireland. When. Imperialists attack the Soviet we will be in action a few ments after the declaration of war.”

LORD HAIG’S APPEAL. LONDON, Oct. 9. Lord Haig urges the representatives of ex-service men throughout the Empire to participate in a pilgrimage which the British Legion is planning to the French battlefields in 1928. A number of widows and relatives of the fallen will he invited.

TRADERS’ VIEWS. CAPETOWN, OcL 6. The Empire Chambers of Commerce Congress passed a number of resolutions aimed at promoting a system of closer imperial preference and" a mitigation of trade barriers. A Canadian resolution in favour of free trade within the Empire was withdrawn. During the debates, British wool experts criticised tho Australian wool breeders for trying to make more money by growing coarse wool. They urged South Africa not to follow this ■ example.

A MARE’S NEST. LONDON, Oct. 10. The “Daily News” says: “Australians who were protesting so vehement- . ly against certain passages, said to W 1 • in the draft history of the Dardanelles 1 discovered a very considerable mareV; nest. Words disparaging to the conduct of the Australians were not in the document at all. It would have been astonishing if they were, in view of the characteristic tameness of official histories. Incidentally, the misunderstanding provokes General Monasli to bring allegations against the English soldiers as offensive as those never made against the Australians. It would he silly to pretend that no Engisli or Australian soldier ever failed in his duty, but General Monash spoke a little too soon.” ' A

FIGHT WITH MILITIA. ' "■ BELGRADE, Oct, 10. The three assassins of Kovtitchevitcli were discovered in a cave in the mountains near the frontier. They refused to surrender, and the militiamen opened fire, which, the assassins returned, the fusilade lasting throughout the night. When the militiamen 1 rushed the cavern at dawn, they found two dead and arrested a third. GIRL CARRIES ON. Seeing her father, a signalman, kill- , ed on the Rheims railway line, a girl of 15 remained in the signal box for five hours, until relieved, thus averting a disaster.

BOY TORTURED. PARIS, Sept. 30. The grandmother and father of a seven-year-old boy have been fined £5 apiece for using heated wire on the hoy to punish him for theft FATE OF SIXTY WIVES. CAIRO, Sept. 30. The trial has commenced of a prominent resident, Tantah Ashizra, who is charged with having married 60 women during 30 years, and having lost them. In some cases separation was obtained by mutual agreement; in others divorces were secured under duress, and in others again there were mysterious deaths of unwanted spouses.

FRENCH GOLF RECORD. PARIS, Sept. 29. Playing in the French open golf championship at St. Germain, George Duncan, who won the event, lowered the course record hy one stroke, with a round of 68. BRITISH CHAMPION’S QUEST. LONDON, Sept. 20. Phil. Scott the British heavy-weight / champion who is going to America to box in the eliminating rounds for the right to challenge Tunney just missed the Olympic boat train at Waterloo. He hired a motor car and reached Southampton in time to jump on the steamer as the gangway was withdrawn. Scott will meet Sharkey, Tom Heeney, of New Zealand, and Paolino in the eliminating fights.

WOMAN’S STRANGE RECOVERY. LONDON, Sept. 30. The “Evening News” describes the marvellous recovery of a Mrs Farmer. She had been bedridden for 20 years, and had relapsed into a motionless, speechless trance for a year, when suddenly she sat up and faintly asked for water. Relatives gathered at the bedside believing that the end was approaching and exchanged farewells. The woman relapsed into a trance, and the family, who were watching all night, were startled in the early hours of the morning to see her jump up and demand food. She ate heartily, and enjoyed Yorkshire pudding. She ma'de a rapid recovery, which her husband attributed to champagne, of which 42 bottles had been administered to her in the past six months. The woman does not remember incidents since 1923 when she first 4M"cnt into a trance.

“I seemed to lose all sense of time, and felt as if I was living in a peculiar sphere, removed from the world,” she savs.

A NEW ARMY ORDER. LONDON, Sept. 30. Because a dog had the temerity to lick a general’s hand during an inspection at Aldershot, an army order has been issued prohibiting dogs from accompanying troops on any military parade. Officers and other ranks are given permission to keep dogs in barracks, but each dog must have its owner’s name engraved on its collar. During the recent manoeuvres Prince Henry’s dog accompanied him, but under the new order this wjJJ not b<3 nl« lowed in future.