GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.'

FALSE TAX RETURNS.

LONDON, Oct. 28. When two city merchants named Morrison and Griffiths were charged at the Old Bailey with defrauding the revenue by £30,000 by furnishing false income tax returns, it was disclosed that their bookkeeper had discovered the frauds, hut the prisoners had pi lid him £17.10 to keep quiet. Morrison, who is 71 years old, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. • Griffiths, who is 37, got three months. The jury asked the judge to he lenient, because Griffiths had assisted the prosecution inquiries, and was also in ill-health owing to the trial. It was announced; that the worry had killed Morrison’s iwife. Both men lmd borne excellent reputations } u the city previously. Two brothers, named Sudborough, who are bootmakers at Northampton, were sentenced to a year s imprisonment each for defrauding the revenue ♦ - of £37,000 and £20.000 respectively. The judge refused to consider the plea' that their operatives would be unemployed if accused were imprisoned.

WOOL PRICES. LONDON, Nov. 3. The Trade Supplement of “The Times” stays: “Bradford’s wool is advancing dangerously, in the opinion of many consumers who are unable to command compensating prices for tops, yarns and piece goods. The more labour put into the wool the more difficult it is to make a profit. “Disquietude has been doused by the estimates of a largely decreased Australian clip. It is unfortunate that contradictory figures should he sent out. There is need of reliable statistics of the number of sheep in Austral}!, and the collection thereof should he simple. The great difference between official and private estimates makes one despair of agreement.” INDIAN CYCLONE. DELHI, Nov. 4. A severe cyclone north of Madras caused two trains to he blown off ilie line and wrecked. There are twenty deaths. CARLOW BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, Nov. 5. The bye-election at Carlow (owing to .Mr Cosgrave’s decision to represent Cork) resulted: — D. J. Gorey (Gov. sup.) 23.007 M. Shelley (De Valeraite) 22,734 ■ SAMOAN MANDATES COMMISSION GENEVA, Nov. 4. 1 The Mandates Commission concluded i the examination of,the Samoa report. Sir James Parr is returning to Loni don to-night. The Commission referred eulogistics ally to Now Zealand’s efforts in t - general administration of Samoa, par- - ticularly in regard to health and edu- ? cation. Sir James Parr answered a number of questions respecting the t selling price of copra. He explained l that the Administration encourages t the natives to produce the best quality of copra, whereas the private i trader buys all qualities for the same e price. The Administration’s experi- . mental shipments to London promise n good results for the producer. T The Chairman, thanking Sir James d Parr, said the Commission would await the report of the Royal Commission 5 before expressing an opinion. He invited the New Zealand Government, t when forwarding the report, to supply e its own views thereon; also the steps cl it intends to take.

TRAINING BOV MIGRANTS. _ ' LONDON, Nov. 5. Liveijprjol, .Bristol,. :jLeicester, and orthhampton are considering the mum cip.il training of boy migrants and propose that all political parties - should co-operate 'with tlie farmers union in raising funds to provide hostels. from which boys would daily attend outlying forms.

GERMAN APPEAL. LONDON, Nov. 5

Doctor Emil Ludneig, German nnbiiiist, in nil article published m the “Observer” entitled “Armstice Week Thoughts” appeals to Britain to lead in the construction of a peace pvramid based on a triangle resting , London. Paris and Berlin. He urwes the security of the R une by mut7«d control. It is possible to have closer international friendship ‘ workers The cessation of colonial would compel the f ti.e w,» >’»**: ( „0 being merely an outline sketch If Britain h'.ul assumed enrliei - i,, nrevented the the folly of Germans .magjnn g £ British Empire is an oteta ur!tv . and desiring 1 c( , nlin e,ued. Believing it has all > Fmp j re Germans ought sum J Hc boduise it is a _ ex ‘ t the Xadenies Urn* ’ c;)U) „ies. Others tionahsts, wan coming emanci-v believe that wit i the posses-' patiou ol colou ' like buying-’ sion Ol colonies '' tickets to see a filth ac -

* - •rss.s r.lt. years of its existen , p r ost. Britain. Miss Mayer beat champion ot I'iame. - Freechampion of Belgium, and man, champion of Britain.

NO ANTI-BRITISH CHICAGO, Oct. 28. >■<*»« “ st , rtuk a . junction preventHermann, .scenehook found in the public ~e things might cont “" 1 tlie l)00 k» p .to.lt. the lihrory hy Q"«" tori a and prominent Britishers after the Chicago fire in 1871. Citizens are now forming an organist ion to combat Mayor Thompson anti-British hullabaloo, which in reality is designed to oust Superintemlant of Schools McAndrew, who is'one of the most outspoken opponents'of the present municipal administration.

Mayor Thompson ran his election campaign on the .slogan. “Keep King George out of Chicago," and so hitter was the feeling engendered, that on polling-day the city was patrolled by police machine-gun squads.

LORD MAYOR ENTERTAINS. LONDON, Nov. 6. Charwomen, street sweeps, market cleaners, grave diggers, dustmen, sewermen and barge trimmers wero_ guests at a supper in the historic guildhall, when Lord Mayor Blades, for the first time on record, entertained 830 of the Corporation workers. The ceremonial was exactly as when Monarchs and Statesmen were entertained. It is computed Blades spent £20,000 personally in his year of office over his official allowance of £IO,OOO for expenses.