GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) WOMAN PREACHER. LONDON. Dec. 10. Preacher .Maude Hoyden, who will .shortly tour the world including Australia and Now Zealand, was gnon a luncheon liy tTie British Common-' wealth Leauuo. She said she was anxious to discover how Australian and New Zealand women had exercised political power, which they had passe-sod much longer than English women. She had been informed they lia.l done very little with i!, although the reduetion in New Zealand’s intant mortality was due to women.

A IK’ll BIS HOP OF CANTERBURY. LONDON. Dec. 18. The convocations of the Archbishops of York and Canterbury, originally fixed for Thursday and Wednesday, has been cancelled. The “Sunny News” says it is able to state that the Archbishop of Canterbury does not contemplate resignation . SNOW STOPS GREYHOFND RACING. LONDON. Dec. IS. Greyhound racing is suspended ow ing to snow. The Meteorological Office forecasts a continuance of severe conditions.

WIRELESS CHARGES. LONDON, Dec. 18. The Observer states it cannot he credited that Ministers contemplate a restriction on wireless activities in the interests of cable finance. AYe require both, hot if the weak must Do helped it would be madness to cripple the strong. RECORD MOTORING. PARIS, Dee. 18. The Bruces finished fifteen thousand miles in 220 hours 1971 seconds, averaging sixty-eight hourly. The previous best was Cord cry’s in 2GB hours 3509 seconds, averaging 55J miles hourly. RE PA R ATfON Qf' EfITTON. LONDON. Doc. 18. The principal lesson of tho past three years, says the third annual report of Afr Parker-Gilhert, Agent-General for Reparations is the reparation problem and dependent questions will not he solved until Germany is given a definite task to perform on her own responsiblity without foreign supervision. He adds that. Germany lias punctually and fully paid the annuity of £75.000,000 without harming the German exchange. Britain’s share was £15.350.000 and she also received £11.500.000 under the Repatriations Recovery Act. Gilbert criticises German budgets for both Reich and States, localise they are not balanced, hut ho accepts the repeat Reich budget as an earnest indication of Germany’s intention to economise and suppress tho high extraordinary expenditure. MOTION ADOPTED. BERLIN, Dec. 18.

The Reichstag adopted a motion to cancel tho first instalment battleship. It pointed out that it is unlikely a second instalment will be able to lie raised in 1929, and it might he expected that delays will make the battleship obsolete before completion. EMBARGO LIFTED. PARIS, Dee. 18. The coal import embargo has been lifted. AGAINST AAI KIMC’ANIS.VTfOX. LONDON. Dec. IS. G. K. Clieesterton, speaking at Delphian Catcrie dinnerr, said he violently objected to the Americanisation of England. The English habit of life and appearance of the English village, the whole tone of existence, has been altered entirely by commercial pressure from America. English is the most glorious thing on earth. It is a becoming Barhariean hotel. Nobody is stopping America, from the habit of showing off wealth, and insulting the poorer hut much more civilised countries. It has an uncomfortable resemblance to the reputation of the early nineteenth century Englishman abroad. The Kai--or’s armv could not have been more completely denationalised than London. Even a war invasion spares common habit of life of a nation. It is amusing on Broadway to see idiotic electric signs wriggling like dancing devils. Imcause one can always say, “Please God I will soon he in England again.” If I had thought I should see the same red heat devifs standing on their heads chewing gum in T’icacl illy. I should have contemplated suicide. A'et this ghastly business is happening in London. IRlfill G(> V ERNOR-GENEE A f.. LONDON. Dec. 18.

The Impel ial authorities do not dissent from the Irish Minister’s iMr Blythe), generalisation of changed conditions of appointment of Dominion Governor-Generals as illustrated L.V Mr MacXcill’s case, hut do not commit themselves to his precise term, namely, the appointment of GovernorGeneral is entirely a matter for the Dominion Government concerned and he is appointed hy the King solely on the advice of the Dominion Government. MacXeill having heen appnintcd hy the King solely on the advice of the Free State Government. The Imperial authorities while admitting the Free St,ate is instituting a. new order of procedure following the last Imperial Conlerence. tHereby probably establishing a precedent tor other Dominions as gubernatorial vacancies occur, point out the change is more' in form than in fact. 1 s'cause heretofore Governors have not been appointed to Dominions or States without their explicit concurrence. They instance that appointments are initiated hy Dominions and States and thereafter ratified Imperially, although the procedure is not public. Imperial Conference decisions, do not affect State Governorships lmt should anomalies develop in relation to the appointment of Australian Governor'sGeneral or State Governors, that would he a matter for inter-lmpenai consultation and readjustment. XMAS WEATHER. LONDON - , Dee. IS.

England is enjoying traditional Christmas weather. Practically ihe whole country is under snow and there are deep drifts in the h'U.v The temperature is continually below freezing point and there i- tines me on London ponds and lakes. There is a likelihood of skating and tohogaging being in full swing