GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

/Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) INTERNATIONAL ZINC SYNDICATE (Received this day at 10.15 am.) LONDON, Jan. 2. The “ Evening Standard ” says negotiations are proceeding on the Con tinent for formation of an international zinc syndicate, including Great Britain. Germany, Belgium, and Roland. Previous negotiations failed, through the antagonism of American producers. It is understood the*'the Americans now agree to present proposals which include a redaction of the output by five per cent. Probably a European agreement v*d eventuate, followed bv world

agreement, including America.

’ OUITI'A I! i ks . 5 I,OXT)OX. -1:111. -. Obituaries.—l.oie I*'iill«t. the ilancor ; ■ laird -Mayo ; Lord .Minister, tbo famous Rugby referee; T. 11. Schofield, Chairj man of the Welsh International Selection Committee, as a result of a chill caught while refereeing the CambridgcWaratali’s match.

XKAV YUAH'S llOX'OritS. LONDON, .Lin. 2. New Year honours are:—Baronetcy, to James Caird, of the Turnhull-.Martiii Company, shipowners; and a King's police medal to Constable Dainty. LADY SWI.M.MF.R. TAX'OI MR. Jan. 2. Miss Gleitze lias commenced her swim to Gibraltar Straits, but later she gave up. . A DVAN'CK OK SPOUTS IX GERMANY. (Received this day at 11.0<a.m.) LONDON. Jan. 2.

Germii ny’.s remarkable transform a - tiou from the goosostop to the greatest sporting nation of Europe is vividly outlined by a German, Corlyle Kmli Ludwig, in the “ Sunday Express.” He defends the seeret military organisations, though he considers them negligible. He says the victors' plan to disarm Germany is logical, provided "general disarmament lollows. A weaponless man surrounded by heavily armed men feeds that lie is in ilit* painful position of an idot surrounded bv intellectuals. The sole benlicial result in an unhallowed treaty is the fact that German manhood has reached with botli hands at the means ol Iroeiug themselves physically by a sudden liberation from conscription. This has caused them to seek higher means ol physical culture, and to-dav Germain’ stands in the lorel rout of the world {! (J,H:ti'.Mly. Gymnastically, this branch is .'favoured, because having drilled militarily for years long, the Germans find athletics based more upon discipline than golf or tennis. In 1914 a million belonged to sports bodies; today there are seven millions nationally organised and sports areas have doubled in two years. Before the war the strictest military obligations rendered -sport superfluous. Manhood s ideal was promotion in the army, and to be a lieutenant of three years ol iron conscription. The Germans are now free to choose a hygienic and athletic life, and its tremendous development is driving out Hie warlike spirit. In this connection Germany is merely conforming with the spirit of times. The people in the capital cities are eating

and sleeping in the same sort of beds. There are no longer kings intent on waging war. Thus all kinds of nationaistie aspirations have become ridiculous and the chief cause of modern wars has disappeared.

THE MODERN SCHOOLBOY. LONDON. -Inn 2. “The boy of to-day. drives liis father to the golf links and heals him ul golf. lienc'o lie is apt to gel values wmii" " said Mr Maurice, .lacks, headmaster ol Null Hill School. This was Ihe outstanding dictum in the. scries of educational conferencos in London eii.-iToiuaiy yearly, which is largely concerned with the problems of home and family lif<’. Jacks expressed the opinion Unit the economic pressure of housing shortage engineered the motor hahit, which lilted Britans with restlessness. Wireless jiess, which preferred to have tilings done for us. He nded that lavys know the liitest gramophone records, names and histories of cinema, stars and the tiles of the Lest plays hut are in complete ignorance of birds beasts and (lowers. The education of the hoy should he the partnership 'between the parents and school hut instead the parents arc often -“C-rTviite: *• Jtt nTthe pathetic part of the • schoolmaster’s work at the beginning of each term to have to undo what the parents have done in the holidays in the belief they are giving the children a good time. Children arc growing up with the most shadowy notions of what ■respect means.

KING’S REPLY. LONDON'. Jan. 2. Acknowledging the Lord Mayor's loyal New Year message, the King replied:—“Wo look to the unknown and uncertain future, hut I am conlideut we will -prove to the world the Empire's heart is strong and true.” SMITH FI ELD MARKET. > LONDON, dan. 2. The SjU'Uiiield market report clis-Pit-sb'ct"’ trial 1927 was a record year, supplies of meat and poultry aggregating 489,291) tans, an increase of 9052 tons; British and Irish produce forms 27.7 per cent of the total supplies; the Dominions 19.4; and foreign countries 52.9; Argentina sent 70.8 per .ent of the total beef marketed. New Zealand supplied 05,000 tons of mutton or 1d.7 per cent of the quantity marketed. The Dominions sent. 13. A per cent of the total poultry market •

FRANCE AND GERMANY. BERLIN. Jan. 2. The ‘‘Vossiseln* Zlitung” publishes an interview M. Briand. who ; hopes i . V.V2B to, show progress in a js£p/:..<rinnn reapprochmont. Tie iY* <,,)|>o.ieiits of roapproehmeiit ole to suggest a substitute. *‘jiv •iFers the.'opinion that Eraoee i find sal isfaetion in a policy ; / 7 on ntvtf increased firmaments, j" only alternative to rei npproci.aieni consists in armaments i ad infimtiun and the rejection ot unt derstn tidings with ex-enemies, such a i policy o.iaifestjv leads to war. It is C-, easy to 'tart war. 1 v. atit to preventl Njvar. Germany is a real countiv. | «qd cannot he ignored 'l'he only ) or possilde policy .for the eon- | queror . o negotiate wit'll the conquerI' ;()St-WAR R ACTION I,C \ lU)N,_.|aii 2. f rTcv!> in tin’ u. don's p-otitival i and social life, the >p of Birnitng- | ' ham, in a sermon, i.ierred to the j lifjyge families of until, which were a. | hurijlen to the whole c mmunity. and 1 j a ddLag that the movement to restrict I immijgrntion of prolific people of lowi er dmiture was gaining headway. I Wriv tiJmt- the South of Ireland had jgMMaecC ' virtual independence, its TSlisfifirnii ng population might conveniently he excluded from Britain. MM igland was shaping her own religj||f Ls convictions. New A ork would he ■jji L\e unless by ecclesiastics than by B They would combine scientists to give a epy jui-

BRITISH HOLLYWOOD. LONDON, Jan. 2,

Alter five years work Ludwig Rlattiner announces he has perfected a scheme to create a. British Hollywood, ffe lias acquired four hundred acres in the neighbourhood of Elstree. which belongs to the British International Films, and owning the largest film studios in Europe. II agreed, for postal pur I mses. to call il ‘'Hollywood of England.” lie stales: "I am planning a cinema colony of thirty thousand. including villas, hospital, hotel of 1,10 bedrooms, aeroplane club, cinema earpeiiler.s and electrical simps, wardrobe and. all requisites of filmmaking. wiib :i' many studios as necessary. and singes ft If) feet l.y 100 feel, the largest in the world. It will become, if successful, the centre of the European film industry. 1 am spending two million- and rising to live million-. I am at present- working single-handed, hut ! am starting; l lie emiinaiiy to control land and produce in the largest studio, and subletting to others.

( iia.vgk of name. LONDON. Jan. 2. The Council of tile Royal Colonial In-litiite is considering a motion to change the name to lim Royal Empire Soviet y. COMMONWEALTH LINE. LONDON, Jan. 2. Newspapers contain ail ulverti.seniciit inviting tenders, lid iirunhle on 2!)th February for the'purchase of the Cemnioii wea Ith line. Particulars are disclosable only to honalide tenderers and principals. MISS GLETT/E. CONDON. Jan. 2. Owing to the cold wind and otloppv sea. Miss Gleitze gave up a nlije from Gibraltar. She bad covered twentysix miles in thirteen hours. She encountered shifting ciirrenls.

REPARATIONS AND WAR DEBTS. BERLIN, Jan. 2. The “Deutsche Horgwoik’s Zcitung" savs a new scheme fur German reparations and war debts settlement lias been drafted l.y American hankers te replace the Dawes I’la.n. It is believed that the crux ol the scheme ian international hank euii>ortiiim. wherein the Governments pal'Heipaie. which will float a twelve hundred million sterling loan, whereof STD million will he paid to the United Stales m settlement of ail allied debts, whereafter presumably Great Britain will abandon her claims against ! mine. Belgium. Poland and Italy. while America will cancel I .-"TO millions. The remainder of the loan will mostly lie used in stabilising European currencies and mooting claims against Germany, chielly by Belgium: also repaving under the original Dawes I lan a fifty million loan to Germany, the latter's reparations will simultaneously be reduced to eighty-four millions annually. The terms of the Tinge loan will he 51 per cent wills It per ,-enl sinking fund. German financiers me- enthusiast if. and think the seocme worthy of consideration, lml the Foreign Oll’ice. while- admitting a knowledge of the proposal, think il pi'emature, and that Germany's annuities are over high.

THE PRAYER BOOK. LONDON. Jan. 2. The Bishop of Hensley. Rev. Hanson, speaking at the Durham Cathedral, said : ” The debate on the Prayer Book in tile Mouse of ('(millions was iii-iu-fiiriiied and sacramental, duel l ines were handled with vehemence, convic-

tion and crude dogmatism of ignoranie of u hostile majority, which consisted largely of Scottish. Welsh, and Irish, w hose (once, lied ill the English prayer l„,uk was slight." lie ask. A '.mild existing connection between tin* ehuieh and the state he rightly maintained since it involved such experience. Ibe recent declaration of the Archbishops meant the < TiUt'Hi did not v an! In bo established if establishment involved subjection t" the Slate in such spiritual matters as the form of liturgy and the method el providing lor the spititunl needs ol the sick and dying. I lie vote in the ('ominous created a situation no church could possibly accept. However great were the consequences ol disestablishment there were many ol the dearest moral obligations to justify patriots in advocating it.

NI GAR AG f’A AND U.S. MAN AG N A (Nicaragua). Jan. 2. One l*niled States marine was killed and live wounded by eight ol Somlimi rebels cm Sunday, when machining to

reinforce the Quilnli marine garrison the scene of Friday’s five killed.