GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 14 January 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON FLOOD ENQUIRY. LONDON, Jan. V2. After personal inquiries on the London flood. Air Baldwin lias summoned a conference of Government Departments and local authorities for lGth. Jan. to discuss measures to prevent a recurrence of the disaster.

FRENCH POLITICS. PARTS, Jan. 12. The Chamlier hv 310 to 227 rejected a Socialist motion condemning the Government’s decision for the arrest of four communist deputies convicted of .sedition.

A CONFERENCE. LONDON, Jail. 12. Employers and Trade L nionists met at Burlington House. An official statement says: Sir E. Aloud was elected Chairman. He pointed out that employers did not represent an organisation hut were acting in an individual capacity. They realised the aspirations and position of their copartners in industry working in factory. railway and shops, and did not desire to destroy trade unions. Outlining the problem he said it was essential to examine and hotter the organisation of industries by amalgamation and nationalisation and introdneton of new processes, and technical administrative methods involving the transferring, compensation, and pensioning of displaced workers, also to improve the workers’ status and security. abolish the idea that a factory hand was less important than, office workers. Social questions requirin gconsideration included housing, health, unemployment insurance and schemes for industrial education.

AIAC’HPELAH'S CAVE. i JERUSALEAI. Jan. 11. The Aloslem Council is opening to Christians and Jews for the first time .since the Moslem conquest, Afnchpelah’s Cave, in the Hebron Afosque. It is reputedly the burial place of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob. Joseph, Sarah. Leah, and Rebecca. An entrance fee of three shillings will he charged. SOVIET EXHIBITION WRECKED. BRUSSELS, Jan. 12. A gang of several scores of Fascists invaded the Soviet Exhibition. The leader blew a whistle and a portion ol the gang pinned the attendants wliilthe remainder started wrecking tile Exhibition. Lenin’s bust was the first thing smashed, while the busts ol other Soviet leaders crashed to the floor. Paintings were cut with knives, and tallies, draperies and windows wore destroyed. Confusion reigned and amid cries of “ down with the Soviets.” mirrors and vases were broken and hooks torn up. The wreckers explained that they belonged to the “ League ol National Youth ” and had organised the raid as a protest against the lying descriptions of nil ideal Soviet state; also the revolting pictures dealing with Russia under the Tsars. WOMAN EXECUTED. NEW YORK. Jan. 12. Alter every legal effort tailed to secure a stay of proceedings, Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray were electrocuted in Sing Sing Prison, tor the murder of the woman’s husband. Airs Snyder was the first woman to suffer capital punislin- n New York State for nineteen and only the third since eleetroeu: >vas instituted.

RADIO-CABLE DISPUTE. LONDON. Jan. IA 'I he “Financial Times” writer hints at the possible solution of forming a company covering both wireless and cable interests. He suggests that if the two systems were under one direction, either conk he used so that the traffic could he directed in the quickest and most economical way, while the saving in working costs might he a million sterling annually.

AN' ENGINEER’S OPINION. LONDON, Jan. 13. Sir Charles Bright, a consulting engineer who has been engaged on a nunilier of cable laying expeditions and who reported to the Colonial Office on the Pacific cable scheme in 1897, in an article in the ‘'Evening Standard” likens the cable scare of the beam wireless coinpetitio, to gas shareholders when the electric supply mis initiated. He points out. that Governments in the early heavily subsidised the cable companies. For instance, Australia paid the Eastern £32,400 yearly from 1879 to 1899. Surely it was partly with an eye on future competition, that the cable companies have built up large reserves. Experience has shown that cable company amalgamations and working agreements have not been advantageous to the public trading to keep up the rates. What is needed especially from an inter-imperial trade standpoint is more British cables, offering alternative routes and more wireless stations actually competing witu cables. Thus we should secure a reduction in the rates long needed in the interests of the public, and a »ime effective press service between the Mother country and the Dominions.

PEACE PACT BUBBLE. PARIS, Jan. 13. A French communication from Mi Kellogg, in reply to AL Brmnd suggests that the principal powers should participate in preparation foi draft declaration against vai Political circles deduce that whole negotiations arc of AL Briand’s control and diplomatic officials will most Ike > find solace in n Fraiico-Ame.ica Arbitration treaty, to which all forts are now being duec NIOTOrFsT’S RECORD. * LONDON. Jan. 12. The motorist, Marchand claims the world’s record for ten miles, aielding *133.53 miles hourly. PHILANTHROPIST WANTED. LONDON, Jan. 11. “ The Government cannot find the monev—will some rich philantrophist asks Sir Joynson Hicks, “to provide £IOO,OOO for a new model borstal institution. Philanthropists endow hospitals, sports grounds, and museums, !_why not endow a Borstal, based on new ideals, in order to convert boys and girls into honest beings. Sir Joynson Hicks contends that short terms of imprisonment create gaol birds.

CITY DESTROYED. ,TaNIF.RO, Jail. 12. The city of Diamantina was destroyed by floods. It is reported that more than IOJC houses were wrecked, the rivers rising six metres over a bank. Five thousand people are homeless and suffering from lack of food.