GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

[Australian i£ N.Z. Cable Association.)

JAPANESE POLITICS. TOKIO, Jan. 20. A special session of Cabinet resolved to dissolve the House of Representatives to-day. The general elections will be held on February 19th. LATIN AMERICA. HAVANA, Jan. 20. The proposals of the Salvadoran Chairman, Guerero, of the International Law Committee of the Pan- - Amcreau Congress to submit all questions in dispute between the United States and Latin American countriesto the International Court at L’Haguo is proving inacceptnble fo Americans, although it is believed it will obtain a majority by the support of the South and Central Americans. Delegates fear this may prove a rock on which the Congress will break up.

GERMAN SENSATION. , BERLIN, Jan. 21.^ Hit Marx caused a sensation in the Reichstag by admitting that secret funds of the Ministry of Finance wero completely exhausted by subsidising the Phoebus Film Company’s patriotic films. The total involved is £300,000. The Chancellor declared that while Herr Gessler v as responsible as the head of the Ministry, the transaction was carried out by minor officials without his knowledge. ESPIONAGE TRIAL. LONDON, Jan. 20. Hansen and McCartney are appealing against their convictions and sew-—' tonces.

A FRONTIER MYSTERY. LONDON, Jan. 21. There has been a great mystery about truck-loads of camouflaged Italiiii machine guns discovered in transit at the frontier railway station at St. Gotland. Nobody knew to whom they belonged. and nobody would admit ownership. An Austro-Hungarian Commission has investigated the matter, and now reports that Poland was the destination. Little Entente circlets, however, •scoff at this finding.

EX-SOLDIERS PILGRIMAGE TO FRANCE. LONDON, Jan. 21. The pilgrimage plans are now definitely taking shape. The Empire Service League is taking over the Dominion’s section. Secretary Captain Simpson anticipates at least 1000 from the Dominions, of whom 300 will he Australians and 150 New Zealanders. He emphasises that the pilgrimage will be open not only to members of the Returned Soldiers’ Leagues, hut to all ex-servicemen. The cost, once they arrive in England, will not be more tiian L's each. He also points out that ex-servicemen on holiday in Europe at the time should take advantage of the opportunity of participating. Lord Haig heads the pilgrimage, and other notables are expected to be present. Ihe tour winds up with a march; past the Alenin (Lite on August Bth.

LEWIS -MURDER

DOCTOR’S CHALLENGE

LONDON, Jan. 21

There has been a somewhat sensational development in the Lewis tier case, by a definite medical challenge that Lewis did not die as the result of injuires, hut from heart l'aiure. - i lie documents are at present at tho Home Office, where Sir Austen berlain is deputising for Sir Joynson Hicks, who is on the Continent. The new evidence is stated to he an outcome of a Harley Street doctor’s personal interest. He said that he haft motored nine hundred miles from the Riviera in two days, to take up the case of the condemned men, who are due to be executed next Friday.

The specialist does not want his name associated with the case. He admits it is a strong action, hut when the facts from the doctor who conducted the post mortem were brought to his knowledge, it was the only course possible.

Tlie defence hopes that intervention will not only cancel the execution, but liberate the accused men. Tlie case has caused intense excitement in Wales, where petitions have been signed by hundreds of thousands. LABOUR’S LATEST RECRUIT. LONDON. Jan. 21. Labour’s latest recruit. Lady Clare, is contesting the West Bristol byeelection, due to Colonel G. 0. Gibbs’ peerage.