GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) VIRTUES OF THE HANDYMAN. LONDON, Jan. 25. The Overseas Settlement Committee has enlisted the co-operation of the Ministry of Labour and Admiral Beatty for the promotion of a migration scheme embracing ex-naval ratings after the completion of twelve years’ service and who arc usually aged about thirty-five. Vocational training establishments are already existing in Portsmouth. where handy men are turned Ollt. It is now proposed to supplement witt) land training. The migration authorities advocate village c ommunities in the Dominions, in which both handy men and land trainers would settle co-operatively, it is claimed that their phyiscal fitness and adaptability is superior to other migrants. The naval authorities point out the desirableness of locating naval men able to complete their reservist training. to qualify for the gratuity of £IOO when forty, in addition to the marriage allowance. NO REPRIEVE. LONDON. Jail. 24. A decision that Edward Rowlands, and Driscoll must die on Friday caused consternation in Cardiff where Sir Austen Chamberlain's reply to the monster petition was received hv crowds in the streets, especially in the Roman Catholic district, special editions of newspapers being quickly bought up.

T nere were many demonstrations. T he police are already taking special precautions for the execution and announce that people will not he allowed within 250 yards of the gaol. Special harriers will be erected. Sir Austen Chamberlain's statement says that after tun most careful and anxious'' consideration, he finds no grounds to justify, consistently with public duty, the advising of interference with the sentences.

As John Rowland has been certified insane, the sentence of death is respited and he will he removed to Broadmoor.

NORWAY’S POLITICS. OSLO, January 24. Against the advice of M. Lykke, the King has invited the labourites, the strongest party in the Storthing, to form a Cabinet . They consented. Thus Norway’s first Labour Government is due to the King’s initiative. The Premier, however, will not he the Labour leader. Alfred Madsen, who is too deeply compromised with Sovieters, hut Christopher Hornsrud, a farmer and vicc-Oliairman of the Party. 'J'lie new Government will contain no Communists, only orthodox Labout ites and will ho obliged to adhere to a moderate policy. LITTLE ENTENTE NOTE. LONDON. Jan. 23. It is known that the little Entente’s note was drafted last week, hut has not yet been presented at Geneva, where the presentation of the report lias keen postponed in deleronce to one of the great powers. Meantime Czecho-Slovakia is the latest to disclaim ownership. BURIED TREASURE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). LONDON, Jan. 25. Buried treasure, gold, silver and diamonds, estimated to he worth twelve millions sterling, is the fascinating objective of a hand of explorers shortly setting out for Bolivia. Dr Edgar Sanders says Jesuits mined and exported gold and silver to Europe regularly up to 17G7. Aware that they were likely to he banished they continued u)i to 1778 in secreting hoards in one place, believing they would he allowed to return. Sanders says he holds a document revealing the hiding place. Previous digging operations revealed a silver crucifix and a parchment warning of a curse upon anybody proceeding further and the workmen declined to go on. Sanders declared he is certain he is on the right track.