GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association^

OBJECTED TO. LONDON, Jan. 27. - ■ Gilbert Vyle (President of the Associated Chambers of Ceninieree) in a speech criticised McKenna, cabled on24th January. He said: “No doubt New A’ork rca,d McKenna’s speech with the greatest acclamation but as an Englishman I road it with dismayami regret. McKenna has harmed British traders. Many men equally competent disagree with McKctmaARMY ADDITIONS, [“ The Times ” Service.] LONDON. Jan. 27. Carrying out the decision to crease the Infantry’s machine gun \ power, the Army Council is adding a machine gun section to each battalion now possessing a machine gun platoon. Battalions will ultimately he equipped with a machine gun company with twelve guns carried in lorries, the establishment being three bayonets and one machine gun companies, adding altogether* 544 guns. Cavalry regiments at present possess a machine gun squadron. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON. Jan. 27. At the wool sales 8756 hales wo lo* sold of which 5256 were Australian and 3012 New Zealand. An excellent selection of all classes, the tone was strong and bidding brisk, general prices boj„g verv firm. New Zealand’s S.T., 27? 23. H.W./T.R. 21!. 10, Awa-Pnpsi 22, 20. JAPAN AT OTTAWA. TOKIO, Jan. 27. The establishment of a Japaneses legion at Ottawa is decided on. BOY SCOUT'S.

LONDON, Jan. 27

“If we needed additional encouragement it exists in the recent declaration. of war on Boy Scouts hy Communists who recognised that the building up of loyal, sensible citizens is detrimental to their effort to prevent vouth.” said General Baden Powell at the annual meeting of the Bov Scouts Association. Scouts throughout the Empire number ”-822,223, an increase of 61.070 on last-year. 1,711,643 are training in forty-two countries throughout the world. I Duke of York’s visit to Australia and New Zealand gave a. great fillip to the movement. Powell emphasises that scouts throughout- the world gather m England to celebrate the movements coining of age of the twenty-first jamboree in 1929. He read the Kings message saying the enrolment of millions of youth of the world inspired with high ideals is a triumphal advance towards promotion ot an uite.l- - brotherhood. PRIEST SENTENCED. LONDON. Jan. 28. A Moscow message states that the Roman Catholic Bishop. Monsignor Skalskv, Polish Nationalist, was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment, on charges of counter-revolutionary activities and agitating against Soviet Clubs; also, acting on behalf of Roman Catholic clergy in Ukraine, and sheltering Polish priests illegally crossing the. frontier. A further charge of espionage was dismissed. REVISED PRAYER BOOK. LONDON, Jan. 28. Emulating Lutheran at the Church at Wittcnbur. the Rev E. Longbottom, a Protestant Reform Pastor accompanied bv a Bapist Minister and other supporters, went to Liverpool Cathedral and nailed on the notice hoard a printed protest against the prayer .book revision and the Malincs con - versat ions The Canon of the Cathedral vainly reasoned with the Rev Longbottom to remove the document, hut it was soon taken down. AVAR INCIDENT RECALLED. LONDON. Jan. 28. T.fmdo-n yeserday paid homage to Burgomaster /Max, whose name is honoured throughout the world. ’The Lord /Mayor and prominent London personages determined that his first visit to England should he celebrated as befits a hero. Tlie visit coincides with subdued rejoicings at Doom in honour of the exKaiser’s sixty-ninth birthday. The Burgomaster, while a helpless prisoner in his own town (Brussels), refused to lie cowed by tlie German invader. and when the Germans were about to enter Brussels, Max issued a proclamation in which he said that “So long as T do all in my power to berty, I shall do all in my power to protect the rights and dignity of mv follow-citizens.” He refused to subr--dinate hi.s office to tlie orders of the German Government, and for a month his serene patriotism received the invaders’ respect, but eventually be was imprisoned.

Burgomaster Max lunched with the Taird Mayor at the Mansion House, °nd in the evening attended a .public dinner, at which Sir George Orahame. British Ambassador at Brussels, presided. having come specially to London for the purpose. Sir Goo. Graham declared that since the stabilisation of tho Belgian franc Belgium had made a marvellous recovery. A STATEMF.NT. LONDON. January 27. Lord Cushenden speaking at Belfast said he was firmly convinced there would he no war for at least a hundred years. GERMAN MEMORANDUM. BERLIN. January 27. The Government has sent a memorandum to the League’s Security Committee, now meeting in Prague, declaring that the Committee’s work should not lie theoretical, hut practical, because a system built up on theories only might dangerous complicate security in certain cases. The abolition of war was only possible if means were found to inaugurate amicable negotiations regarding all the matters of conflict which hitherto caused wars.

The Hague Court 'memorandum points out that at present it settles juridicaf conflicts, blit the settlement of political disputes is not yet solved. 'Hie memorandum suggests that a close examination of the Covenant’s Article 11 might ensure the pro[x>Siils being supplemented by special voluntary obligations, but all such agreements would lx* strengthened hy gentera'J disarmament. Obviously the League is unable to compel members to conclude mutual agreements, and the creation of allied groups within the League might easily cause a break within the league, hindering joint action in the event of a cricis. If a military sanction were made the basis of the Security, the Committee’s negotiations would resemble tlie building of a house roof first.