GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. HARDY MEMORIAL. LONDON. Jan. 31). Eminent authors, including Saintsburv, Shaw, Gosse and Nowbolt have written a letter of appeal for funds to endow' a Hardy chair of literature at the Fniversity College. Southampton. which w ill event unify become Wessex Fniversity. LF.ACFK WIRELESS. GENEVA. Jan. .10. Experts studying the proposed League wireless station reported a short wave station, with world-wide radius, would he necessary, but would involve a heavy expenditure. They were also doubtful if transmission would Ik> satisfactory under critical conditions. They are submitting the report to the League. GLOZEL FRAUDS. PARIS, Jan. 30. The committee for prehistoric monuments. with one clissentent, decided to ask the Government to remove Glozel from the list of prehistoric sites, because it is valueless. Many French antiquarians and scientists jointly sent a letter to Garrod, cabled on December 2Gth deploring the attacks on her good faith, which are unworthy of French science and courtesy. IRELAND’S GOVERNOR. (Received this dav at 1.0 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 30. Hon. McNeil’s journey to Holyhead was completed without incident. Detectives escorted him to the Irish liner, where he joined the captain on the bridge till she sailed. I here was no demonstration. RET CRN AFTER II YEARS. BERLIN, Jan. 30.

A man has just surprised his relatives by returning to his home in I’otsdam. He claims lie was taken prisoner by Russians m war time and has been among the lost in Siberia for eleven years. He declared a hundred and fifty Germans were still prisoners at Kanack in Eastern Siberia. AN ARAB ATTACK. LONDON. Jan. 30.

A Basra correspondent states a I) nhab force of three hundred camel riders and a hundred horsemen invaded Koweit, slaughtered many tribesmen and seized camels and cattle. The authorities hurriedly dispatched a punitive force of thirty armed cars and a hundred cavalry, also camelry, which overtook the raiders. A fierce battle ensued at Rukkai. The wounded include three Wahabi Sheikhs. The Koweilitcs were victorious and recovered the loot.