GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

ANOTHER. BRAWL IN ST. CUTH.BERT’X. LONDON, Jan. 29. The disturbances which occurred at St. Cuthbert’s Church, at Darwen, on January 22nd were resumed, and culminated in riotous scenes after a service, necessitating police protection for the vicar, Air Lauriif, and his colleague. from a crowd of 2000, which held up traffic while the police barred the road. Personal conflicts marked the service, after the interrupters had sung livnins and drowned the Eucharist. The vicar called in the police, who took names, while the clergy and elioir took refuge in the vestry. The protesters in the meantime chanted the National Anthem. OBITUARY. LORD SACKVILLE. j RUGBY, Jan. 29. The death occurred at govenonks on Saturday morning of Lord Sackville, aged 61. • • i He is succeeded by his» {brother. General Sir Charles Sackville-AVest. [The late Lord Sackville, Lionel Edward Sackville-AVest was the third Baron He was formerly a lieutenantcolonei in the West Kent Yeomanry. and served in Gallipoli. Egypt,.Palcstin.o anil France, 1914-IS.] INDIAN TRAIN SMASH. DELHI, Jan. 30. Tliere wore 54 dead in the Burman railwav smash, and the total max exceed a hundred. The victims include many Burmese priests. The rear carriages remained on the line through the snapping of the vacuum brake, otherwise the death roll would have lieen appalling. SOVIET AFFAIRS. LONDON. Jan. 30. The “ Daily Express ” Moscow correspondent reports that a re-shuffling of posts iii the Cabinet is expected, foreshadowing far-reaching changes in the Soviet’s trade policy. The collection of grain from the peasants is still a failure, the mass of the peasants refusing to sell wheat at the price tho State offers, despite coercive measures, including the imprisoning of the richer

peasants. As the boycott is causing a goods famine, a new Department will ho created for the purpose of buying stocks of cheap manufactures abroad, which will he offered to the peasants in the corn belts at the most reasonable pries. Sokolnikoff is likely to have charge of the new Department, which will Tie merged in the Trade Commissariat. A GAMBLING CURFEW. LONDON. Jam 31. The “ Morning Post ” editorially approves of the Now South Males and A'ictorian laws making gambling alter sunset illegal.” It says: “Electrical hare racing cannot he classed as true sport, and is certainly responsible for demoralisation which a gambling curfew may keep within limits.” Nevertheless the “ Post ” hopes the Australian example will not excite D.O.R.A. to a fresh and frivolous demonstration of maternal government. REVISED PRAYER BOOK. LONDON, Jan. 31. Earl Beauchamp, speaking at Rugby, said if the Prayer Book is again rejected, the question of disestablishment would become urgent. Personally, he hud no objections. He had seen so much of the strength of the Church ill the self-governing Dominions that he felt such a step might even increase its strength here. LEAGUE AFFAIRS. GENEVA, Jan. 30. The League New Building Committee has received an offer from the Commonwealth to provide,an assembly hall made from Australian timbers. The United States lias signed a convention for the removal of import and export restrictions, her only reservation being in regard to helium gas. TROTSKY’S EXILE. RIGA. Jan. 30. An official Tass agency message denies the report as to a Kremlin revolt by pro-Trotskv regiments. It is also announced that M. Trotsky’s supervisor in his exile is Al. Kister. Foreign Commissariat Agent, the son of a wellknown Senator. Kainenolf and Zinovieff are receiving posts in the Communist Party’s historical activities, where it is considered that they cannot do harm. NEW AVARSHIPS LONDON. Jan. 30. It is understood that the Admiralty is about to place orders with a private shipyard for one flotilla leader, eight destroyers and five submarines; also a sixth submarine from Chatham Dockyard. “Competition has boon keen,” says the Daily Telegraph's naval oorrespowlent, “and no doubt the country will obtain the new warships at bedrock prices. Nevertheless the shipbuilding and associated industries will probably benefit to the extent of five millions sterling.” ’lhe British Empire, from the Armistice to the present time, has built or ordered only' ten destroyers and sixteen submarines, including contracts impending, compared with the United States 77 and 30, Japan 69 and 61, France 26. and 54, and Ttalv 38 and 18. A ROUGH TRIP. London. Jan. 31. A thrilling epic of tin* sea was revealed on the arrival at Victoria Docks. Thames, under tow. of the famous sailer FT R. Sterling, over nine months after departure from Adelaide with fifty thousand tons of wheat. Such an adventurous voyage had not befallen her in all the years she had sailed the southern seas, round Capo Horn. Nothing worse than icebergs were experienced hut three hundred miles north-east of Falkland Islands a terrific .tropical hurricane ripped out the mizzen and driver masts killing the chief mate. Steps taken to repair one, and carry on wert’ successful, despite the raging seas, but a month later the slowly progressing, already crippled vessel, encountered another hurricane and three masts were ripped out, lifeboats were stove in. bulwarks damaged and tlie wireless aerial blown away. Captain Stirling agrees that it was the most thrilling experience in his lifetime.