GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

RUSHING THE PRINCE. LONDON, Feh. 7. The Prince of Wales paid a. surprise visit to dwellings damaged by the flood on January 9. He drove up and knocked at the door, surprising tho occupants, and a. great crowd soon gathered. The Prince, on reappearing, had an embarrassing experience. A woman rushed to him saying. “Kiss me.” Tho Prince smiled and shook his head. “ You must,” urged tho undaunted woman, making an attempt to kiss 1-mi. The Prince gently pushed her aside and hurried away. A group of spellbound maidens, busily powdering their faces, rushed the Prince, but lie motored away.

ARBTTR ATTON TR KATIES. PARKS, Feb. 8

"M. Rertinax” commenting in “IVEcho de Paris,” on the new Fran-eo-Ameriean Treaty says: “In 1914 there were sixtv-one arbitration treaties in existence of which seventeen were signed by the United States. Not a single one yas called into use before or during the War in which nearly all tho signatories fought.”

EIGHT HOURS CONVENTION. PARIS, Feb. 7

The Government is opposing revision of the Washington Eight Hours Convention. It is also a n noli need that France’s earlier ratification was conditional upon England and Germany doing likewise.

THE RUSSIAN QUESTION. BERLIN, Feh. 7.

“ You Germans handled the Russian question far more cleverly than the English Tories,” says Mr MacDonald, in an interview with the Berliner 1 ageblatt’s London correspondent-. “It was my policy at the Foreign Office to help Russia hack into line with the Labour .Movement of the rest of the world, hutthe Tories shrieked that 1 was seeking to bring revolution into England, which is absurd. Then the Tories broke off relations with Russia. Tl they had not she would now have boon on the threshold of the League of Nations. If the forthcoming elections on the c ontinent resulted in a series ol governments ot the Left, it would mean a tremendous advantage in international politics. Tho year would show what could ho done, anil even if we fell, then we would leave behind such good work that our successors would inherit several Locarnos.

RUSSIAN EXECUTIONS. LONDON. Feb. 8

Tho “ Morning Post’s” Berlin correspondent states that in the course of recent celebrations, the Soviet published exact details of the victims sacrificed to ensure the success of the revolution. There were 1.7(10,000 of both sexes sent to the scaffold up to September 1921. including 7.O(X> teachers, 9,000 doctors. 330.000 intellectuals, 1,200 priests, 2(50,000 soldiers, anil 813 peasants. The “Berliner Boersengeitung ” states that it is able to bring tho figures up to date from official returns. There were .’IB.OOO executions in 1922, and 112,000 in 1923, the increase being due to the peasants’ revolt. 80,000 in 1921 (chiefly in connection with the revolt at Georgia), 1-1,000 in 1923, 3.00) in 192(5. and 9,374 in 1927. of whom 180 were officers and nobles, allegedly connected with British espionage. Flio total sacrificed to the Soviet moloch was 2,012,000 apart from another million killed without trial by secret police.

NEWTON’S LIBRARY. LONDON, Feh. 8

Newton’s library has been discovered after 200 years. Newton died intestate mul it was never known where his 2000 volumes went. Now, at last, six hundred have been found in a Gloucestershire house, where they have been since 1717. They include Newton’s early college books, such as English, Euclid, and a Greek and a Latin Lexicon purchased in 1(561. costing Newton sixpence. A copy of Descartes Philosophy is also well thumbed. Newton’s copy of his own Principia is profusely corrected for :t second edition. A HEARTY FAREWELL. (Received this dav at 8.50 a.m.l LONDON, Feb. 8. An angry sky with rainstorms and a rough stonily sea, were the conditions when the Australian submarines Otway ami Oxley steamed out of Portsmouth harbour amid the heartiest of farewells. The officers and men of the Submarine Depot lined the shore. Three cheers were given as each submarine passed, the submarine crews reciprocating. The Depot hand played “Auld Lang Syne.” Wives and Iriends of the crews had been specially invited to the Depot to say good-bye. Rear-Admiral Grace last night addressed the c rews, wishing them a good vovage. The officers of the depot gave a farewell dinner to the officers. Numerous farewell messages were received, including one from the C'ommander-in-Cliiof.