GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

(Australian Press Association A Sun JUDGMENT l-'OU DEFENDANT. LOXDOX, Fel,. M. Tn the Hedges ease' judgment wn given for defendants. IX THE COMMON'S. (Australian Press Association A Sun LOXDOX, Feb. 14. Hon. Aniery in reply to a questin said arising out of the 'lmperial Con ference and also in accordance will Mr Coates’s own request, Mr Xieholl was appointed foreign office represen tative and permanently attached ti Air Coates’s department in a consul tative and informative capacity, bn i in no sense was a representative of hi Majesty’s Govern rne n t. Air Dulf Cooper replied to a ques tioner that the Shanghai defence lore, L to Ala roll 21st would cost £4,lo'boCi AVI BE LESS COXFEREXCE. LOXDOX, Feb. 11. interesting developments are expect cd shortly at the AVireless-Cahle Con ference. The evidence is completes and the Conference is conferring wit! Marconi’s and the Eastern concerning negotiations proceeding between these companies with a view to a pooling arrangement. It is understood the Conference attaches great importance t< / American developments and is anxiom to arrive at a solution enabling 'Empire communications to lie maintained in the face of growing competition. Several newspapers report Alarcon Eland Eastern Coy. have reached a deadlock. It is understood this is unfouii ' cd, tho greatest efforts being made to reach an agreement with a stipulation that the present beam rates will not he increased, and provision for future reductions if necessary to meet outside competition. ft i s probable any co-operation IsTwcen Marconi and Cables will be subject to Covcrnmonb supervision. SOVIET ATTITUDE. 0 EX EVA, Feb. 11. Though the Soviet is sending an observer to the Preparatory Disarmament Committee it informed the Secretariat that it will not participate in the consultations of the Economic Committee, because it is not .interested. E VHL H ATC’S AVI EL. (Australian Press Association A Sun., (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LOXDOX, Feb. 14. Earl Haig bequeathed his widow ,£3OOO sterling annually and the heritable property to his son on obtaining iiis majority, an annuity of £4OO to his brothel- John and the remainder for the benefit to his daughters. The will authorises the trustees including the widow, to publish his war diaries and other documents when they think fit. Meanwhile the widow holds them in custody. A codicil of 1910-1020 directs his burial at Uomersyde. EARL OF OXFORD’S CONDITION’. LONDON, Feh. 14. A bulletin issued at eight this morning reported that the Earl of Oxford’s condition is grave. He is very much Weaker. death sentence r ere a led. LONDON, Feh. 14. The “ Times ” Berlin correspondent reports the death sentence lor the Black ► murders committed at iKlIn, Klapproth and Euhrmann got penal servitude for Ide and l mJiofer fifteen years. MINISTER'S VISIT. L“ The Times ” Service.] (Received this day at 8.50 a.in.) LONDON, I'Vb. 11. It is understood Mr Ormsbv Conwill olhcially visit the Federated Malay " States in the middle of Alarch. It "ill lie the first occasion a Alinister has made such a visit (luring his term ol olfice. He will collect evidence on a number of subjects including transport. progress ot education, agriculture, medical and veterinary services, and officially report on his return, lie will similarly proceed on visits to East and AVest Africa. Representatives of the Al.nrketmg Board and Colonial office will accompany him. No political significance attaches to his visit, which is part ot a movement of Imperial officials to visit the Dominions and colonies. ARTIFICIAL SILK. [“Sydney Sun ” Cables.] (Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) 1 LONDON. Feh. 14. English production of artificial silk last year was valued at thirty-eig 1 millions sterling, a new record by thirteen millions. Despite the huge demand English producers supplying 0.. per cent of the home requirements, tl.ev also exported an increasingly Javge amount. Several new flotations are pending. SOVIET PURCHASES. AIOSCOAV, Feb. 14. Soviet textile industry, instead ol securing its supplies from Europe has transferred purchases of wool direct U Australia. New Zealand, and South America, buying 80,000 bales in Australia 6.000 in New Zealand. -,000 m South America in the present season, obtaining a higher quality and cheaper rates. A LIBEL ACTION. LONDON, Feb. 14. Chief Justice Hewart summing up in the Afitchell Hedges ease said it was remarkable that Hedges bad not called Bagot Gray, the originator M the hoax and other participants, to swear that Hedges was not associated with it- It would not have been surprising had the jury intimated * 11 ni-nloncP

after hearing Hedges’ evidence u,„. they were satisfied he was in the hoax. -If you obtain the title of » Fellow of the ltoyal Geographical Society and Fellow of the Zoological Society tor a tile thing becomes grotesque wlien we see these titles enumerated on the title page ot a book m menu card, we cannot help teeling *-rthat the man must ’be an imposter The jury may or may not ’ Jowitt put the case overhigh when lie. said Hedges was an imposter. Two men arrested in Hedges were charged with attempting to obtain a thousand sterling by ialse pretences. The prosecution alleged they offered to influence the lihel J ul > payment of a thousand sterling. Hedges informed the police. HfXKLKK’S FLY. I.OXDOX, Fell. Id. “ Hustling Hnikler ” is the press headline in the sudden awakening ol interest in the Australian’s remarkable record breaking journey to Karachi in just over a week. It is generally acclaimed as one of the finest teats ol aviation. The designers ot the engine say fuel and incidentals will not cost more than £25 sterling, probably the cheapest journey ever made to India. The last thing Hinkler thinks ot is himself. He never has a hamper, just a cake of chocolate, a couple of sandwiches and a thermos of coffee. His intimate friends hoped he would not over-exert himself and get drowsy in the air hut he recalled that lie was once tempted to take up a new machine

cities. ___ t wen tv-thousand feet without a respirator. He felt himself becoming insensible, but instinctively brought the machine down safely.