GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. AX ENQUIRY. LONDON, Feb. 20. A police agent lias cabled to Butler, J Prime Minister of South Australia, inquiring into the correctness of a statement published in Loudon that unenK ployment in Adelaide is so acute that the Government is establishing camps and firms and citizens are contributing rations to Sour thousand unemployed. BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON, Feb. 20. Hon. AY. Churchill announced in the Commons that the Government had decided to hold available a sum not exceeding one million sterling for b'.ie - settlement of claims for damage and injure in the Irish Free State, immed.- , atolv" following the treaty. Awards not y exceeding one thousand would he paid in full immediately. Sir A. Chamberlain, in answer to a question, said Britain »n d informed Norway that she regarded the Bnt occupation of Bouvet Island as effective (cabled on 19th January), and she must reserve her rights therein. A press statement that we had surrendered the island was incorrect. “DYAYN” LICENSE REFUSED. LONDON, Feb. 20. The Board of Film Censors, alter a long sitting refused a license for the picture “ Dawn.” Mr T. P. O’Connor, announced the exhibition m Britain was inexpedient. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, Feb. 20. Bradford business is generally quiet. Quotatoiiis are firmly maintained. ‘ Gold is 84s 11 Jd. . Exchanges.No 400 Stockholm 181 1. Oslo K3_, Copenhagen 1820. Berlin 2042. Rome 9204. Calcutta 18, Yokohama 23 Mb, Hong Kong 24?, Montreal 488 7-16, New York 487 9-10. Amsterdam 12112, Batavia 12111, Prague 104.), Arrivals: At Malta, AYangaralta; at Gibraltar, Naldera. Departures: From Glasgow, lelamon; from Marseilles. Maloja; lrom Colombo, Commori.i; from Mauritius, Clan Macfarlanc. PENNY POSTAGE' LONDON, Feb. 19. The ‘‘Dailv Mail’s” political correspondent says that it is understood Cabinet lias decided against the restoration of penny postage. JAP STEAMER SUNK. 300 PASSENGERS DROWNED. - SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. A Chinese steamer collided on tlio Yangtze with the Japanese steamer Asuta Mam. The former’s hows were stove in below the water line and she quickly sank. Three hundred of the live hundred passengers were drowned. BRITAIN’S DEBT. LONDON. Feh. 21. Itt lion. AY. Churchill (Chancellor of the Exchequer) announces the receipt of fourteen anonymous donations, aggregating £238. as additions to the gift of half a million for the _ redemption of the National Debt. He expresses the Government’s appreciation of flic donors’ patriotism. PEDIGREE STOCK. LONDON, Feh. 20. Mr \Y. Guinness announced that quarantine station was being erected at the East India Dock for pedigree stock bound for the Dominions, and would lie ready for the reception of animals in April. It was under the management of the Royal Agricultural Society at a charge on the Empire Marketing Fund. This would enable exports of pedigree animals to proceed without interruptions hitherto due to loot and mouth disease. It was hoped to erect a similar station at Glasgow | under the Royal Highland Agricultural Society. EAST AFRICA. FEDERATION SCHEME. LONDON. Feh. 20. Air Amcry told a questioner that the inclusion of the Irish Free State exservice men within the scope of the Overseas Settlement Act was still being discussed with the Dominions. He had not succeeded hitherto in ranching a satisfactory decision on the East African vote. 1 Air Gillett (Labour) moved a motion that the East African territories should ho united in some scheme of federation. Commander Konworthy. supporting, asked if the broadest hint was not given by Sir Austen Chamberlain regarding Tanganyika before the Locarno Pact was ratified, that Germany’s mandate for certain colonies would be favourably considered. These colonies were taken from Germany, not as spoils of war. because we bad been told ad nauseam that we were not fighting for territory, but liecause Germany allegedly was not fitted to have colonies. AIY Ormshy Gore hoped the Labour Party would not encourage the idea that they bad wanted, when they came into power, to hand these territories to Germany. Ti would not be easy to do so. because it did not rest with the British Government as to who should exercise the mandate. The amendment was rejected by 200 to 84. X Z. LIAISON OFFICER. LONDON, Feb. 30. Tn the Commons, replying to a question. Air Amery said that from April Ist next Air Nicholl’s salary as Foreign Office Liaison Officer for New Zealand would be included in the Dominion’s Office A’o.te. No doubt be would correspond informally with the Foreign Office. Mr Nicliolls was lent to AH Coates, not to be representative of any Department. DETECTIVES BaFFT-ED. LONDON, Feb. 20. The resources of Scotland A ard aie fully taxed by three baffling murders witliin ten days. * Following night and day inquiries, the arrest was made in connection ‘ with the Durham Bank murder of Norman Elliot. who was formally charged and remanded. The post mortem revealed that the blow was deliberately aimed to cause death, by persons with anatomical knowledge. Xo sooner had they made progress 1 with this case, when they were confronted with a strange crime at Bode. Cornwall, where Richard Roadley. aged 84. a wealthy recluse, but with a reputation for generosity to the needy, was battered to death in bis borne. The room was ransacked, but n wallet containing £S was lying on a chair. The AYebU mystery (cabled February 13) is still unsolved. UXEMPLOYED IN ADELAIDE. LONDON. Fob. 20. Mr Price, the Agent-General, cabled to Mr Butler, the Premier of South Australia, inquiring into the correctness of the statement published in London that unemployment in Adelaide is so acute that the Government is establishing camps, and firms and citizens are contributing rations to four thousand unemployed.