GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian Press Association & Sun.) GENERAL LAX HAMII/I'UX. (Received this day at 9 a.in.) '**' ' LONDON, Marcli JO. “ How can we complete the good work those falling only began?” asked General lan Hamilton, when unveiling a war memorial' at Hackney. ‘‘ The best way is drawing ex-enemies closer and bringing allies with us. That is only possible by the British evacuation of the Rhineland, when other armies will surely follow. I used to love war: now 1 want to stop it.” The Cavell film controversy showed Europe is still sore and nothing would lie easier than to tear off the bandages and set the old wounds bleeding. SLR A. BALFOUR. • r< (Australian Press Association A bun. ;Reeeived this day at 9.0 a.m.) LONDON, March 11. 11 1 would give you a truer catchword than ‘ Make the world safe for democracy.’ It is ‘ Make democracy safe for the world,’ ” said Sir A. Balfour, addressing the Junior Imperial League Conference at Albert Hall. At an overflow meeting in Hyde Park , Lie emphasised the advantage the Bri- '' tisli Empire posessed in solving the problem of Government in the Crown, not only an Historic link with the ceilturic.s, but also a supreme bead above party quarrels to whom Tories, Liberals and Labourites alike are able to look up to as a symbol of a nation’s unity regarded similarly throughout the Empire.” “We will not get perfect democracy,” Lie said, “until everyone does bis duty, resulting in everyone having his rights. Truest dernrocacy is patriotism, and . begins with faith, in love for the home, ami kinsmen. Thereafter it can be - carried in ever-increasing circles until ( it embraces tlie universe. If Britain ( fails in the working out of democracy , it will shake the fabric of nations, he- > cause our trust is not only lor Britain but for our people throughout the world, and the hundreds of millions following in the path we have carved out. which we believe, despite many faults, has ( ensured the greatest happiness lor the f world’s peoples. 1 “It is essential for the world peace -| that Britain should stand like a rock j among the waves, however rough. Never have other peoples looked more to Britain to give an example of well ordered political progress towards perfection, whereby Briton’s make the greatest contribution to the ultimate ( perfection of the world.” OBITUARY. LONDON, March 11. Obituary.—Doctor Chavas.se,( Bishop , of Liverpool. AIR LINER DEATHS. LONDON, March 11. The Paris-London air liner was forced down in the Channel in a violent snow squall. No passengers were being carried. The pilot and mechanic arc dead. EMPIRE TOUR. fßeceived this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. - Arrangements are being completed , for the first Empire tour of from 10 to i 20 public school and university men, covering South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, though for future tours they may ho confined to one Dominion for each •tour. The Overseas Settlement Committee is arranging the tour, the cost of which is being borne by the individuals. TlfrA DEI POSSIBILITIES. LONDON, March 10." Beale, British Trade Commissioner in Now Zealand is extensively interviewing metropolitan manufad liters for the purpose of explaining the advantages of the new tariff preferences given by New Zealand, which in his opinion, are the 'most favourable outside Britain. Ho is pointing out tho advantages of establishing branch factories in New Zealand where materials and labour are temptingly favourable to industrial development, in cooperation with agricultural and pastoral dairying industries. He is proceeding to the provinces, to Scotland and to Northern Ireland. SNOW IN BRITAIN. LONDON, March 10. A spell of beautiful spring weather has been followed by sudden falls of snow throughout Britain and the greater part of France and Germany. FLIGHT DELAYED. LONDON, March 10. Lady Bailey has been delayed at Le Bourget. FASCISTS AT WORK. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, March 10. Tho “Sunday Express” special correspondent in a special message from Boxen, which he sent across the Alps declares that the Fascists have transformed the South Tyrol into a vast prison. He- says that he himself is forced to live the life of a hunted criminal or spy in order to learn the truth. He refers to a system of terrorism which is endured by a quartet of a million AuStro-Gennans, who are without a newspaper or representatives, whose children are forbidden to learn their mother tongue. Young men are refused passports to study m German universities. Mayors have been replaced by Fascist nominees. Meetings are forbidden, but worst of all is the use of espionage under which the pennty for giving information calculated to injure Italy’s good name is lo years’ imprisonment. MOSCOW arrests. BERLIN, March U. Advices from Moscow state that six German engineers were arrested in Donettz coal region, allegedly for acts of sabotage in tho mines at Ogpu. It is declared the explosions on the piers wore "part of a widespread counter revolutionary conspiracy financed by British and Polish sources.

.MUSSOLINI’S DESCENT. j j LONDON, March 11. V ■ A Rome correspondent states Mussolini, commenting on the announcement m. t | u ,t he had been discovered to he <>t * historic descent and entitled to a court’s rank and title, said: “ la matters it? ll' lam proud of anything it is of my humble birth.” An enthusiastic admirer. Giovanni Delcetti. a Venetian barber, tv hrhobby is heraldry, has published a book on Mussolini’s ancestors as a result o four years research in Venetian archives. He unearthed a sixteenth century document showing a Mussolini had always been in the Tribune since the year of 98. Some attained high office. Emperor Siguisniand in 1344 appointed Ciovanue Mussolini a Palatine Count with the right ot perpetual transmission. Doleetti whets the appetite by announcing that lie will trace the descent in a later volume but Mussolini cites the ancient Roman proverb-” It is better to become famous than to be born famous. WAXWORKS PROFIT. LONDON, March 1L The will of the late Francis Tussaud. head of the famous waxworks, shows lie left OR estate pf $2,918,