GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.-—Copyright.)

COSTES DESIRE. PARIS, April 17. > Castes declared his greatest desire is A to fly from Paris to New Ytirki He Is only awaiting a suitable aeroplane.

GLOZICL PUZZLE. PARIS, April 17. The Glozel Commission, who, are largely composed of pre-deelared proGlozellians, have after three days’ digging declared that the discoveries at Cloze! belong to the Neolithic age. M. Jerriot, who originally anmilledV an order scheduling the Glozel site as a national monument, awter an international commission ltad declared the <lis- \ coteries were valueless, now announces , that ho will visit Glozel after the elections, as lie considers that the new commission’s finding reopens the question of authenticity. He is determin- 7~ ed to clear up the controversy, in which the good name of French scientists is involved.

CO Alls IN AT 10 X DESIRED. LONDON, April 17. Sir A. Aloud referring to AngloAmerican co-operation at the City Livery Club’s luncheon said lie hoped < it would he able to render useful ser*-* vice lo both countries. Co-operation between English-speaking nations would benefit the world. The modern tendency to a inn Igamate industrially and internationally was an attempt to eon- . trol industrial forces, instead of allowing industrial forces to control them. Socialism was not adaptable to modern needs. The only means of raising the standard of living was prosperity, to which state interference and regulation was not helpful. The amalgamation of sound concerns, the creation of Hew and larger enterprises with bigger finance uiiits, would prosper all engaged. They must substitute fdr class fvltrS, class co-opera tion.

ROYAL OAK CASE: BOARD OF ADMIRALTY. RUGBY, April 16. The Board of the Admiralty met at the Admiralty to-dav to consider the Royal- Oak case. It is understood that in addition to the official reports of the courts-mar-tial field at Gibraltar, the hoard had before it the considered opinion of the Judge-Advocate of the Fleet, Air C. AL Pitman, K.C. who has been examining the reports. Among those present at to-day’s meeting were 'Air AY. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty, the four Sea Lords, Rear-Admiral Fisher, De-puty-Chief of the Naval Staff, and Sir Oswyn Murray, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty. The Board of the Admiralty has ]xnver to alter or quash the sentences passed on Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel, who were severely reprimanded and ordered to Ik? dismissed from their ships.

The Board meets only on occasions of extrepie importance.

Al. BRLAND’S REQUEST, J'ONDON, April 17, The “.Morning Post” says Al. Briaitd is reported to have requested Britain, Italy, and Germany to forward their views on the American draft treaty outlawing war until France had prepared counter-proposals. This is an unusual procedure hut Al. Briand originated the plan to outlaw war, though lie only suggested a Franeo-Amer pact.

Mr Kellogg now has turned M. Ihiaiid’s gesture into a far-reaching proposal aualgous in simplicity to Litsff. vinolf’s. hut the United States draft treaty makes no provision whatever for action in the event of the contract being broken. This is specially important to the Empire.

The Dominions may or may not associate themselves with tlie treaties undertaken by Hritain. lint most treaties in some form or another are defensive alliances.

The American proposals in this respect are negative or passive. The Dominions are to all intents and purposes unarmed. What would happen if after the signature of such a pact. Japan and say Australia went to war, or Canada and America ? Would Hritain by her solemn undertaking he asked to stand aside, or does the infringement by one of the contracting parties nullify the pact? If so it is useless.

S ÜBS IDENCE I’ATALITI F.S. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) CALTUTTA, April 18

At Mudidih Colliery. Jahria coalfield, the collapse of nine pillars resulted in the subsidence of land on which stood the miners’ barracks. 'I lirec or tour buildings were wrecked and six persons were killed and thirty-two injured. The accident happened in the middle of the night when the men were sleeping.

FRENCH GENERAL ELECTION. HARTS. April 17. The candidates nominated for the French General Election thus far total 3.045 as compared with 2,130 for the elections in the year 1919. and 2,765 in those of 1921..

The total, with the arrival of the papers posted 'before midnight, is expected to reach 3.700.

It is estimated that from 150 to lfiO out of 612 seats will he filled by the first Ballot on Sunday, win only candidates successful will he these • having a majority over all the others. The majority rule does not apply to the second ballot on the follonf.ig Sunday. April 29th. when the < ind.ihvte wins who obtains the largest numlier of votes. Candidature is an easy process in France. Hence, in some places there are from ten candidates upwards for a single -scat, and therefore no fewer than 700 candidates for 59 seats in l’aris city and suburbs. Premier Poincare has addressed only a couple of representative gatherings of the electors, who prefer to rejnd the candidates’ views. Heiufe there is great popularity Dor (huge ’ ' posters in which the wielder of a vitriolic pen is the most, successful. . M. Frank Boullon says that Premier Poincare will have a majority of 340. Among the Ministers, only M. I’ainlttve’s seat is considered doubt's-c'