GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

Australian Press As.su.—United Service

A RED MOVE. LONDON, May 7

The latest form of Red activity is that South 'Wales Communists have formed a Workers’ Sports Federation, and circularised cricket and football bodies. .Among.' the baits are trips to Russia to play Soviet teams. Loading cricket and football leagues have rejected the overtures. UN FA VO Lit ALL E REPORT. (Received tins day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, May 7. 11. P. Lawson, of Manchester has returned from Australia where ho investigated the possibility of starting largo cotton spinning and dyeing works, entailing an expenditure of half a million pounds of British capital, and the employment of a thousand workers. Interviewed, lie said he could not at present advise his co-directors to cm Park in the undertaking, as there was no prospect of a reasonable return, owing to three big obstacles, namely—tariff, varying conditions, and small demand.*. He estimated tbo present local demand was approximately between two and three millions, whereas it would not pay to start operations with less than six millions.

THE NEW AUSTRALIA. LONDON. May 7

T!i|e Australia is lying at Portsmouth. Nearby are the Iron Duke. Royal Sovereign and Ucnbow, all of which are noticeably allowed space, while Nelson’s Victory within a stone's throw, helps to emphasise the brightness, modernity, spick and span, straight-lined appearance of the Australia, the company of which eighty per cent, arc Australians, are busily preparing for the preliminary cruise. All are delighted at the hotter accommodation for ratings, including recreation room, punkas lovre and forced ventilation system throughout, also a loud speaker transmission of orders to distant parts of the ship. The use of oil fuel is carried to such length that even the galleys are oil-heated. SOVIET FEARS. LONDON, .May 7. The “Times” Riga correspondent states that the Soviet leaders are exceedingly uneasy regarding the eonseciuences following on the arrest of Bela Kun on April 30th. Fearing a. delicate situation, they have ordered Soviet representatives at Vienna to do their utmost in tlie effort to prevent extradition to Hungary. At the Communist International protest meeting, energetic interference was arranged if the Austrians handed over Kun to “ Hungarian hangmen.”

Egyptian Communist arrests. CAIRO. May 7.

The “Times” Cairo correspondent states the authorities have arrested twenty-one Russian, Italian and Greek Communists in Cairo and Alexandria. They are regarded as the backbone of the revival of Communism activities, which have become a serious danger. Other arrests are imminent. Many documents have been seised. The arrested Communists have been deported.

-MANNING CRASHES. . LONDON. May 8. A message from Homs (Turkey in Asia) states Manning crashed, but was unhurt.

PRESENTED AT COURT. LONDON, May 7. Presentations at court included the New Zealanders, Mesdamcs Sydney Neill, Phyllis Riddiford, Mrs Richard Allen, Miss Diana Allen. Mrs William Young, Miss Catherine Young. Mrs Anthony . FitMierbcrt, Mrs Dorothy Eit/.herbert, Mademoiselles Norric I*onwiclo, Helen Fenwick, Dorothy Herbeit, -Margaret Herbert, Hetty Parr, Maignret Palmer. Doris \ ailc, Harhara Williams.