GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

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

LONDON, May 14.

Obituary.— Falconer Larkworthy, aged ninety-five, managing director of New Zealand Loan and MercantileAgency from 1865 to 1800.

SPECULATION AT GENEYA. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) -> LONDON, May 15. Tlie Australian Press understands there is much speculation among delegates regarding the attitude of the German representatives towards the coal nationalisation proposals. Their views are at present unknown. The Belgium delegate intends to propose the world return to the summer con- a vention of 1902, which will raise the question of tariffs.

MAIL EIRE. LONDON, May 15

The Post Office has ascertained thatthe Australian mails destroyed in the mail van fire at Port Said were not exEngland, only a small European portion, probably Italian.

ALLOWED IN BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, May 15

Mr Hymans says that in keeping with the tradition of' allowing asylum for refugees the government will not oppose Prince Carol’s residence.

PATHETIC SCENES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Stay 15. There were pathetic scenes at the departure at Victoria tor Lourdes of a thousand pilgrims with two hundred sick, including seventy carrying cases. It took an hour to embark on the white train, the stretchers, bath-chairs, and air-pillow beds. Some were skeletonlike, blind and-lame, hut all were sustained by the hope of being helped by our Lady Grotto “for some of the dying this being their last hope.” It was remarked that a sufferer, the youngest, a nine-year-nld girl, cripple after- eight operations. The helpless pilgrims sang Look Down Mother- Mary,” amid the prayer of hundreds of healthy pilgrims kneeling on the platform. The Archbishop of ( arditf was the leader.

LITHUANIA AND POLAND. LONDON, May 15. The “ Daily Telegraph’s ” diplomatic correspondent states Lithuania did not accept the Polish proposal about nonaggression and arbitration on the ground it would tend to perpetuate tho present boundary; leaving A ilna definitely within Poland.

INDIAN INDEPENDENCE OPPOSED

LONDON, May 14

The Maharajah of Burdwan made a remarkable declaration at Caxtoa Hall. Speaking on the Simon Commission and Indian reforms generally, ho said:—“lf India is -tired of White rule, and if the British are tired of ruling India, then India must he prepared to he ruled by either the yellow races or the brown races, whose religion was other than Hinduism, or by

Soviet Russia.” He added: “Let India choose. I may he called unpatriotic, and even a traitor by those who want an independent India; hut I take the British connection to lie the only solution of India’s problems.”

A SINGAPORE QUERY. LONDON, May 11. In the -Commons, Lieut. Colonel A. P. Ik-iK-agc (Oonservatie), asked if Mr Amery (Colonial Secretary), knew if a foreign Power had purchased land within gunshot of the Singapore Base.

Mr Amery said that lie- had see.it a statement that foreign companies had

offered to buy from the Sultan of Johorc leased islands within the settlement. He was inquiring into the matter.

RATING RELIEF. LONDON, May 14

The “Daily News” states; “Following on a committee of members of the House of ('ominous, coal owners, and miners, sending a memorandum to Air Baldwin, pointing out the grave risk of the distressed areas in South Wales being left derelict as the result of the tens of thousands additional unemployed, the Government is drawing up a scheme of relief of the railway and dock rates so as to assist the coal industry pending Mr Churchill’s racing relief plans.” LONDON, May 14. Air Williams', of the Hoard of'Prado. Inis estimated that the various trades have received the following yearly relict in rates under the budget scheme. Eiigiitcering trade, £2,500.000: shipbuilding, £-109,000; chemicals, £600,000; coal, £2.500.000. cotton spinning and weaving, £1,509,000; iron and steel. £550.000; wool manufacture, £750,000; breweries and distilleries C-100.000.

FOREIGN WIVES TABOOED. LON DON. May 15

“The Times’s’’ Constantinople correspondent reports that the Turkish Government intends to pass a hill providing that all members of the permanent staffs in the Army, Navy and Air Force marrying foreigners will he dismissed. Those hurrying on missions abroad will also he fined and compelled to refund the expenses incurred in going abroad. Officers who arc already married to foreigners will he pensioned.

FALL IN BIRTHRATE. LONDON, May 1-1

“The TimesV’ Berlin correspondent states: “The German birthrate has further declined. Tn 1926 the rate fell to 19.50 births per thousand of the population. compared with 38.91 per thousand in IS7I-80. There wo:e 66.157, fewer German births in 1926 than there were in 1925. The infant mortality rate lias fallen from 18.1 to 10.1 per hundred. BIG JEWEL ROBBERY. NEW YORK, May 14.

A report from Syosett, Long Island, states Lady Sparks, wife of Sir Ashley Sparks, Resident Director of the New York General Agency of the Canard Company, has reported that jewellery valued at 25.090 dollars was stolen front her residence on the night of Alay 13th. while more than nine servants were in the house.