OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1928, Page 4

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

[Special to Press Assn, by Radio.]

NATIVITY PLAY. RUGBY, May 13. For the first time in its history a Nativity play will be performed in Canterbury entitled “The Coming of Christ,” and has been specially written by Mr John Masefield. Mr Gustav liolst lias written the music, and Midi arles Ricketts, A.R.A, has designed the cost unices of the players, who will be amateurs living in Canterbury. LABOUR IN ENGLAND. RUGBY. May 13. The Ministry of Labour’s annual report for 1927 shows that the average number of insured persons in employment last year was greater than in any other year. Unemployed was 9.G per cent, compared with 12.3 in the previous year. The number of trade disputes and the number of working days lost by these disputes were the lowest recorded during the forty years for which statistics are available.

The report states that one important feature of the year was the growth of definite movement in which all sections of the community displayed interest in industrial peace. That movement crystallised in an invitation from the employers to the Trades Union Congress to meet for the joint consideration of fundamental factors in industrial relations.

THE BRITISH ATTITUDE. RUGBY, May 13.

Sir Austen Chamberlain’s P: rliamen-t-ary rctntcmcut regarding the British attitude towards the renunciation of the war pact and his forecast of the British reply which, if the. Dominions approve, will bo sent to nshiiigton, arc reported to have created much satisfaction, bath in the United States and in France. Mr J. R. Clynes, Labour Parliamentarian!. speaking yesterday to the Labour Party, gave the warmest welcome to Sir Austen Chamberlain's statement >n file American pence pact proposals. He oTKitimi cd: “Tl re proposal is not a. ■displacement of League principles; it supplements them in a form more readiby uud-orst.-xrl. and the welcome given the prop sal in the House- of Commons this week is the most hopeful thing, which has happened in recent years. It brings us to the threshold of a new era.’’

Mr Civile* added that heavy armnnioiit ’.burdens would he inconsistent with the proposal, and nations would have to accept a disarmament policy if insincerity were to he avoided.

SWEDEN’S CROWN PRINCE. RUGBY. May 13. The Crown Prince of Sweden, aecotnpiinied by his IS-yea.r-o'd daughter. Princess Ingrid, arrived in London last night on a visit for a few weeks to the Duke of Connaught, King George's uncle. The Crown Princess will come later. The visitors were greeted by their Royal relatives, with the .Swedish Minister and the staff and members of the Angto-Swedixh Society.

DOG RACING RILL. RUGBY. May 13. 'Pile House of Commons yes; 1 erday npiroved hv an overwhelming majority .lie propose 1 ii give local authorities lie right to veto and control dog rao-

Tlie Private Members’ Bill, which ■mhodies this priiicip’e, received the support of several Cabinet Ministers and lias a good opportunity of becoming law.

During the debate it was stated that there are 45 tracks in this country.

TO VISIT ENGLAND

I,IT)It' \ N!A'S PRIME MINISTER. RUGBY. May 1,5. Professor Vuhlemarns, the Lithuanian Prime Minister, is visiting London about May 20th. Ho mentioned a desire to come to England when conferring with Sir Austen Chamberlain at Geneva last year. TSTN'AN-FU TROUBLE. RUGBY, May 13. The League of Nations Secretariat has forwarded to members of the Council a communication from the Nanking Government, calling attentin to events at Tsiuan-fu and suggesting an international in(|iiiry or arbitration.

Telegrams from China indicate that the Japanese forces now control the whole of the city of Tsinnn-fu. The overtures made on May 9tli. to the Southern Nationalists by Marshall Cluing Tso-1 in, Northern commander, in a circular telegram, offering to cease the civil war hostilities, have so far produced no overt response, although Northern troops are reported to he withdrawing to the rear in accordance with Cluing Tso-1 in’s proposal. .Authoritative) reports received today state that Tsinan-fu is now quiet. It is undeiktpu<l that an agreement was reached between the Japanese and local Chinese guilds, by which all the Chinese troops on Saturday vacated the city without their arms. Order is now being maintained by the local Chinese authorities, with the support of the Japanese military.