GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

INDIA’S OPPOSITIONLONDON, July- 5. Tbe Indian delegates liave wi.tlidawii from the Commonwealth Labour Conference as a protest against the Labour Party’s attitude in regard to the appointment of members of the Simon Commission. Champal, speaking at tlio Conference, criticised Labour’s treatment of India when the Labour Government was in power, and added that Indian Labourites opposed Simon’s mission because India was not represented on it. They demanded an Anglo-Indian round fable conference to discover the best method of immediately giving India self-government. RADIO CONFERENCE. • LONDON, July- 5. The wireless conference will meet oil Friday to finalise the report, which is expected to. lie signed unanimously, and thereafter transmitted to all the Governments concerned for their approval, or criticism. The Australian Delegation is satisfied that the interests, of Australia and New Zealand are adequately safeguarded both in regard to wireless and cable.

THE NEW BANK. LONDON, July 5. The Financial News says: The report of the proposed establishment of the London and New Zealand Bank came as a complete surprise to the bankers in London, where the impression is that facilities are already adequately supplied ; moreover the conditions contained in the articles that the Bank shall not bocome a member of the Associated Banking Group,” lends support to the suggestion that those responsible have a veiled political motive. Important banks, both in Australia and New Zealand, have met periodically for years past and found no evidence that those availing themselves of existing facilities have not been- adequately and fairly served.

FRENCH BLUEBEARD. PARIS, July 4. Pierre Rey, alias Prat, was landed secretly- at Marseilles, to prevent mobbing by a crowd of many thousands who waited hours for tlio arrival of the ship from Algiers. A tug with two policemen went out and Rey was taken aboard, transhipped, a -mile from the coast to a police launch and landed at a secret place. Rey wore a seedy- black coat, blue cotton trousers, and a hat pulled down, but bis coarse features were not hidden. Roy’s only answer to the police was: “Im done for, kill me, hut don’t bother me.” TlieMagistrate extracted little more from him: “I have been sentenced so many times, have lorgotten under what names.” He ended: “Now leave me alone. “I’ll answer when I have counsel.”

HEAVY HAIL STORM. BERLIN, July 4. The whole of the fire brigades were called to reduce the floodings following a remarkable hailstorm, the size of grapes. ■*. Forty were injured. THE HYDE PARK AFFAIR. ' LONDON, July •’ The “Daily Herald” understands Mr Bodkin has reported to the Home Secretary- that there was no credible evideuce to support the charges of perjury- against the police concerned in the Money-Savidge case. EPSOM BYE-ELECTION. (Received this dav at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, July 5. Epsont bye-election, due to Blade’s j elevation to the peerage resulted: Commander South by (Con.) ... 18,364 Parnell Kerr (Liberal) 5,095 Helen Keynes (Labour) 3,719 CHEAP HOUSES. PARIS, July 5. The Chamber unanimously approved the Minister for Labour, M. Loucheur’s Bill, to provide ■ eighty-eight million sterling by 1928-33 for building ‘two hundred thousand cheap houses, and sixty thousand better class houses at moderate rentals.

LABOUR AFFAIRS. LONDON. July G Mr L.-uisbury, at the Commonwealth Labour Conference explained the Indians withdrew because the conference in tlie conformity- with tlie decision iliat-no resolutions be declined and to adopt one in relation to the Simon Commission...: Labour was prepared to co-operate constitutionally with India to obtain self-government, political economic freedom and equality with the rest of the Empire.