GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service OBITUARY. VANCOUVER, August 20. A message from Dublin, Ncwhampshire, states Colonel George Harvey, a former Ambassador to Britain, died today from a heart attack. PREMIER’S APPEAL. Australian Press Assn.—United Service (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 20. Premier Baldwin, in a letter, urges each employer to offer employment to as many men and boys as possible. He declares that employers who have taken on same thereof, say they are ■willing and capable. The Ministry of Labour adds hardships befalling men from depressed areas who start on a vague, individual search for work, can be alleviated if transfers carried out through employment exchanges, which will advance travelling expenses and the cost of removing families and effects and provide a separate maintenance for families for short periods. SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN'S MESSAGE. (British Official Wireless.) (Received thi9 day at 11 0 a.m.i RUGBY, Aug. 20. On his departure from New York for Paris, where lie will sign the Peace Pact on behalf of United States, Mr Kellogg, received many messages of goodwill, including one from Sir Austen Chamberlain expressing "Best wishes for safe and enjoyable journey. It will ever be a source of keenest regret to me that the state of my health prevents my being associated with you and plenipotentiaries of other signatory nations in the signature of the treaty ■ which will marx a signal advance towards the goal of universal pence. 1 am confident that the world will owe much to your initiative.”

In a wireless message to Sir Austen Chamberlain, Mr Kellogg expresses deep appreciation of Chamberlain s message in which the British foreign Secretary declared bis confidence that the world would owe much to Mr Kellogg’s initiative, in framing the 'Puct and regretted he himself was prevented hy the state of his health from taking part in the signature. Mr Kellogg adds: "I share your helieF that the treaty for renunciation of war will mark a signal advance towards the goal of universal peace and it would have been a great personal satisfaction to me if you could have participated personally in signing. L hope you will soon be completely restored in health.” A British correspondent in New York states that Sir A. Chamberlain’s message to Kellogg is the subject of very appreciative comment in the American press and the view is generally expressed Ibat the inter-chnuge of greetings between Foreign Secretaries of Britain and United States creates a highly favourable atmosphere for the signing of the Peace Pact. TEMPERANCE CAMPAIGN. [“ The Times ” Service-! LONDON, Aug. 20. The “Times” Riga correspondent states in',pursuing the temperance campaign, which Jzvestia characterises as a ray of light in the realm of drunkenness,' the Moscow Labour Council has decreased the Vodka supplies. Speeches emphasised that a reduction was imperative, as workers were inundating the authorities with a petition urging the Government to cease encouraging drunkenness, by developing the Vodka monopoly, ns one -of the chief sources j ■ of revenue. Meanwhile, the Government has ordered that losses in towns Me retrieved hy greater Vodka sales in the country, arguing that Vodka is less harmful than Samzgon, the home-made spirit consumed by peasants. The "Izvestia” reveals that Vodka consumption has risen from ten. million litres in 1924, to 340 million i.tres last year, and 492 million litres for the first six months of 1928. The consumption of lesser wines and Samzgon has similarly increased.

WOOL MARKET QUIET. LONDON, Aug. 20. The Bradford wool market is lifeless. The. •e is no new business. V SCOUT RALLY. '1 " LONDON, Aug. 20. Lord Forster, addressing the south rally at Do-wnton Castle, said that nest year’s World Jamboree at Birkenhead, when the world’s scouts would be present, would be better than forty Leagues of Nations The League was excellent, but consisted not of people of .countries, but of certain delegates, who were sent to meet each other. When the young people of the world met, the most valuable work for peace was done.