GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

LEAGUE COUNCIL OPENED. Australian Press Assn.—United Service (Received tliis day at 9.30 a.m). GENEVA, August 30. In rain, crowds assembled to witness the opening of the League Council, which adopted a report for the modification of the international law, also the Economic Committee’s report, advocating the widest unconditional application of the most favoured national treatment regarding tariffs. It instructed the secretariat to communicate with Irak to enable it to adhere to the convention for the suppression of obscene publications. The Hague and Holland arc preparing to sign the Kellogg Pact.

ITALIAN MIG RATION. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.t LONDON, Aug. 30. Officers of the Italian Ministry state the disallowance of further permanent, emigration, as a result of which the efflux has already fallen fifty per cent. Mussolini is gratified at the decline, notably to America and Australia, which heretofore threatened to drain Italy of her best people. Mussolini declares Italian migration is unassisted, consequently only the best men and women migrate. They are the very people whom Italy desires to retain.

FINNISH ARRESTS. HELSINGFORS, Aug. 30. The Finnish military authorities arrested thirty-five Russians who arrived in three- yachts without a passport, dressed in civilian clothes, several of them carrying cameras. They haughtily told the local police that they wore allowed ashore wherever they like. The yachts were confiscated. One was fitted with a wireless sender and receiver. It is ascertained that all are from Leningrad. The military have escorted them to Katka because the expedition is mysterious. GERMAN FRAUDS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) BERLIN, Aug. 30. Hugo Stinnes, son of the late magnate, w r as arrested and imprisoned in connection with an investigation or war loan frauds. It is alleged Stinnes attempted to defraud Government and with-hekl information in regard to investigation charges against a former secretary of Stinnes’ concern.

SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN. LNODON, August 30. Sir A. Chamberlain, in departing from Liverpool created an impression which early accounts of his indisposition had considerably minimised. He was lifted from the train at Liverpool into an invalid’s chair, in which lie was wheeled to the liner's side and thence carried aboard.