GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 September 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service A FIIICAX POLITICS. CAPETOWN, Sept. 5. Doctor Malan, Minister of the Interior, who unflinchingly fathered the flag controversy,' last year, pressed tho Nationalist Congress to-day to accept the alteration in the Party’s constitution, to supersede what is known as tho Republican article. He said: “Wo can work with England as long as we want to, not as long as England demands. No door is closed, therefore, as tho right wo can have secession and a Republic any day. Whether that is practical politics is another question? Whether wo become republic depends on whether it is in the interests of South Africa, if not it would be criminal to become a reyv public. Our principle is not republicnism but fidelity to the interests of South Africa. The present mistrust is duo to fear, bur wo need not fear friendship with England or othci members of tho Commonwealth.

immigrants in n.z. LONDON, Sept. G. Mr Coates’s cabled reply regarding tho starved immigrant, cabled on Monday, prompts the “Daily Herald” editorially to assert that it could fill columns with extracts of letters fiom New Zealand, hearing out the statement that hundreds of starving men aro walking the roads in the Dominion. It proceeds to give several extracts from private letters, “which avgtc sent fcr> us in shoals, concerning the dire straits of immigrants. The “Herald” asks—ls it conceivable that all these settlers are wrong and Mr Coates is right?

AN APPEAL. LONDON, Sept. G. Referring to the Loewo patent decision, cabled on 24th. August, and Brownie, cabled 27th. August, Marconi’s are appealing, but in order to assist other manufacturers, Marconi’s announce that if the judge affirms the comptroller’s decisions, they intend to grant licenses to all manufacturers on the same terms forthwith on request. COTTON CONSUMPTION. (Received this dav at 12.2.5 n.m.l LONDON, Sept. 5. The .Executive of the Cotton Spinners’ Manufacturers’ Assn, report for the year ended 31st. July shows the world’s cotton consumption was 25,540,000 hales, a decrease of 311,000 compared with the previous year. United States with 3,180,000 was the chief consumer, with Britain next, 1,393,000. FRENCH AIR MINISTRY PARIS, Sept. 5. Cabinet has decided on the creation of an Air Ministry. Hitherto the Minister of 1 Commerce has also been in charge of aviation. The recent air fatalities are responsible for the change.

ESCAPEES. FROM ©EVIL’S IS LAND. PARIS, Se-pt. 5. Tho Minister for the Colonies has advised that Doctor Bougrat has escaped from the dread penal settlement at Devil Island, together with two others who are serving a life sentence. They escaped in a hollowed out tree trunk secretly obtained from a Chinese merchant. They are heading down the treacherous Guiana const where many who have escaped from the island have been swallowed up in the quicksands or eaten by sharks. • Should they reach Brazil, they will have to fight their way through hundreds of miles of treacherous jungle. MASONIC RESOLUTION. LONDON, Sept. 5. The Freemasons Grand Lodge has passed a resolution .to submit a motion at the December meeting, readmitting ex-enemy members to full Masonic privileges.