GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 September 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

CREMATION. Australian Press Assn.—United Service ! I LONDON, Sept. 11. The speakers at the Spiritualist Congress have taken the definite view that unless cremation is delayed for three days after death, the spirit which has just Ilmen lilie,rated might suffer. They claimed that many scientists reasoned from the material viewpoint, thus ignoring the soul and the after-life. The Spiritualists maintained that the physical body, which was the only one officially known to science, had subtle bodies which interpenetrated the material body. After the adventure of death, there was decomposition; and the disintegration of the material elements by cremation should be avoided at least three days. Except in those cases where the body is absolutely dead, cremation might cause suffering.

The speakers added that it was n greater shock to' the soul when death was accidental than when it> was' natural. The time necessary for physical dissolution varied according to the evolution of the individual.

POLO ON THE STAGE. LONDON, Sept. 12. Seven retired army captains have been engaged to give demonstration Polo matches on a huge stage at the Coliseum Theatre. The ponies are insured for five thousand pounds. An imitation turffield will be laid and roped off to prevent the ponies falling on the orchestra. The games there consist of two eight-minute chukkers, two players aside. It is recalled that when the Coliseum was opened, an attempt was made to enact a Derby upon a revolving stage. The horse was precipitated into the orchestra, and the jockey was killed. TALLOW SALES CANCELLED. LONDON, Sept. 12. Owing to the small supplies tlie tallow sales were not held.

A LABOUR STATEMENT. LONDON, .Sept. 12. The National Council of Independent Labourites issued a statement urging every section of the movement to protest against Lord Cusliend-un’s endorsement of M. Briand’s Geneva speech; also advocating that M. Briand should set an example in' disarmament by proposing total and disarmament world wide.

WORLD’S LARGEST GRANDSTAND. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Sept? 12. ' An ambitious plan was revealed today to make Doncaster,’the scene of the St. Leger, the world’s wonder racecourse- A £250,000 scheme has the support of Viscount Lasceiles, - Lord Londsdalo and other notable; racing men. It involves the utter changing of the town and moor, the erection of the world’s largest grandstand, 'with , a totalisator in the middle, the banish-, inent of the bookmaker to special offices at the back of the totalisator offices, to various parts of the course, and an aeroplane. Rinding field. HOWARD TALBOT DEAD. (Received this day at 9 aNn.) LONDON, Sept.. 12. Obituary—Howard Talbot.

SENATOR PAYNE’S INVITATION. 'Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, September: 12. Senator Payne is forwarding to_ the Bradford Woollen Manufacturers’ '-Association an invitation with the object of inducing manufacturers to visit Tasmania and investigate first-hand possibilities. He will inform.them-'of-the inducements the Tasmanian -Government offers secondary industrialists. Payne is eulogistic .concerning, -the value of the 'lnter-Parliamentary Conference he attended. ft was a magnificent adjunct of the League of Nations. The exchange of views between parliamentarians of the world would help to cement international relationships. There was a unanimous peace sentiment amongst eight hundred delegates. Payne will .endeavour to form an Australian branch of the association, so that Australia will send a representative to the annual conference. He declared the German hospitality was phenomenal.

TRADE RETURNS. LONDON, Sep. 12. . British trade returns are as follows: —lmports increased £7.584,Q00, and exports .£2,807,000. Re-exports decreased £36,000. inc principal increases were: imports, meat, £2,172,000; non-dutiable food and drink, £3,230,000; raw cotton £l, 835.000, milling seeds £640,000, hides and skins £671,000; exports, iron and steel manufacturers £570,000, machinery £512,000, woollen manufactures £416,000, vehicles £409,000. Decreases:—lmports, grain and Hour £1,820,000, dutiable food anil drink £1,148.000, wood and' timber £532,000, ruhlfer £968,000. Exports (decreases):—Coal £229,000.