GENERAL GABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1928, Page 5

GENERAL GABLES

ROTARY CONFERENCE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). TOKYO, Oct. 5. The second pan-Pacifk* Rotary Conference has closed. It was successful beyond the most sanguine, .producing remarkable results, causing Japanese to realise for the first time, the true significance of the principles of rotary,® in bringng intimate personal contacts unknown hitherto. The fact that the Conferences were addressed by an Imperial Prince and Cabinet Ministers is regarded, as significant, evidencing official attention and approval. v

CHEERED THE KAISER. ANTI-MONARCHIST DECREE. BERLIN. October L The Democratic newspapers have been protesting against monarchic 1 demonstrations among the naval officers. Prince Henry called for three cheers for the Kaiser at the opening of the yacht club. All the officers cheered enthusiastically. The Minister of Defence, Herr Groener, issued a decree to-day ordering all members of the Reichswehr and Navy to quit any function at which the ex-Kaiser or any former ruling Prince is toasted, or any anti-Repub-lican demonstration is made.

OIL COMBINE. DEARER. PETROL PREDICTED. LONDON, October 5. The “Evening Standard” reports that plans have been completed for closer co-operation between the Royal ''Dutch Shell, Anglo-Pei'sian and Bnrmah Oil Companies. The combined capita*! 1 of the trio is at present worth four hundred millions. A deal which omits Russia because it refused to recognise the rights of the companies whose properties were seized by the Soviet, will probably be followed by dearer petrol.

POSTAL STRIKE IN CHINA. SHANGHAI, Oct. 4. . A general postal strike in Shanghai,. Nankig, Peking, Tientsin, and a majority of the North China cities .is threatened... The Shanghai men are already out causing difficulty in handling - mails. T. P. O’CONNOR. LONDON, October 5. Mr T. P. O’Connor, “Father” of the House of Commons, on- the occasion of his eightieth -birthday,, has -re ceived a shoal of. congratulations, which include n telegram from His. Majesty the King, expressing the hope that Mr O’Connor would long continue to enjoy an active and useful life.

HOLBROOK NAVAL SCHOOL. LONDON, Oct. 4. The Duke of York on October 26th lays the foundation stone of the Holbrook Naval School, the gift of the New Zealander, Mr Reade. LATEST RIGA RUMOUR. ' U LONDON, Oct. 5. A Riga correspondent reports that the Soviet has worked out plans for the re-confiscating of two hundred of the largest dwelling houses in Moscow, which were restored to the owners in 1923. The newspapers explain that they were only restored to the owners to be repaired, and because they yielded no profits. . The situation now is altered and the time has come for the Soviet to resecure ownership. NEW HEBRIDES CONDOMINIUM. PARIS, Oct. 4. Tlie abolition of the New Hebrides Condominium is advocated bv Jean Laveyrie. In an article in Lo Petit Journal, he points out four thousand Tonkin labourers, eight hundred . French and 350 British— mostly Australians—are employed, and commerce is divided proportionately . and development is thus retarded. Laveyrie suggests that T< ranee should take the northern group, which she has done most to develop, and Britain the southern. SAFEGUARDING WAGES . LONDON, Oct. 4. Mr Herbert Morrison, Secretary of the London Branch, was elected Chairman of the Labour Party, in succession to Mr Lansbury, and Mrs Susan Lawrence, M.P., as Deputy Chairman. “Labour’s tariff policy is not tlie same as the Liberals,” said Mr Ramsay MacDonald at Birmingham. He added: “If British goods are unable to compete with sweated products fiom foreign countries, without reducing wages, the remedy does not consist in tariffs and safeguarding, but in total exclusion. Before Labour can alter its attitude towards Free Trade and Protection, the subject must lie fully debated by all constituent bodies. He suggested an international conference to equalise the standards of living in different countrie*. A GREEK SCHEME. LONDON, Oct. 5; It is understood that during his recent visit, M. Venizelos (Greek I lender) placed a contract with a London firm for the reclamation and irrigation of large areas in Thessaly, Epirus, and other parts of Greece, with the object of their conversion into agricultural land for the benefit of eighteen hundred thousand Greeks who have been repatriated from Asia Minor. The survey work will occupy two years. The ultimate cost is estimated at ten millions sterling,