GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1928, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

MIGRATION MISSION

(United Press Association.-—By Electric Telegra p h. —Copy r i gh t.)

LONDON, Oct. 15

Sir Nathan is proceeding homeward via Naples. fie reticently describes his mission as satisfactory. The Big Brother executive is planning to recruit three hundred schoolboys next year. The first quota will sail in January.

A LONE SAILOR

GIBRALTAR, Oct. 15

The American, Edward Miles, aged 4.9, arrived from New York in the thirty-seven foot schooner, Sturdy, which lie navigated single-handed. The trip took forty-four days. He came via Azores to which he was driven by vicious weather. He intends circling the globe via Japan, Hawaii and Panama.

SPAHLINGER ATTACKED

GENEVA, Oct. 15. A strong attack on Spahlinger was made in the course of a debate at the Grand Council, which ultimately extended authorisation to Spahlinger to produce his medical serastate. Councillor Jaqu.et declared -Spahlinger refused information regarding the remuneration received from English patients, but it was known to range from one hundred to several thousands sterling. He asserted Spahlingers scientific attempts were insignificant. Jacquet read a strong report from Doctor Rocie, a prominent' Swiss practitioner, setting out that Spahlinger \vas never controlled medically. The local Government had the appearances of supporting the enterprise which world over was reputed to be a huge swindle. Pasteur Institute .considers he is a . charlatan. This opinion is shared iby the Swiss bacteriologist despite the fact that he has some prominent supporters in England.”

Coincident with the debate pamphlets were widely distributed by Spahlinger entitled “Truth about Spahlinger.”

GERMAN ACTION,

LONDON, Oct. 15

The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent states it is unlikely for some time that Germany will send a note to the Powers in relation . to evacuation of the Rhineland discussed at Geneva. The delay is associated with the elections and absence of Herr Stresemann who resumes on Ist November. It ijs also hinted that the delay js partly due to M. Poincare’s new reparations and security demands which Berlin regards a s unacceptable.

THE' EX-KAISER

BERLIN, October 14-

A series of private letters written by the ex-Kaiser nine years before the war, are-being published in the Berlin Tageblatt. One letter contains a particularly illuminating passage. This letter, is one. addressed to Count von Buelbw on the situation in Morocco; urging him to “go easy,” as Germany was not prepared. He wrote: “At a time like this, when the Socialists are preachTg and preparing for revolt, I cannot send a single man from the country without exposing the lives and property of the citizens .to danger. The Socialists must, in the first place be shot down, beheaded, or rendered harmless— ; f need be-in a bath of blood. Then there will be war abroad.

FRENCH ARMY INCUR USE

LONDON, October 15

The Times’s Paris correspondent states: In explaining the increase of the French Army estimates M. Painleve, told “Le Petit Parisien” that the' all-round increase in pay and salaries, including higher wages for the •"dyilian workmen, accounted £3090-000. The real increase, therefore, was £3,182,000 of which £1,200,000 could be attributed to the -Slew Air Ministry. He declared that the great bulk of the French Military expenditure had been curtailed as far as could be. Further large reductions would only be possible by the abandonment of the system of conscription. Ho did not believe that any reasonable man would care to take the,responsibility for such a step.

A FULL SHIP. VANCOUVER, October 1,0. The Aorangi sails on Wednesday with the heaviest passenger list of the season. Over seven hundred already have booked. J. B. Gow and T. Rhodes, .New'. Zealand M’s.P., E. G. Jansen, J. F. Naude, J. B. Wessells (South Australian members). Senators 71 urfold and Empsom (Australia). and Joe Kirkwood (golfer) will be aboard. The New Zealand bowlers will embark Qt J Frisco)

..BANKER'S DEATH. NEW YORK, October 16. Benjamin Strong, Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank, New York, died following an operation, aged fifty-six.