GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

MOVIE’S THREAT,

TO REPLACE THE SERGEANTMAJOR,

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right).

LONDON, Oct. 28

The “Daily Mail” says: Silent film instruction threatens the position of the Sergeant-Major as the terror of recruits.

The London Territorial Regiment are testing a scheme of showing recruits their drill movements upon the sjcreen before they are placed in the “Awkwarcl Squad,” believing that the more intelligent men will thus learn more quickly than by the Ser-geant-Major’s sarcasms.

AMERICAN PRESS BUREAUX ABROAD.

PARIS, Oct. 27

An official has arrived here from Washington to open a United States Pi •ess Bureau. He stated that, if successful, the American Government would open similar offices in London, Berlin and Tokio.

SUPPLY FOR FUEL

LONDON, Oteober 29

The Sensible Heat Distillation Company, has secured a contract (for five years’ supply of New Zealand railways with one hundred thousand tons annually of L. and N. residual smokeless fuel.

DRY LAW

EVASION IN FINLAND

HELINGFORS, October 28

A Government analysis of the crime during the year reveals that, despite prohibition, out of 168,000 arrests, 123,000 were variously for such offences as drunkenness, illegal possession off alcohol, and bootlegging.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT,

NEXT SESSION’S BUSINESS

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Oct. 26

The King will open the final session of the present Pariiaement with the customary pageantry on Tuesday week. It is understood that Cabinet at a meeting next Monday will further consider details of the legislative programme and the subjects to be mentioned in the Speech from the Throne. It is anticipated that, with the exception of finance, the business of the session will be restricted almost entirely to questions of rating and local government. Consultations are now taking place almost daily between , the Minister of Health and representatives of local authorities and other bodies affected by the Government’s rating scheme.

A WIRELESS FEAT. LONDON, Oct. 29. A wireless communication from Vicer’s Rolls-Roj T ce air liner flying over London were clearly picked up at Cairo. The feat is the more remarkable in view that the powejv used by the aeroplane was only sufficient to light an ordinary electric lamp.

A GLOOMY CANON. (Received this dav at 1.5 p.m.' LONDON, Oct. 29

Canon Alexandria, of St. Pauls, a worthy colleague of the gloomy Dean, is unhappy over modern conditions. He advocates a drastic cure in no newspapers, cinemas, telephones or wireless, but particularly no newspapers. He admits lie uses the telephone and reads newspapers, but says be could easily do without them, adding that early Victorians had much more individuality. When the Canon was asked what he would introduce to replace the condemned things, ho replied sadly, “Nothing, nothing.”