GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

A LONDON MYSTERY. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON. Nov. .3. Thu man named AlcDotigall. who on November Ist. in Abbey House. \ ietoria, at the offices ol the .Income r l ax Pavers’ Society, made an attack on die lady secretary of Lord Dccie.s (Aliss Patricia Johnston) has died in the hospital. A POLISH AID YE. LONDON, November 5. The “ Afanchester Guardian’s” Warsaw correspondent reports the newlyformed Polish League of Economic Sell Sufficiency is vigorously campaigning, including violence if necessary to discourage the sale of imported goods. There was an enormous gathering at the inauguration of the movement atthe parade ground at the centre of Warsaw, where a mock gullotino was erected. The executioner assistants solemnly cut to piece's effigies of importers. also various foreign goods, including British boots and shoes, I’tench lingerie and cosmetics; C’zeeho-Slor nkian glassware, German kitchen utensils, American patent foods, amid the spectators applause. Ibe demonstrators were so threatening that piudent* shopkeepers in A 3 arsaw are prominently displaying signs that all goods ate made in Poland. FREE PORT FOR CZECHOSLOVAKIA. BERLIN, Nov. 5. After five years’ negotiations a draft agreement has h#on initialled, giving C/.echo-Slovakia direct access to a free zone port ut Hamburg, in accordance villi the A 7 crsaille.s Treaty. FRENCH COAIAIEXT. (Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) PARES. Nov. 6. The Chamber met. despite the absence of the Government and after a eulogv of Bokanowski. killed in .v recent accident, adjourned till Thursday. Angry sentiments were expresser against the Radical Socialists, a minoritv of whom were held hlameable. “Le Temps” says the country’s stupefaction will he changed to anger if the coup results in the return to power of CaManx, one of the bitterest critics of Poincare. The “Liherte” openly abuses CanInux and says have we fallen into anarchy. . . Tt is generally believed the crisis will last a few days, after which AU Poincare 'will (be entrusted with the formation of a new Cabinet and will carry on with a diminished hut adequate majority made up of Socialist Deputies who disagree with the Congress’s decision.

LATRAMAN POLITICAL CRISIS

LONDON. Nov. 6. A Riga report states the Lathvian Government has resigned. AFRICAN POLITICS. CAPETOWN, Nov. 6. Aladely failed to respond to an invitation to resign and at II a.m. C-n.bi-i;.a resigned, and was re-sworn in at 3 H. AY. Sampson replacing Aladely.

Sampson, for twenty-five years was President of the Typographical Union and is a supporter of Creswcll.