GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1928, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES

LLOYD GEORGE CRITICISED. (United Press Association—By Electric I'elegra ph—Copyri ght). LONDON, Nov. 13. Tn his speech in the House of Commons, Mr Baldwin said he regretted to have to complain of some of ATr Lloyd George’s statements in the course of his article in the foioign press. ‘‘They make our task more difficult, and will make it impossible for him. if he returns to office, and has to deal with foreign statesmen,” lie said. “It does not help when Lloyd George writes about Britain a subservience to France and the intolerable condition of the eastern frontier of Germany.” Mr Lloyd George said that lie did not remember using -the latter phrase, though he had always protested aguinthe Silesian award. Mr Baldwin: “I’ve all of the details before me. T am appealing to you to stop it.” LABOUR CRITICISM. LONDON, November 14. f Tn the House of Commons, preceding Mr Baldwin’s reply, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Ramsay MacDonald, spoke. He said the Prime Minister’s speech had left many questions unanswered. Was (the Anglo-Freinch agreement dead, not only to the world but between Britain and France? Would Britain be free to make fresh proposals if the Preparatory Disarmament Commission in reference to train od reserves. The British Government was {responsible for widespread suspicion on the Continent. It had sent a dispatch to Berlin that did not disclose the full truth about the AngloFrench compromise. It was a blunder of the first magnitude. The AngloFrench discussions were not attended by an American representative. That dispatch to Washington did not give the full terms of the agreement. Air MacDonald concluded: There will never be disarmament so long as we pursue the present assumptions. Peoples and nations, the British included, must he ready to take risks in being at peace, instead of risks in always being half-cock for war. The amendment was defeated by 327 votes to 163.

BANK ENQUIRY. SYDNEY, Nov. 15. At an inquiry into mortgage transactions by the Government Savings Bank arising out of allegations by Mr Lang in Parliament, William I ■'O’Malley Wood (President of Advances for Homes Department of the Bank) gave evidence that nothing improper had ever occurred in the granting loans to home builders. No pressure had ever been used to alter the valuations and no dealing or bargaining had occurred rega rd in g mo rt.gages. Similar evidence as given by other bank Commissioners. Herbert Press (the banks solicitor) denied there was any form of impropriety in handling legal business on behalf of the banks clients. The fees charged were generally below the recognised scale. Only three second mortgages were handled in one year. Judge Edwards (Chairman of the Oommission) commented on Mr Lapg’s absence from the proceedings he said he had tried without avail to get into touch with Air Lang. The hearing was adjourned. r N.S.W. TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, November 14. Henry McCauley, 45 years, living on a farm at Wellington N.5.W.., shot bis wife to-day, not seriously, anrt then placed a ping of gelignite in his mouth and blew his head to pieces. He had been in bad health.