GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1928, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

PROMOTION OF THE FRINGE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, December 5. The “Daily Express” states the promotion of the Prince .of Wales Ifrom Colonel to General is considered due, owing to his services as Colonel on the active list since April, 1019, will he hastened owing to the King’s illness. 'The Prince, representing the King, will have to attend numerous important military functions. There is also a strong likelihood that he will he promoted to Admiral. The Duke of York is not on the active list. His chief military interests are with the Royal Air Force. SOVIET ATTITUDE. MOSCOW, December fi. Buckharin in a long speech at a conference of village industrial imlormers advocated propagation of the war-bogey as the best means ot welding the breach of town and village which was the greatest internal danger threatening the Soviet. He said: “ Workers and peasants may be unable to fathom the designs of the Jovnson Hickses, Mussolinis, Poincares, and Pilsudskis of this world, but they will understand more easily i't the .Soviet, press aml village agents carry out the imported duty of explaining. The Bed army is the best safeguard against white guards and former laud owneis whom capitalists intend to use as the spearhead against the Soviet. WOOL TRADE SLUMP. LONDON, Dec, 0. A meeting of a dozen Labourites, representing West Riding constituencies. Mr Snowden presiding, passed a resolution that protection was no remedy for the admitted difficulties of the wool trade, which could only overcome them by adapting itself to the changed world conditions. Safeguarding in other industries had not justified itself. It w’as decided unanimously and uncompromisingly to oppose the attempt to apply the quack remedy of promotion, which would he disastrous alike to the industry and its employees. LATE LORD TENNYSON. LONDON, December 4. The body of Lord Tennyson was conveyed from Farringford to the Freshwater Church (to await burial) in the farm cart which was used for the Poet Laureate, the first Lord Tennyson. Thp coffin was covered with an Australian flag. Servants, tenants, and villagers, carrying lanterns, made up a long-pro-cession.