GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1928, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

TRIBES ANNIHILATED. CONCERN IN PALESTINE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). JERUSALEM, Dec. 26; Great anxiety for the security of tiie frontiers is felt in Trans-Jordania, as the. Wahabis have renewed warfare. AH the men of one tribe were slaughtered while camping, ami their cattle taken away. A neighbouring tribe pursued' the Wahabis and was also annihilated. FARM LABOUR AUCTION. ; PARIS, Doc. 26. At.the annual farm labour auction held at Steienne, in accordance with ancient custom, illustrated forcibly France’s labour shortage. Only dogged farm labourers and shepherds were put on the block and there were eight bidders for every one offered. Girl shepherds hardly over 13, brought three thousand francs each for a year’s labour, plus two new dresses. Adult farm hands brought from four thousand to five thousand francs with extra inducements.

OBITUARY. LONDON, Dec. 26. Obituary.—Lord Lnnbournc, aged eighty-one. GENEROUS RESPONSE. LONDON, Dee.' 26. In response to the Prince of Wales’ broadcast appeal on behalf of miners, Lady Houston has gi on thirty thousand sterling, and Lord Rnthermci’e twenty-live thousand. The Government is giving the Lord Mayors fund, an equivalent sum. JAP AN’S PA RLIAMEXT. TOKIO, Dee. 26. . . To-day the Emperor in the uni form of" a generalissimo, escorted by cavalry, proceeded to the House of'Peers, where lie personally read a rescript opening Parliament. There was a full ceremony, many Primes and diplomatic representatives being present. After the pro-ctunlion of replies to the Throne, «in House.- adjourned till 2(11 It. J tiiimiry. -.SWIMMER. TURNS PROFESSION A f. CHICAGO, Dee. 26. Weis-wind!<t. the swimmer, aiimmiioes be is turning professional, i'ol|..'w-. jug the touriiuiiieui at l. otoi- At! i! ••i i< • Club o'u January third. AIR TRAVELLERS, LONDON, Dee. 26. Over fifty thousand travelled from Croydon to the continent by air during 1028, a record since the-inception in ];) ILJ. Over thirty thousand flew by British air lines. A majority of the air travellers were women. An Imperial Airways Official says one of the most satisfactory recent features is the number of business people now realising to what extent the Airways save valuable time.

NEW YEAR. HONORS POSTPONED

LONDON, Dec. 27. Downing Street to-night, announced that the New Year’s honours list wouid be postponed. PRINCE’S HORSEMANSHIP. ' ' LONDON, Dec. 26. At Melton-Mowbray, good horsemanship saved-/the Prince of Wales from i being thrown from his horse. When the j Prince appeared ■at Oakham , Hunt, a i cheering crowd of'two thousand fright--I‘enied his mou'iit which reared and i plunged, arid tly? Prince was only able ■ to-control the animal with difficulty. ('■When the horse grew quiet be waved his hat in response to the cheers, i" After the hunt he proceeded to Not- , tingham Farm. I SCENE .SHIFTERS STRIKE. ! PA-Ril S, Dec, 26. ; j Actors played double roles on Christmas night Wheiif the . scene ' shifters, struck for higher wages,- Actors.\\;dre/ called upon to shift the scenery themselves during the intermissions and the management- of Odeon Theatre was forced to substitute .another., play, for- the scheduled- “Bluebird” by, Maeterlinck, because the scenery was too- heavy for the actors. CHINESE SALUTES.- ri . HONG KONG, Dec. 26. The French vessel Maine saluted the Chinese gunboat .Ctyoyti in Yangtze, river off Nanking/ The-salute was in connection with Hip; - signing.- -op, 22t December of- the new tariff- agreement between China and; Eranee. The' Choyuflying; the insignia, of tho .RearAdmiral! returned 'tljo' salute. .Political circles- commented. on.!the. fact t]lfvt the French salute followed closely upon the twenty-ouo gun salute given after .Britain had. formally recognised / the Nationalist regime, -. TRADE.. MISSION REPORT, i DELHI, - December- 26. The official Trade Mission which (recently coneludocU an eighteen thousand mile tour, -of; tho Near East and. Africa, to inquire-, into possibilities for the- export of' piece, goods, recommends the (formation of a single export selling organisation, with headquarters at Bombay.

SOVIET MOVE. ANTI-GOD CAMPAIGN. (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) LONDON, December 26. The “ Daily News ” Moscow correspondent says an anti-God campaign included ’Xmas Eve carnivals. At the Communist Clubs, the audience, both boys and girls were largely clothed in khaki uniforms at the Soviet’s j expense in readiness for a renewed war j against the hourgcoiisie. The remain- : der freshly dressed participated in ifox ■ l.i-ols specially licensed as counter-at-traction to midnight mass, in saloons ; decorated with sections of high exploI s :. , baud grenades, machine ' guns, and charts showing the effects of j poison gas. A GENEROUS RESPONSE. LONDON, Dec. 27. 1 Tb.e. Prince of Wales’’ postbag at York House was one of tho biggest on record to-day, ns the remit of his broadcast appeal on behalf of the min- : ers. Letters came from all classes. Many describe how immediately tho Prince had spoken, a hat was handed round and a modest ten shillings and upwards was sent to the Mansion House where over a thousand contributions were received by the first post. The Prince spent a good deal of Christmas Day composing the appeal, which was only finished just before he went to the microphone. The fund is now about three hundred and fifty thousand apart from the Government’s contributions. MINERS KILLED: CAPETOWN, Dec. 27. Two mjners. wore killed and twentyone injured in an overwinding accident at Robinson Deep to-day. A cage crashed into a platform at the top headgear, where a safety device held it until help came. The force of the sudden stop caused injuries to two Europeans who- are in a critical condition with fractured spines. CHINA’S CAPITAL. , ; PROPOSAL TO ALTER IT. SHANGHAI, Dec. 27. New proposals are afoot again to change China’s capital. Sianfu,. capital of Shensi; province is suggested. Thq reasons suggested are that Nanking is not sufficiently central and is too open to bombardment by foreign yjarshj ps. WRESTLING. . THYE DEFEATS RAY. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. ft 'Thye defeated, Tom Ray tho “Washington Grappler.” Ray nearly down : r ed Thye with a lieadjqek, after 1-5 minutes wrestling, but the Australian, wjth shoulders, nearly flat on the mat, flopped. Ray over suddenly to win the decision.