GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-7-Copyright). ‘ ? TEXTILE INDUSTRIES. EMPLOYERS’ CLAIMS. LONDON, Jan. if. Justify ing claims for both safeguarding duties and a reduction in wages in Certain sections of - their industry, the Woollen Worsted reiteration has issued statistics revealing a heavy decline in overseas trade in both tops and fabrics. The respective exports, of woollen tissues, in millions >of square yards, to Australia was 12.889 in 1913, hut only 7.13 last year. The respective figures in worsteds are 7.78 and 1.54. The. Nti'- Zealand figures arc tissues 3.97 and 2.42 worsteds 1.66 and -.80. The Operative*’ Union declined to entertain a reduction in- ' wages. ‘ FRENCH CONCILIATION MEASURE ■ . ’ PARIS, Jan. 18. M. ;Loucheur has introduced into the Chamber, a Bill aiming at the prevention of strikes and lockouts. It makes conciliatory meetings between the disputants obligatory before a stoppage of work. In the event of a . failure,-to reach -a settlementj the ; Minister of Labour .-is.' empowered .to order a further attempt at eoncilia- ,. jtion-• but . arbitv.ritiou will .remain voluntary. ' " REPARATIONS COMMISSION.', PARIS, January 21. ’ '•• The'’Reparations Commission has ap-. 'pointed Owen Young and Pierpont Morgan to the Experts Committee, which will meet on 9th February, it ig expected Mr Young will be chairman.-. , • BIG ROUND UP. OF CHICAGO CRIMINALS. CHICAGO, Jan. 21, Twenty-six hundred persons have been arrested early to-day in a sweeping,' city-wide drive against criminals, which began on Saturday night. Every gaol in Chicago is filled. The raids are continuing. . ..PEARL SMUGGLER CAUGHT. >.. PARIS, Jan. 21. .... Earle nor, an American, was caught by Customs officials on the FrancoBelgium frontier witlr one million francs worth of pearls Ipdden in a smpll big. He was convicted and the pearls were confiscated. He-was fined £14,000 including costs. His attempt at smuggling will cost Karlener altogether £23,uuu. WEEK-END FATALITIES. LONDON, January 21. Seven week-end 'fatalities through the breaking, of ice, including Harryi.Temple, a seaman ,of His Majesty’s ship Repufise,- yho went to the rescue of two sixteen-year-old Wolverhampton skaters. All were drowned. FRENCH NAVY. PARIS, January 21. : The navy is building twelve fast scout cruisers of two .thousand tons and three 5.5 inchers, specially designed for the protection of France’s colonial Empire. No such vessel exists in any other navy, said a Ministry of Marine official. Each will carry aeroplanes COMMONWEALTH LOAN. LONDON, January 21. 'Hie underwriters receive 84 per cent of the Commonwealth loan. FREIGHT CONFERENCE. LONDON, January 21. It is reported Sir Alan Anderson will ,fie t orte of 'the . shipowners representatives *a’i the Freight Conference in Australia. :: POLAND AND RUSSIA. WARSAW, January 21. Now that the United States has ratified the pact, Poland has notified the Soviet she is ready to negotiate the Soviet’s'' proposed regional protocol. She welcomes the. Soviet’s inclusion of Rouniania and for this reason Poland is readv to act. : * l .. i )