GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

TROTSKY'S EXILE. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). BERLIN, Jan. 91. The first official announcement re Trotsky’s exile is made in the Communist organ Rotefhane, which says the exile was a necessary act of revolutionary self defence, owing to Trotsky’s alleged campaign to disintergrate the Red Army, and his subversive propaganda among factory hands and peasants in opposition to the Government at Moscow. It understands Trotsky was allowed to go to Turkey of his own free will. The fact that he was permitted to leave caused some surprise, because it was thought Stalin preferred to have him under constant surveillance. On the other hand it is pointed out that Stalin could not afford to allow a halo of martyrdom to invest Trotsky whose activities and utterances will be less effective outside Russia. REVOLUTION IN LITHUANIA. FEARED ANY MOMENT. KOVNO, January 30. Professor Vademaras, the Lithuanian dictator, who became notorious m League of Nations circles for his long, bellicose speeches and bis reputation of speaking sixteen languages, has discovered a plot to overthrow the Lithuanian Government. Eighteen or the highest officers of the Kovno garrison have been arrested, including the Chief of the General Staff, Genera! Plechavitchius. According to Warsaw despatches, almost the whole, of Lithuania is restive, and an open mutiny is expected. RIVAL remedies. FOR BRITISH INDUSTRY. LONDON, January 31. Tlie Committee of Industry and Trade, under the Chairmanship of Sir Arthur Balfour, has presented hot i majority and minority reports, which may lead the Government to change its find in reference to a proposed new inquiry into the iron and steel industry. It is understood that the majority report favours a protective tariff. The minority report is one advocating the nationalisation of the industry with compensation to the existing owners. A JOURNALIST’S SUCCESS. (Received this day at 9. a.in.) LONDON, Jan. 31. Nellie Scanlon, a Wellington journalist won a £2OO prize offered by the “Daily Express” for the best postcarded film criticism. BUTCHER FINED. LONDON, Jan 31. New Zealand Meat Producers Board secured the conviction of a shopkeeper at Plymouth, who was fined Co and costs * for selling a hind quarter ol Uruguayan lamb as New Zealand.