GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

(United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) OBITUARY. LONDON, February S. Obituary.—Sir Alexander Sprot, member of the House of Commons lor Lanark North. BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, February 3. Owing to Ben Spoor’s death, Auckland bye-election resulted: Mrs Hugh Dalton (Labourite) wife of the Commoner ••• 14,<9/ A. Curry (Liberal) 7,720 Thompson (Conservative) 3,357

THE PAPAL AGREEMENT. ROME, Feb. 8. The full text of the Treaty shows two clauses hitherto not mentioned: one relating to religious instruction provides for a Catholic university of the Sacred Heart at Milan shall be regarded in all respects as equal to an Italian State University, but its professors may only be appointed with the approval of the Archbishop of Milan in order to prevent the university losing its religious character. The othci clause establishes that all matrimoual questions arc within the exclusive competence of the ecclesiastical authority. Divorce naturally will not exist. A compromise has been reached regarding a legal separation, in which the Pope agreed to draft that separations would be allowed, but only State Court will grant separations. A NEW IDEA. OTTAWA, Feb. 9. The question of the adoption of a Canadian flag comes before Parliament during the present through a motion, moved by Mr C. Mclntosh (Liberal), asking that - Special Committee be set up to consider the advisability of adopting a Canadian flag, representing Canada as a whole, which shall form part of the British flag, as a symbol that the Dominion is an equal partner in the Commonwealth of the British Empire LEAP TO DEATH. AEROPLANE INVENTOR’S WIFE. NEW YORK, Fob. 8.

Mrs Viola Fokker, the wife of Mr Anthony Foklccr, of aeroplane fame, plunged to death from the window of the fifteenth floor apartment at Riverside Drive. She bad recently been ill. and bad only a few hours earlier been discharged from a hospital. TWENTY SH;P ; ICE-BOUND BERLIN, Fob. 8. The ice in the west Baltic Sea is worse, despite the pounding efforts of two pre-dreadnouglits. 'Twenty ships are marooned, and all the harbours are ice-bound. AUTHOR OF RED FLAG DEAD. LONDON, February 9. Obituary.—Jim Connell, Secretary of tin; Workmen’s Legal Society, and author of the Red Flag.

('All DINAR BO ERNE ILL. LONDON. February 0. Cardinal Bourne is suffering from influenza and will be incapacitated for a ■lew days. BRITISH NAVAL STRENGTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) MALTA, February D. The battleship Revenge has joine l the Mediterranean battle fleet which will, when the Wnrspite and Malaya have re-joined after refitting, complete the stupendous strength outlined in Mr Bridgeman’s reconstruction scheme commenced in 1027, increasing the Mediterranean Fleet to ten -capital ships, consisting ol live each ot the Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign classes.

A LAST TRIBUTE. BERLIN. February 0. Five thousand mourners, including Fitzmaurice and Ivoehl attended the funeral of Huenefeld. The coffin was buried in wreaths, including tributes from !lindeiiliurg and the ex-Kaiser. UNEASY SPATX. (Received this day at v ’ a.m.) MADRID, February 0. A now Royal ordinance in lirst place orders tlit* authorities to arrest anyone publicly predicting a calamitous end to the present regime; speaking againsi tile Ministers or high authorities for the purpose of injuring their reputation or damaging, their authority or prestige. 'The penalty is one to fourteen days imprisonment and a line of *_’•> ' • o ; -)|)() pesetas independent of fines, the courts may order. Further, clubs breaking tin* rule ordering abstention from political discussion. or members breaking the first, article of the ordinance. will be closed. Also the Ministerial Departments will open a register of officials giving account of the ability, health, zeal and polifjeal discretion, specially referi ing to those who have shown themselves enemies to the regime. Administrative .Juntas employing obstruct ion or damaging methods, will he suspended, ui in the event of a recurrence, dissolved. A Patriotic Union will open a register of persons likely to cause political trouble or public uneasiness. A Council of Ministers decides the penalties for infringements ol tin* articles., The penalties will be irrevocable.