GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.. f - United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) OTTAWA, February 11.

Resuming the debate on the Addrcss-in-Reply on Monday, Mr Bennett (Conservative leader) declared the Conservatives would not move an amendment to the Speech. He characterized the Speech as “ a document of glittering generalities.” He declared the prosperity 'of the country was largely due to the richness of the country’s resources, and challenged the Government to point out one instance where prosperity resulted from Government legislation. Canada was now importing large quantities of butter, whereas before Government legislative interference Canada had been a large exporter. He declared the basis of the prosperity in Canada was the agricultural industry. The miner and harvesters scheme, which brought eight thousand persons to Canada last year, had been ill-con-ceived and improperly carried, out. SOVIET ELECTIONS. LONDON, February 11. “The Times” Riga correspondent states: —The Cheka have arrested twenty Baptist leaders in White Russia on a charge of influencing the peasants against the Soviet. The cite tion of village Soviets disclosed a widespread anti-Soviet movement in the villages, which rejected the official list and attempted to elect their own candidates. Others elected anti-Bolshevik Soviets. These will be suppressed.

A KILLER OF ROYS. LOS ANGELES, Februaiy 11. Gordon Stewart Northcott, 21 years, was convicted of the murder of three Tennage.boys, and probably the killer ■of twenty or thirty others, was sentenced to hanging on April 15th. A COMING VISITOR. HONOLULU, Feb. 11. Doctor J. B. Condliffe, Research Director of the Institute of Pacific Relations will sail on February 13th to address the New Zealand Rotary Conference at Christchurch on the problems of the Pacific. He will also visit Wellington, Melbourne and other cities.

BRITAIN ICEBOUND. COLDEST FOR 20 YEARS IN LONDON. LONDON, February 12. Britain is now icebound. Yesterday in London was the coldest day experienced for twenty years. The thermometer fell to 21.23 degrees Fahrenheit. In the exposed areas it was down to IS. degrees. A motor coach and five saloon cars are imprisoned in a snowdrift on the Bristol-Bridgewater road.

A WRECK AT DOVER. LONDON. February 12. The Channel steamer \ ill© de Liege, from Ostend, is stranded on tbe rocks of Dover harbour. The passengers. inc)udmg twelve women suffered severely from tbe biting wind. lor two hours they were huddled on tbe ice-bound deck, till the crew were able to lower boats in the heavy sens. A later message states tbe A Hie de Liege sank. She carried forty passengers and sixty of a crew. All were saved. The women were put into the first boat, and were landed drenched and half frozen.

FORD’S TRIBUTE. NEW YORK. Fob. 11. On tlio occasion of Mr Thomas A. Ellison’s B‘2ml. birtlulay to-day. and the 50th. anfiiversary of the in-vep.T tion of the incandescent lamp. Mr Homy Ford lias made a five mi lib mi dollar gift for a museum at Dearborn to house an Edisonia.n • collection. In his letter announcing the gift. Mr Ford warmly praised his friend, Mr Edison, and declared that the proposed museum was necessary as an inspiration to American youth. THE MIXERS’ STAND.

LONDON, February 12. Commenting on Mr Rruce, the Australian Premier’s suggestion to the coal miners of New South Wales, the “Express” states: There is no reason why the profits of the industry should not be disclosed, if thereby industrial relations might be improved. The “Daily Telegraph” says: Such a system has existed in the coal industry here in Britain for some years past, without preventing the most-disastrous stoppage in its history.” It adds: “It is the spirit operating on one side, or on both, that determines the issue of either conflict or peace, and Australia, it seems, has still to reckon with influences that have made tragedy here the industrial record of recent years.”

BRITISH NAVY. LONDON, Ech. 12. The “Daily Express” states that two new British cruisers to be built will bo ten thousand tonnors. THE CAPPER RESOLUTION IJNWrSE. WASHINGTON, Fob. 12. Although ho has not studied the Capper resolution. President Coolidge believes it goes further than is wise.