GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

CANADA AND SOVIET. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) BERLIN, February 26. A Moscow report states that the Canadian Government has decided, in principle, to resume diplomatic relations with Government Soviet, but is awaiting the result of the British elections before carrying out its, decision. MOTOR MENACE. BERLIN, February 27. Fifteen judges and barristers have begun a motor driving course at the Police Traffic School in, connection with their duties in a special court dealing with motoring cases.

MR BALDWIN’S EXCUSE.

LONDON, Fob. 27

Rt. Hon S. Baldwin, Prime Minister, amusingly referred to the Government's Irish loyalists’ surrender, on February 22nd in the House of Commons, in a speech at the AVorcesteisliire Association’s dinner, at which Mr Churchill was the principal guest. Mr Baldwin said he had learned very early that a Worcestershire man , could not bc : “druv.” Mr Churchill knew the same was true of Oxfordshire. He continued: “The other day we found ourselves side by side in 1C House of Commons, which was in a mood which recalled to us some of the peculiarities of the people amongst whom we had been brought up. 1 remembered the words of an old drover who was experiencing more than usual difficulty in getting pigs along the road to market—namely ‘a hard thing to drive when there are many of them is the pig!’ I whispered that to Mr Churchill and we surrendered.”