GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BOOKMAK Tills OPPOSITION

(United Press Association—By Electri Telegraph— Copyright)

LONDON, February 27

'The “Daily Telegraph's” lobbyist says that till bookmakers’ 'organis tion has decided to discontinue opposition lx> Government candidates at byelections until -Mr Churchill announces hi.s betting duty plans in the Budget. The suggestion 'is that the bookmakers' campaign makes it difficult for .Mr Churchill to make concessions without appearing to capitulate t outside pressure. Mr Baldwin has definitely decided not to reconstruct Cabinet before Unelection.

AFRICAN POLITICS. CAPETOWN, March -1

The first German treaty resolutio was carried by a majority of eleven. The opposition raised the question of reference to the Senate. The speak or refused the adjournment of tlu house for the purpose of discussion There is a rumour that an applhatioi will he made to the supreme court to enforce the reference to the Senate under the act of Union.

AIR MINISTER'S OPINION

LONDON, March 4

Interviewed by the Daily Express. F. C. Guest, ex-Air Minister, who returned from a survey in North Africa, suggests- that Cairo instead of Croydon sliould be the Imperial centre for commercial aviation. European weather at present was the greatest -.menace to

- success of air routes to Australia. India and the Capo. He realized this in his recent flight and lie would never again attempt to fly from Britain to Egypt. Croydon is on the rim of the Empire, while Cairo is situated in perfect living country, and in the heart of a projected Empire route.

TRANS-ATLANTIC TELEPHONES. PLANS ADVANCED. LONDON, March 3. Plans are well advanced lor the installation of the first trans-Atlantic exclusively telephone cable from the United States to Britain. B.S. American Telephone- Company and Telegraph Company and the British Post Office have agreed to co-operate in service in conjunction with the present wireless telephony .which necessarily is subject to atmospheric interruptions.