OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1929, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

, RHODES HOUSE. FORMAL OPENING. A WONDERFUL LIBRARY. , (.British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 12. Rhodes House, which has been built at Oxford for the V Rhodes Trustees, was formally opened yesterday by Sir Otto Beit, a trustee of the Rhodes Trust and -founder of the -Beit Memorial Fellowship, who said (hut the inscription round tho top of the building was:—“This house stands for ever a reminder of the name and example of Cecil Rhodes' to the Oxford lie loved.” It gave a true impression, said Sir Otto, of the intentions of the trustees in meeting it. Miscount Grey of Fallodeir, Chancellor of the University, said that Cecil Rhodes cared for personal prestige, success and renown only so far as they counted towards the objects he had in view. He was a great patriot, but he realised that the future of the British people lay, not in rivalry and opposition, but .in association with the other • nations. With its great resources and great capacity, the' library of Rhodes House will,' in many respects, -be unique. In it will be collected all the books dealing with history—social, political and •economic —and with the literature 1 of the English-speaking British dominions and colonies, and of the United States of America.

JUVENILE LABOUR. EFFECT OF THE WAR. , , RUGBY, May 12. A White Paper discusses the effect, on the' employment of juveniles in the next six yeabs, resulting from Abe general decline dn: the birth! rate, which occurred during the Avar period. jlt infill gradually reduce' tho supply of juvenile labour in Britain from how onwards till about’ 3940.'; The lowest ebb will be reached at various points -between 1931, apd 1933. the figures of tlie. latter year being nearly 20 per cent below those of 1927. In 1934 there will be a sharp rise, continuing for four years, and thereafter a renewed decline.

AIR FORCE SECRETS

WILL BE DIVULGED AT EXHIBITION.

V V R.UG-BT, May 12. At the international aero exhibition, to be opened at Olympia by the Prince of Wales in July, several Royal Air Force machines, which have heretofore been kept secret, will be on view.

BRITISH ELECTIONS

A STRENUOUS WEEK

PROGRAMMES OF PARTY LEADERS.

RUGBY, May 12. - The political party, leaders have a sfcren'uous week of electioneering before them.

The Prime Minister visited his constituency, Bewdley, Worcestershire, yesterday; and, after being formally elected the Conservative candidate he addressed a public meeting. To-mor-row lie is to begin a tour of the west of England, and will speak at seven or eight meetings in three days, returning .to London to address a meeting of city men on Thursday. Mr Ramsay MacDonald will address his supporters at Sealiam, for which •he is the Labour candidate, to-mor-row, and on Tuesday will begin a tour of Scotland. Mr Lloyd George, who lias spokenat a scries of meetings in Wales during the past few days, is due to address the Liberal candidates of London and the-home counties to-morrow, and will thereafter leave at once for his constituency in Wales, which lie will leave late in the week to speak at Cardiff and Swansea. Among prominent members of the House of Lords who are taking part in the election arc Lord Birkenhead and Lord Grey.