GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

TO COLONISE BRITAIN

MR LANSBURY’S DEMAND

(United Press Association.—By Electric .Telegraph.--Copyright.)

(Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) LONDON. September 10.

The, colonisation of Britain was the text of the address Mr George Lans bury delivered in the East End, in which he declared men should be primarily trained for land careers at home instead of in the Dominions. 'He said, despite all manner of subsidies, agricul ture,>.which is still Britain’s greatest and most important industry, is going from bad to worse. . “We train men to send them thousands of miles to the Dominions, while outside the training centres milegSttpdn ■miles of the best land in the*world cries aloud for cultivation.” -.‘ V /■, '0 '/■;.-t, ' ) K SUIT -FOR DIVORCE. (Received this dav at 10.30. a.m.) CAPETOWN, Sept. 10.

Sfgnor Paganelli, the singer, has obtained leave of the Supreme Court to sue his .wife for divorce by edict. They were married in Italy in 1912. During his tour of Australia; and New Zealand in 1925 he to. accept, an appointment at Wellington, but had to decline as his wife refused to join him.

FIJI ELECTION

SUVA, September 11

The result of■ the election of the Legislative Council,' southern division, is:—Scott' 471, Barker '438, Marks 313, informal 14. WOOL' SALES. f (Received this dnv at 10 HD. a.m 1 LONDON, Sept. 10. 163,000 bales of which the new arrivals include 36.500 Australian and 36.000 New Zealand, are available for the wool sales which open on the 17th.