GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ARMISTICE REMEMBRANCE

festival.

(United Press Association—Bv Electrii Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this day at 9.25 a.m.)

LONDON, Nov. 4

New Zealanders’ participating in the Armistice Remembrance Festival Pageant are: Major Wilks, Major Findlay, Capts Stewart, Goss, Allen and exSerg Milner.

OBITUARY. jlu.aDoN, Nov. 4. Obituary—At Blackpool, Sacco, the world’s record faster.

KING IN LONDON LONDON, Nov. 4. His Majesty has returned to London

ITALIAN AMBASSADOR

BERLIN, Nov. 4

The Italian Ambassador, Count Morescotti, who was recalled ‘to Rome j|n connection with [the mysterious disappearance of a diplomatic cypher, has returned to Berlin, and he has taken over the charge of the Embassy. ...

HABIBULLAH REPORTED SHOT. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) DELHI, Nov. 4. Peshawar reports state Hahibullah was executed by Southern Province tribesmen { who dragged Hahibullah and his companions frenn the tort and threw them into the moat, and then shot them.

IN THE COMMONS. {.Received this day at noon.) LONDON, Nov. 4. In the Commons Mr MacDonald received an ovation on entering. At question .time the whole of the Ministerialists stood and cheered. Mr Baldwin graciously interjected: ‘ Ihe House has not been the same without you.” • Hon. .T. R. Clynes, in answer to a question, said when the AngloRussian relations were severed in 1927 the Russian trading firm of Arcos was not disbanded but continues trading. Some members oi the Arcos staff were required to leave Britain and have not been permitted to return.

Mr Arthur Henderson said lie had (not received from any Government or the League itself any proposal to place the Suez Canal control undei the League of Nations.

BERNARD S-HAW

LONDON, November 4

Bernard Shaw was elected a liie member of the Institute of Journalists.

TO TEST INTENTIONS. v WARSAW, November 4. To test Marshal Filsudski’s intentions it is likely that to-morrow the Speaker will telegraphically summon members to assemble.

AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE. (Received this dnv at 11 n.rn.) LONDON, Nov. 4. “Australia resembles the flapper of fifteen,’’ said Mr Loitch, who with his wife, attended a reception at Australia House in honour of Archbishop and Mrs Head. “Like a flaoper she wants everything of which she can think, and wants it immediately. I believe slio will develop into a fine woman,’ he added, and that within two or three centuries Australia would become the centre of the Empire, because she could support a greater population than Britain.

Sir John Fuller endorsed Mr Leitch’s statement. Archbishop Head said whether the Au.struliahis liked or disliked him. we believed they could like Mrs Head. Ids wife, who represented seventy per cent of the joint effect of husband and wife. He paid a warm tribute to the hospitality of the Australians at Home and also Britain craved indulgence for any unintentional mistakes she might make.