GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

NEW PEERAGES,

MR. MACDONALD’S LIST,

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)

LONDON, November 22,

The “ Daily Express ’•’ states Mr Ramsay -MacDonald is recommending to the King the creation of new life Peeys amongst the coming Now Year honours, in order to strengthen the position of the Government in., the House of Lorc]s ( , especially as regards industrial matters.

SOVIET JUSTICE.

MOSCOW, Nov.. 22,

The Soviet has sentenced to death Besedovsky (cabled October 28th) in Absentia, on the grounds of treason and disobeying the command to return to Russia, Thereby deserting, to the capitalist camp. The sentence will be carried out within twentyfour hours of his return to Russia. Meanwhile all his property has been confiscated.

UNFOUNDED RUMOUR

LONDON, Nov. 22,

Owners received a wireless message from Port Said, .stating there was no ground for the Baronelcho rumour. Q;vptam...MacD.9.nald_ w - as -b.ot aware thAtldfestrdyers [were' searching for the ‘shtp.’tyTije- wirelelss operator .was seripgsly,,ill, f . ... . .

IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

v LONDON; Nov. 22: -

••■''Speaking 'at Leicester, Sir Gilbert Vvle said the question of trade within m 'seemed'-likely 1 t d be Hittlte before the Imperial Conference, except as a system of bargaining between representatives. No Empire policy bad been ennunciated. The British Chambers of Commerce Committee were studying difficult questions likely to appear on the agenda paper of the 1930 Conference and hoped the Dominions. would establish committees similar to 12th. Oct. and send representatives to confer in London before Cbnfei'eficeV' 54 - ••••'•

CHARRED BONES MYSTERY

rt-.j; LONDON, Nov. 23. , ; i fChe. charred bones mystery .has died Thp Daily .Tdegifaph , unjlerthat as the'result of Scotland TnM’s report,''there 'will' jirohAbly"iid‘ ,v ‘’Court’ tp'Oteed'Wgs- iatvrHlowStreot arising out of the discovery- ; o,f tlio hones.

FACTORY WORKERS’ FIGHT

VIENNA, Nov. 22

Communists, using knives in a street fight attacked their fellow workers,, fit, a .. match. _.at * i| injulfiifg''' %' number of men rugl women. Tlie_p.o-li-ee” aided of* police.' dugs’; separated the "combatants. They rescued two of the wboin ther crowd"were' a.bout to "tiirowinto a river.

TURKS* HUGE FAMILY, 8H 1: % '‘-iZXNov. 22

The Turkish Government has granted a pension to a ninety-five year old forester, named Chakildayi. He is nicknamed “The Terror of the Jackals.’’ He has fifty-nine children and grand children, apart from his daughters in law and sons in law, living under the same roof. Chakildayi is robust. His memory is good, but it is not sufficiently, good to remember the names of all of his progeny.

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL REPAIRS

LONDON, Nov. 21

His Majesty the King has accepted an invitation to a thanksgiving service for the successful repairing of St. Paul’s Cathedral on the 25th of June, 1930, by. which time £450,000 received from all over the :Empi re .will have been raised insay-, enteen years for the work of restoration.

TWO CENTENARI \NS

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, November 23

Two remarkable instances- of longe-vity-are reported to-day. Honourable Katherine Blanket, daughter of the second Baron’ celebrated her 109th birthday at Bally Mascanlon House, Dundalk. At the centenarian’s request there was no demonstration by villagers. Her health is remarkably good. Her birthday meal consisted of turkey, ham, and vegetables. She says she feels in better health than she'has done for ten years, as her rheumatism and bronchitis have disappeared. . The isecond < case is reported from Paris when Madame Petit Jean, a widow, aged 81 years, was buried at Ckaloiis-sur-Saone. The chieP'mourner following the coffin to the grave was her . mother, aged 108 years.

NAVAL CONFERENCE RENDEZVOUS. (Received this dnv at 9. a.m.) ( LONDON N jvembe * 24. The King has placed St. James Palace at tlie disposal of the Government for the Naval Conference.