GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

KING AND QUEEN. (United Press Association.—By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, Dec. 22. The King and Queen have arrived at Sandringham to spend Chrisomus. HAROLD LEGIVIE. LONDON, Dec. 22. Harold Begbie, author of the noted book, “By a Gentleman With a Ouster, ” left £5146 sterling. He expressed a wish for no religious service .believing all such, however well-inten-tioned, were relics of a superstitious fear. POLISH POLITICS. WARSAW, Dee. 22. Fifteen days political crisis have ended in the defeat of the Militarists and a victory for the Democratic parties. Professor Bartel has undertaken to form a Cabinet.

PIANO MAKERS COMBINE. LONDON, Dec. 22. The “Daily Express” states British piano makers will shortly amalgamate with a view to bettor distribution and more economical production. The first step will he taken on January Ist, when Chappells and Collards combine.

GERMAN REFERENDUM. BERLIN, Dec. 23. A provisional report of all. districts show approximately 5783 thousand voted in favour of the bill condemning the Young Plan and 335 thousand against. The poll represents only fourteen per cent of the electorate. Extreme Nationalists claim a bare majority was all that was needed. On the contrary, the Government published .the opinion of legal advisers that the bill modifies the constitution, wherefore more than twenty million votes are necessary for it to become effective. The final decision lies with the Reichstag Electoral Court, to which the organisers of the referendum will probably appeal.

JAPANESE CRISTS. TOKIO, Dec. 23. With the Sciyukai (Opposition) Party holding a large majority over the Minister Government, the assembling of the Diet to-day finds the Premier, Mr in a cliff! cult position. After the election of the Speaker, the Chairman, Committee, and other formal business, the House will adjourn till tho twenty-first of -January, when a speedy dissolution is inevitable. REFERENDUM HELD ON YOUNG PLAN. BERLIN, Dec. 23. Yesterday the anti-Young Plan referendum was held. Tt is expected to result in a fiasco. The most optimistic estimate is that not more than eight millions out of the electors voted for the rejection of the plan. The majority of the electors were too busily engaged on Sunday and ’Xmas sliopto trouble to vote. RECOIL DRIVE AN IMPROVEMENT ATTAINED. BERLIN, Dec. 23. Mak Valier (inventor of tbc rocket car), when testing another recoil automobile. driven by liquid fuel, instead of by the rocket, exceeded a speed of sixty miles an hour. In this case the driver is seated in the middle of the car, and there are four tanks containing a mixture of liquid oxygen and benzine situated in front of the driver and two more behind. It is stated that the car is a great improvement on the ping to trouble to vote.