GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

WOOL MARKET

(United Press Association—By Eiectr* Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, Feb. 10.

Bradford tops market is dull, with practically no business. Quotations are unchanged.

AN IMMIGRATION ISSUE

(Received this day at noon.)

Capetown, Feb. 10

The Minister of the interior, quoting examples in America and Australia, established a strong case for moving the second reading of the immigration Restriction Bill, which aroused strong protests liom the British meetings tinoiigliout the Union. Dr Malan showed the joss of Britishers in the last six years was 1500, while Aliens increased 1-100, contending that the tide of immigration which had beaten on the shores of America, was being thrown back to the shores of South Africa. He mentioned that 900,000 rrom Eastern Europe iiad applied for admission but only 10.0 .O were admitted. The Bill proposed no restrictions on British nations, United States and Western Europe, while the annual quota applied to other countries. The Minister has not followed Australia in fixing, an unallotted quota of 1000 a year applying to South Africans domiciled in other countries instancing Boers settled in Argentina, also experts to start industries. The Minister described that criticism and admissions should lie based on qualifications of character not country of origin as positively mischievous. He stressed every nation had a right to control its destiny by controlling its composition.

The Leader of the Opposition moved to refer the Bill to a Select Committee.

A MURDER DILEMMA

BERLIN, Feb. 10

The Dusseldorf police are confronted with a new murder puzzle, thirty years old. A bailiff confessed that ten years ago he drugged and annihilated four youths. The police believe the story but are unable to get a shred of evidence to submit to the Court.

SPANISH POLITICS

PATTERNED BY BRITAIN

PARIS. Feb. 10

Ramonones quickly dispelled the idea he was a Republican. Interviewed at Bordeaux he said: “A constitutional monarchy is the only form of Government to save the Spanish monarchy. We should immediately establish a Government on the lines ot the British.” CABLE RATE REDUCTION. LONDON, Feb. 10. It is understood the Commonwealth Government agreed to the proposal to reduce cable rates to the level of wireless. The reduction now awaits the approval of other Dominions affected. LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED. LONDON, Feb. 10. The Indian loan, cabled on Saturday, was oversubscribed after the lists were only open ninety minutes. STEAMER MAIMOA. LONDON, Feb. 10. The steamer Maimoa anchored i n the roadstead at Faval, Azores. A COMING VISITOR. LONDON, Feb. 10. Dora West, 0.8. E., Secretary' of the League of Nations Union in 191819, is going to New Zealand in the Port Hobart, sailing to-morrow. LABOUR PARTY PROPOSAL. LONDON, Feb. 10. The Westminster branch of the Independent Labour Party proposed / a resolution for the conference disapproving of the Labour Government as betraying the principles of Socialism in the interests of a reaction. Richmond appends an addendum demanding the resignation of the Cabinet and calling on the Westminster .branch to form a Government. RESTRICTION OF OUTPUT. WELTEVREDEN. Feb. 10. The Government of the Dutch Indies, being the proprietor of the Canga tin mines, declared the usual number of stopping days there, caused a greater restriction of output than the Malayan mines proposed.

A FEMALE JACK THE RIPPER SHANGHAI, Feb. 10.

What is believed to be the work of a female Jack the Ripper, is baffling the foreign settlement police. On Saturday a Japanese infant girl was found stabbed in the neck and strangled, and on Sunday night a Chinese girl’s body was taken from the harbour similarly strangled. The police are searching lor a pretty Chinese girl, believed to be a cabaret dancer, who was seen near thr> home under suspicious circumstances. SAMOAN RESTRICTIONS. APIA, Feb. 11. A Government proclamation, issued on Saturday, restricts night travelling in Cpulu only on a permit between dusk and dawn, except within one mile of Apia.

Individual permits are necessary for the carriage of foodstuffs.