GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

ilinifed Press Association.—By Electric ’ie.egrapft.—Copyright.) LONDON, Feb. 13. The Bruce Government; instructed Major Casey and Squadron Leader Wrigley to begin preliminary negotiations with the imperial Airways and British Government about the extension of the service to Australia, but as a result of. a. change of Government and a possible change in policy nothing definite has been done and no further ins ructions have been received from the Commonwealth. WIRELESS TELEPHONY. LONDON, Feb. 13. It is now stated by a post office official that another month may see commercial wireless telephony between England and Australia. It is not expected tho few remaining difficulties will take long to smooth out. RELIGIOUS SERVICE BROADCAST. LONDON, February 13. Alleging the influence of broadcasting religious services to be superficial ephemerial, and tempting people to remain home instead of going to church, Canon Selwyn induced the Lower House of Convocation to adopt a resolution by 48 to 20, requesting the president to appoint a joint committee to consider the religious value of broadcast services. Selwyn added broadcasting was creating a type of passive worshippers. ! FOREIGN MARKET SOUGHT LONDON, Feib. 14. It is understood that Britain is shortly sending another trade mission to South America as the result of Lord D’Abernon making a successful report on his mission there. This is contained in 40 pages, and. is-being published at the end of this month. It reveals great openings for British trade in South America. ADVERTISING ADVOCATED. LONDON, Feb. 14. Sir Charles Higham, addressing the Royal Empire Society, said : British trade dwells in. a wilderness of apathy. We are standing still while others wave their trade flag. We are too satisfied with ourselves, and we need waking up. The Empire’s industries must collectively organise advertise and tell the world, or the,,,world will forget them. The cheapest and quickest way to tell the world is through the newspapers. INDIA’S FUTURE.

LONDON, Feb. 13

111 view of; the forthcoming report of the Indian Statutory Commission. > which will -make a landmark in India’s long history, “The Times” is issuing a magnificent supplement on February 18th of 32 pages, finely illustrated, with authoritative articles giving a survey of India’s life, activities, and history, wherefrom there emerges India’s incalulable debt to British pioneers,, administrators, and to British commanders and troops who secured India’s peaceful era. GANDHI’S PLANS. i (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) .DELHI, Feb. 14. Gandhi’s plans for the opening of the Congress on the Independence Campaign, which is being submitted to a Congress of the Working Committee at Labarmati to-day, include a proposal that the Congress should not control or direct the civil disobedience of the campaign, but should give moral support to the “Council of War” to control the operation in selected areas. Urns the Congress will be divested of "esponsibility of outbreaks of violence in such areas that Gandhi favours. The campaign will lie non-payment of taxes in certain areas and concerted defiance of the Government’s salt monopoly, the latter to include the production of salt by the people wherever there are natural facilities, and the organisation of the dock workers at Calcutta and other ports for the refusal to handle foreign salt. If Congress does not assent to me plan, Gandhi will carry out the campaign himself. RUSSIAN DEEDS. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 14. A wireless message stated recently on the authority of a high ecclesiastic of the Russian Church that 31 Bishops. 1560 clergy and 7000 monks and nuns were put to death. Merenskv says two thousand churches were closed last year. REWARD OFFERED. PARTS, Feb. 14. The reward offered for the kidnappers of Koutepoff has reached £BOOO. IX JEOPARDY. (Received this day at' 9.40 a.m.) PARIS, Feb. 14. It is stated a warning lias been received from private sources that there is a Russian olot to kidnap the twelve year Grand Duke Cyril residing near St. Malo, who is considered to have the best claim to the Russian crown.