GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1930, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

GANDHI’S INTENTION

CONG REISS COMMITTEE approves.

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DELHI, Feb. 15

Gandhi, who is once again Lo lead i|ie campaign of cavil disobedience iii 'lndia, intends to make this last battle with his life.

Tne Congress Working Committee •approved ot Gandhi’s plan and is also considering proposals whereby agriculturalists should pay land revenue through Congress leaders instead of to the Government as a preliminary .to., the final stoppage of payments.

OtheV proposals include a march on the Viceroy’s iiouse and a concerted raid on Government salt factories. The choosing of a Government salt monopoly, us the object of the Congress campaign, is explained by the fact that salt is used as a keel ballast by cargo vessels returning empty from England and a tax of tao shillings on each eighty-two lbs was imposed to cover the cost of transport.

STRAINEb 'RELATION'S.

DELHI, Feb. 15

■ Strained relations recently existed between Nepal and Tibet as a sequel to tlie death of Gyalpo, who was a ; Nepalese .subject in a- Tibetan prison. It is now stated Gyalpo infringed on Tibetan law and was imprisoned for twelve months and eventually escaped and fled to a Nepalese legation in Lhasa wherein a party of Tibetan police forcibly entered and rearrested Gyalpo, who later died. The Nepal Premier demanded an apology, which is believed to have been despatched to Kiitmander.

EMPIRE TRADE.

LONDON, Feb. 16.

Mr Stanley Baldwin in a. speech at Beliast advocated safeguarding, but added that the general tariff contained risks. “There is .no' other country with ’ such an infinite variety of industrial interests, consequently in adopting a’new scheme we run the • riiß’V'ot placing- industry upon procrustes bed. I hope business men will devote their brains to Empire matters. The statesmen of all the Dominions are seeking how we can come together. Inter-Empire free trade is a great idea but freer Empire trade is practical politics. It is the only way whereby we can work towards the conception of an Empire subject be approached,'namely- how to protect that unit against the world with free trade within like the United -States of America. There is nothing better I should, like, to see, b,ut the last word rests with the Dominions.”

JEWISH COMMITTEE ARRESTED

LONDON, Feb. 16

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is advised from Moscow that. Ogpu arrested a Jewish religious committee at Minsk, including three Rabbis' and four preachers, on a charge of engaging in counter revolutionary activities. Ogpu claims he discovered letters. addressed to the Jewish organisation abroad, appealing for help to save the Jewish, community in Russia from annihilation. He accuses the arresteds with supplying the American Rabbi Glazer, a recent visitor to Russia, with documents referring to the religious persecution.

SOVIET ELEMENT IN FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 16. r Y'he Government is considering the attitude of the interpellations of Parliament requesting that an end be put to, the actions, of Moscow’s agents in France. “Le Matin” states the kidnapping of Koutepoff and events in IndoChina have created a very hostile parliamentary atmosphere against the Soviet Government and it would probably not be opposed to rupture if Parliament demanded.

ENTERTAINED

LONDON, February 15

A party of British and foreign journalists attending the Naval Conference were guests of the Premier at Chequers. The Premier and Mjss Ishbei MacDonald received them and showed them the house, gave tea and walked in the estate after which Mr MacDonald sat at the fireside conversing intimately wit hhis guests under the cosiests conditions. This is the first time any premier had such a party, but politics were not mentioned.

BRITISH FINANCE.

LONDON, February 15. Tlie “Sunday Express” forecasts Mr Snowden in order to meet the deficit and find an additional 20 millions for social. services, will increase the land tax by a .penny in the pound, yielding twenty millions, also substantially increase the death duties on large fortunes, reduce the Army estimates by two millions and make all incomes fifteen hundred and upwards liable to super tax.

NEW RAIL JOURNEY

CONSTANTINOPLE, February 15. The first party of travellers used ,the new rail route linking up England and India. The new tourist express received them Horn Rimpton express and went on to Karachi via Aleppo, Mosul, Bagdad The rail journey from London to Karachi ia now eleven days.

A POLICE REPORT

PARIS, February lo

Police are taking seriously the ravings of a Russian taxi driver, ilgenko who went mad after atempting to commit suicide. He was continually crying out “1 kidnapped Koutupoff.” It is learned Ilgenko had not arrived at the garage after the disappearance of Koutepoff.

GERMANY AND RUSSIA

BERLIN, February 15

The “Germania” in the organ of the Catholic Party hints at the possibility of a breach of Russo-German relations owing to Communists activity in Gerany and anti-German campaign of the press.

M. TARDIEU ILL. LONDON, Feb. 16

A message from Paris states that M. Tardieu is suffering from influenza and his return to London is postponed.

OCEAN TELEPHONY

LONDON, Feb. 16

Ringing up White Slur’s Loudon office “With as .little trouble as transmitting routine instructions to a ship’s engine room,” Commander Vaughan, the “Majestic’s” assistantcommander, in mid-Atlantic bound for America, inaugurated tlm first public ocean telephony service between the liner and Great Britain, which is at present restricted to calls by the originating liner, but the- PostmasterGeneral hopes to extend it to the next voyage to calls originating from the shore. The service will be available to all ships in the North Atlantic route fitted with the necessary type of wireless telephone apparatus.

“BARBER OF BOND STREET.”

LONDON, Feb. 15

Frederick Cripps, son of Lord Parmoor has broken every (record in aristocratic trading by purchasing a hairdressing business in Mayfair, which entitles him to be nicknamed “The Barber of Bond Street.” His wife, who was a former Duchess will be codirector in the business.

MONEY MARKET

LONDON, February 16.

• The Stock Markets generally snow somb indications of returning, strength many believing the worst period of reaction has already passed. The gilt-edged market evinced a marked improvement, latterly due to the favourable reception of new offers trustee stocks coupled with a reduction of the bank rate and the smooth functioning of the Batry settlement arrangements.

WOOL OUTLOOK

LONDON,. Feb. 16

The wool outlook lias slightly improved. Most users approved of Australia selling her interests with efforts, towards stabilisation of values, though some Bradford interests are disposed to resent any artificial restrictions. contending tlnfit a big weight is still coining on the market and is a menace to trade. Bradford tops quotations certainly are steadier though buyers are still inclined to play safe in view of a possibility of being caught overstocked in the event of the market relapsing.