GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

HYDE PARK BATHING

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, February 24

-In tlie Commons, Mr Lansbury was called on to defend liis alterations to some of London’s royal parks, pricipally Hyde Park. The projected changes have already evoked large cprrespeiidenvee in the press mostly protesting against the trap fusing of Hyde Park into a sort of lids;

Ml- Lansbury defending the erection of a bathing pavilion at the side of the Serpentine, said “I want to satisfy Mrs 1 Grundy; if I can, though 1. am a person of the broadest views. The day has gone to say women shall not bathe in the Serpentine, thought they are permitted to sit in the House of Commons and share all its amenities.” An amendment to reduce the vote for office works was defeated by 214 to 162.

FRANCO-GERMAN SOLDIERS

PARTS, Feb. 24

Arrangements have been ' chinpleted' for one of the’ nYost' dramatic’ Inovements 'eder lirade towards Erancb-Gef-man unity on the'famous Clieihin Dos Dames' strategical Ridge.- 1 This Ridge is 20 miles long, ahd lies north-west of., R lujinik, 1 wliei'c, foV' months, French land German troops fought to death. 'The s ufvibrs' will meet again iii August. TeiP thbiisa'iid ex-soldier Teutons .will join a like niimtier'iff Frenchmen 'orU the ' 'scene 1 of' their ' epic sthfggle; and will' Solemnly' swell r an bath tciontlaw' War for everymdre.

ROMNEY MARSH WOOL LONDON. Fell. 2d. Addressing Bradford Chamber of Commerce, the President. Sir Frederick. Acroyd, described Romney Marsh sheep produced wool as being little better than donkey’s luiir. He added that Leicesters were among, the best sheep ever bred, and were displacing Romneys in’ the dominions, 1 He also said that the : New Zealand •Government was • alarmed Art thd decline in the value.: of Romney wool.-and had ’sent a I representative to inquire what Q-piild be' done. ■ ' ' '