GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

VOTES FOR WOMEN

AT THE CAPE

[United Press Association.—Ey Electric Telegraph—Copyright].

CAPETOWN, March 21

General Hertzog’s Women's Franchise Bill was read the second time in the Assembly by 73 votes to 31. It grants the franchise to all F.uro]>ean aim It women in South Africa. The measure is likely to encounter strong opposition in committee.

II AN A U CASE. THE HITVOFR STRIKER'S ESCAPK. PARIS. March 2-1. The two police inspectors responsible for the guarding the hunger-striker (.Madame Marthe Hanau) have been dismissed. It lias been proved that they were absent from their posts when Madame Hanau escaped from the hospital. Authorities of the hospital are satisfied that she must have had accomplices.

WAGE CUT DECLINED,

LONDON, March 25

Two hundred thousand workers in the wool and textile industry in Yorksiiive held a ballot, which, by 72.1 per cent, rejected the employers’ proposals for a wage cut. 21.2 per cent, were in favour of acceptance and 6.7 per cent, were neutral.

STATE WIRELESS

LONDON, March 25

The report of the independent experts to which the? Rt. Hon. Lees Smith (Postmaster-General) referred in the House of Commons ,as cabled on March 22nd, in connection with the radio telephony question, is now published as a White Paper. It is the statement of Doctor F. E. Smith and Professor G. Howe, and it is highly technical, hut it advises that the lowmasted post office wireless system will ultimately provide for alternative wave lengths more cheaply than would a larger aerial ; and that there is nothing to choose between the efficiency of the two at present.

LIBEL ACTIONS SETTLED. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, March 25. In the action in which the “Evening Standard” lodged an appeal, it was announced in Court to-day that it would consent to a dismissal with costs and expenses. It also expressed regrift at the annoyance caused M. Jonescu. fo

A similar-action against the “Daily Express” has been settled the defendant paying a sum for compensation and giving an indemnity for costs. Defendant’s counsel! stated it was now recognised that such information which inspired the articles alleging M. Jonescu was not a Roumanian, but a Pole was “something worse than merely unreliable.”

INDIAN LAWS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) DELHI, March 25. Governor Jackson informed the Bengal Legislative Council that the Criminal Amendment Act, framed in a uritictl period in 1925 to deal with revolutionary organisations, expires next month. Only certain provisions will be renewed. Powers, under which the Government is authorised do arrest and imprison persons without trill, in a revolutionary movement with aims of violence and assasination, are still active, but it lias been possible during the past three years to keep the situation under control, if an emergency arose the Government of India would be prepared to restore full powers to the Bengal administrations.

CHT' tt T"E SHIPPING. SHANGHAI, March 25

The navigation laws aiming at the exclusion of foreign shipping companies troin Chinas coastal and inland trading were promulgated by the. Nanking Government.

, DIAMOND AGREEMENT

CAPETOWN, March 25

A conference between the Control Board and Diamond Producers reached an agreement fixing, the quotas allotted to Government mines and alluvial diggers with respective carats of gems to be offered for sale. Toe Minister of Mines in a Budget speech said the decision greatly relieved Kimberley and other centres dependent on the diamond mines, where retrenchment was proceeding. The largest cutting factory in Capetown had given all employees a month’s notice. Cutters from Antwerp fear they will he boycotted on their return home because mey disregarded ‘the union’s warning not to touch diamond cutting in a foreign country.

SOVIET CONSUL FUR AUSTRALIA.

LONDON, Aliircli 25

It is stated here that Mi' Seullin has requested, through Air Henderson, that a Soviet Consul be appointed in Australia. It : is understood the latter does not at present intend to send a Consul to Moscow.

The Soviet Embassy stated it lias not yet been officially advised of Australia’s request, but an intimation was published in the Russian press.

Apparently Air Scullin’s request lias just been received, because British official circles said they knew nothing of it a lew days ago.