GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BRITISH APPOINTMENT

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

(Received this dav at 9.-10 a.in.) LONDON, June 3. Air Thomas has been uppoiinci. Dominions Serrolnry.

Mr Mar Dona! i i \l the CouimoDani': mill ed in priymrai ion for the Imperial Conference the Dominion and Colonial Secretaryship was being sopa rated.

GERMAN DEPRESSION. REDUCTION OF WAGES. BERLIN, June 3. The economical dopyes.sion engulling Germany is leading to wholesale wage reductions. Seven thousand becker warners had their wages reduced ten per cent. Alan-held Corporation controlling more than ninety per cent of German copper production insisted on a cut of fifteen per cent. Fourteen thousand workers were locked out following provocativo action by Communist pickets at textile and machinery manufactories in Saxony. It is believed the production of iron and steel will he the lowest since 1925. It is feared strikes and lock outs will assume gigantic proportions in the coming months. LATEST INNOVATION. t.jR-nceiv«d this dav at 11 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 3. Tire latest beauty enhancing innovation is the hair waving club for business girls in Birmingham area, where fifty 'per cent, of working girls arc members of the club. '1 hey contribute a shilling to two shillings weekly and at the beginning of each week lots are drawn to determine which girl shall have her hair waved, so that the lucky girl may have her tresses permanently waved and her eyebrows plucked alter the first instalment, whereas unlucky members may have to wait until the whole amount lias been isubscribed. Hairdressers say working girls who are unable to pay 20s to GOs for beauty treatment jump at the opportunity of the instalment system, coupled with the amusing lottery element.

A LONDON DINNER. LONDON, June 4. Owing to the absence of Afr Alexander through House of Commons business, Sir Hugo Hirst was the principal guest at the West Australia dinner at Troladcro. Hirst in proposing the toast of West Australia said lie was condent when the Empire was, an economic unit West Australia would not have her present problems. Sir E. H. Wittendom responding said he hoped migration would shortly he resumed under conditions satisfactory to West Australia and Britain. KOREAN UPRISING. TOKTO, June 3. The Vernaculars report an alarming uprising of Korean Communists, who arc terrorising Chieiitso on the Alanchurian border, including the bombing of the electric power station and cxtensive ilieendia.rism. CALCCTT \ SWEEP. LONDON, June 3. Throe young ITolylake bricklayers arc ronorted to have drawn Diolite in the Calcutta sweep. The father o' one of them bought a dozen tickets. The son said two pals wanted tickets so a little sister drew them from a baL A syndicate of bookmakers offered £12,503 for a half share.