GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

LABOUR ENQUIRY. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] LONDON, Aug. 29. The Labour Party Executive appointed a committee of Miss' Susan Lawrence, Messrs Hendenson, Lamsburg, Hugh Dalton and Stanley Hirst to investigate 'the. Sandkam charges oabled on July 31st. I HUNGER STRIKE. SURPRISING RESULT. PARIS, Aug. 30. Marcel Pouchitt, formerly a “thin man” on the show at country fairs became a transgressor and was gaoled. He then began a hunger strike, refusing to enlighten the warders why he was sulking. They, however, soon discovered the motive in his empty cell. Marcel had wriggled through the window bars! % . . A MINE DISASTER, LONDON, August 30. Five miners were killed and nine seriously injured in an explosion in the Blantyre colliery. One of the killed only began work to-day after a long period of unemployment. His wife was sick in bed when she heard the news of the accident. It is attributed to fire damp. LUCKY FRANCE. PARTS, Aug. 30. In contrast to those of Britain and Germany, the official French unemployment figures show only 942, whereof 722 are men and 220 women. COAL WAR TRUCE. BERLIN, Aug. 30. What is believed to be a move to alleviate both countries of the spectre of intense winter unemployment explains a British invitation to the German, Minister of Labour to visit London 'and discuss the question of an Anglo-German coal wages and hours agreement. The miners of the Ruhr already have terminated their agreements, and are negotiating on a lower basis.

AWFUL FRENCH TRAGEDY. PARIS, August 30. A civilian iinstructional aeroplane flying over Rochefort, took fire and crashed on a house, the owner of which was decapitated by the propellor. His wife and daughter were- severely injured. The house was burned. The pupil pilot of the plane, aged 19 tried to land in a parachute, hut lie (dipped through the strappings, and dashed to earth. He was killed instantly.

FINGER NAILS. A PARISIAN CRAZE. PARIS, August 30. The new craze for gaudy decorated finger nails does not mean the abating of the craze for miniatures, and the painters are reaping a harvest. One Parisian society leader has converted herself into the Queen of Hearts, with a red heart on a blue background on each finger nail. Another has gone one better, and has devoted four nails on her left hand to monograms of her four deceased husbands. The other two tips arc signicantly vacant.