GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

EDUCATION BILL

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

(Received this dav at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 25.

At a meeting of tile Parliamentary Labour Party the Minister of Education, Sir Trevelyan, announced that the Government had decided to postpone the operation of the Education Bill which extends fhe school leaving age from fourteen to fifteen from April next to September, 1932. Trevelyan hinis .If was prepared under protest, to accept a postponement of the Bill to September, 1932, and also a certain suggestion regarding powers of local authorities in respect of maintenance grants. When the Bill came before the Commons, an amendment by Mr Eustice Percy deleting the whole sub-section dealing with maintenance allowance, was rejected by 282 to 179. A CORRECTION. LONDON, Nov. 25. Correction :—Owing to error in transcription in Parker’s speech at Divlgety’s nicking, cnblsd mi 20th November, the last four words should read “.Same dividend next year,” NORWEGIAN SOVEREIGNTY. (Received this dav at 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Nov, 25.

In Notes exchanged between the British legation at Oslo and the Norwegian Government, with reference to the latter’s claim of sovereignty over Janmaven Tjslahd, 300 miles north-east of Iceland, the British note .announcing a formal recognition of the Norwegian sovereignty adds:—“Recognition is accorded independently of and with all due reserves in regard to the actual grounds of claim.” The Norwegian Government expressed gratitude of the friendly attitude of the British Government.

THE LEVINE CHARGE. VIENNA, Nov. 25. The Criminal Court released Levine, cabled on 20th November, on fifteen hundred sterling bail. His solicitors cabled to Airs Levine, New York, with whom a divorce suit was pending and the money was cabled forthwith. Levine says lie is confident of proving liis innocence. SCOUTS MOVEMENT. AFRICAN DISSENSION. CAPETOWN, November 25. Negotiations between the Voor Trekkdi's movement and South African Boy Scout Council,' for the establishintuit of an independent South African Boy Scout movement have broken down. The Voor Treklaws wanted the oath of God and King changed to God and as well as to abolish the Union Jack at camps. The Scouts Council refused and qntrpp'Ted the matter be referred to Air Hertzog. U.S, IMMIGRATION LAWS. (Received this day o + WASHINGTON, November 25. Alore selective and flexible immigration laws were held by Mr Hoover to-day to be necessary. The President’s views were expressed as generally agreeing with . tliose announced by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania. who proposed stopping all immigration from both quota and non-' quota countries. OBITUARY. LONDON, November 25. Obituary.—Lieut. ’ Orr Ewing, son-in-law of Sir James Ferguson, following a football injury.

Deceased was aide de camp to Sir Hilaries Ferguson while the was Governor-General in New Zealand. EXCHANGE. LONDON, November 25. Exchange on Montreal 484 29/32 nds. JUDGE’S STRONG COMMENT. CAPETOWN, November 25. Following the acquittal of a. man charged with culpable homicide, Judge Russell startled Bulawayo court by discharging the accused, saying—- “ You are uncommonly successful in finding a most idiotic jury.