GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

GERMAN DOLE,

MINISTERS VIEWPOINT

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

BERLIN, January 6

Theoretically it is practically impossible to continue spending three thousand million marks yearly to support an army of workless without a return, declared the Finance Minister, Herr Dietrich, in a speech at Stuttgart which is interpreted as the death knell of the dole. Herr Dietrich contends that a large proportion of the money if expended on raw material, would provide considerable employment at rates slightly below the dole for a labour army, apart from the military forces.

It is understood a majority of the Cabinet support the idea.

SPANISH RE'VO LUTIONAR IKS

HELD IN LIVERPOOL

(Received this clay at 8 a.m.) LONDON, January 6. Tbe “Daily Express” correspondent at Liverpool, says two young Spanish airforcers who confess they have taken part in three revolutions, and who accompanied Franco when be planned to bomb Madrid Palace, arrived at Liverpool in a Booth liner. Their passports were out of order, so tbe authorities compelled them to stay on parole at the immigrants boardinghouse.

The Spanish Government wants them back in order to he tried and shot, while tbe British authorities cannot legally give assent, unless the Portuguese Government will grant visas, which they do not desire, to do. Finally the French Consul won’t facilitate the journey to Paris where the aviators desire to go. without the authority of his Government.

The aviators have been informed they will he sent hack to Portugal unless their papers are in order by- Saturday.

CANADA AND U.S

WASHINGTON, January (5

a.ae exodus of Canadians returning from U.S.A. and United States immigrants to Canada is indicated by visa statistics for the first ten months of last year, when 50,588 entered Canada from U.S. as compared with 47,(5(51 entering United States from Canada.

FATHER ’XMAS CASE

PARIS, January 6

Father Christmas action cabled on 29tli December was withdrawn alter ail amit-able settlement. The Professor apologised for ins excessive :seal in destroying the child’s clmi-ming illusion, and offered to pay £4 sterling which was all he could afford. The plaintiff quadrupled the amount and handed all to the family of a poor man who was killed in a motor smash at Christmas.

FISH ER AI E N All SSI N G

IN CASPIAN SEA. MOSCOW, January G. Fifty men fishing through ice in the Caspian Sea were caught in a storm and are missing. An aeroplane and steamers are searching. TRADE FRICTION ERADICTET). VANCOUVER, January G. The visit /if Mr Maloney, which has completely eradicated trade friction l>etween Canada and Australia so apparent a -few months ago, is regarded as a triumph for the Minister. He was tendered a State dinner in Victorina (8.C.) to-day. The ratification of the new treaty by the Canadian Parliament is a foregone conclusion.

RUHR STRIKE COLLAPSES. COLOGNE, January G. The Ruhr coal strike has collapsed and the wage cut negotiations will be re-opened to-morrow. BURMA REBELLION PROGRESS OF FIGHTING. (Received this dav at in a.m.) DELHI, January 6. Military operations against Burma rebels are proceeding apace, the latest move being t lie organisation of mobile columns to cope with the changing conditions.

Two hundred rebels returning to villages in Insein District have been arrested, while n general round-up is taking place in Irrawaddy District, where further fighting is reported between the Second and Fifteenth Punjabis and rebels. The latter left- fifteen dead on the ground, hut the Punjabis suffered no casualties. The rebels attacked a rice mill owned by Chinese.

The police- killed six rebels and wounded many others.