GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

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LONDON, January 21

After hearing evidence similar to that outlined yesterday. the Luna Second Court Martial sentenced Able seaman K. Towl to six months hard labour and dismissed him from the service.

TOURIST PARTIES. Kan FRANCISCO, January 21

Tiie Maknra is sailing to-day with two conducted tourist parties for New Zealand and Australia totalling twenty-six persons. They plan to visit New Zealand first, then proceeding to Sydney, some going home direct and others sight seeing in Australia.

JURY SYSTEM

PARIS, January 21

Hie proverbial uncertainty of the jury system was illustrated at the Seine Assizes, when a Stonemason, Thill, was charged with murdering his uinteen year old son, whom he shot in his sleep.

It was admitted the father was a drunken ne’er-do-well and his son was constantly upbraiding him for it. The defence was the sou was just as had as the father.

The jury asked what the punishment would bg verdict was guilty.

On the extenuating circumstances, the Judge said at least, live years g‘M>l The jury decided that too severe and brought in a verdict of acquittal.

CHURCH AFFAIRS

(Ilecetzed this dnv at 12.25. p.m.) LONDON. January at.

Declaring the Lambeth Conlercnce Birth Control, and Divorce resolutions revolutionary. Canon C. Lang, of Birmingham, urged the Convocation of Canterbury's Lower Mouse to appoint- a committee to examine the resolutions before a general deltate thereon. He added :—‘•Although many we know, and respect, are prepared to support the Bishop’s limited approval of birth control, these resolutions generally distressed and perplexed a very large number of elerg.v and lay people who deeply regretted the Bishop's given even a limited approval of contraceptives, the use of which, as the Bishops admit, are open to groat and terrible abuse. This was carried by 50 to 50 votes.

Bishop Ely presented the Committee’s report on the value of broadcast services and said it showed religious broadcasts wore very valuable. There was no evidence to show it prevented church-going. Also there is no evidence that people leant hack in armchairs smoking and taking (services too casually.

BISHOP MARRIED. SUVA, January 22

Tvenvpthorhe, Bishop of Polynesia was married this morning to Jlrs Wride, an American, alter a short courtship. The couple sail in the Aoraitgi to-day and will spend the lioiievmoon in New Zealand.

. NAVAL AFFAIRS

(Received this day at 1.5 p.rn.) LONDON, January Hi. Tho “Daily Express” naval correspondent iisKs—“Are British ten thousand ton cruisers of which tho Canberra and Australia are examples, which were built- to Washington Treaty limits death traps.” He proceeds “to. dav it is practically admitted officially that the* si ups are a grave* mistake.” Sir William Berry, late director of navi construction, writing m “Brassey’s Annual” states its at present built, a well placed salvo of eight inch shells would place the ten thousand to n tiers out of action. Protection has been sacrificed to speed. II more treaty cruisers are built they must be slower.

These disclosures explain why the Admiralty stopped building the ten thousand type and started smaller types, illustrating the immense waste involved in high speed. Brassey’s instances a foreign cruiser which at thirty knots with sixty-one thousand horse-power required one hundred ten thousand horse-power for 32.75 knots.

'l'lie “Express” adds that America is building eighteen of the type, France seven. Italy' seven, Japan eight. The total cost will he one hundred million. An ironic commentary on the Limitation Treaty that rushed peoples ot the world belter skelter into in ir out money which naval experts now condemn.