GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 25 March 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

PACT ABANDONED. [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. J LONDON, March 21. A secret meeting of the Liberal Shadow Cabinet has decided against a pact with Labour members though m-operation is likely to he slightly closer than hitherto, AUSTRO- GERAIAN UNION. LONDON. Alarch 24. Hie ‘‘Times’’ notes there is a desire here and in Rome to await fuller in-

formation and explanations before taking a definite attitude regarding the, Austro-Germany union. The newspaper adds that the Governments eonednyed have brought needless trouble on themselves by the secretiveness ail'd clumsiness of the procedure, and the situation created is that of pre-war days, It might be dangerous As it is there is ample machinery for deeming whether the agreement conflicts with the Treaty obligations. A .MARRIAGE. LONDON. March 24. Mrs Jean Banks Gimbernat. aged 23, and Henry Pelham Chintontiope, the 23-year-old son of Earl of Lincoln and heir of the Duke of Newcastle was married on Monday night at the home of the bride, who is the daughter of -Mr and Mrs David Banks. She and her first husband. .Jules were divorced in February at Reno.

OBITUARY. ROBERT KDFSOX. Obituary.—At Hollywood (California), Robert julesoti, a veteran character among tlie stage and screen, f-TV death was due to heart disease. MISSIONARY DELEGATION. LONDON, .March 2k The Church Missionary Society’s delegation going to Australia comprises Rev Cash, (General Secretary), Doctor J. M. Cook (Secretary 0 fthe Society’s Medical Committee), Mrs I). -M. Thornton (one of the foreign secretary s). The party spends a Few days in Egypt aivd leaves Pent Said on 2' , -th April. Rev. Cash goes to Auckland in August to discuss New Zealand Missionary work in India.

ENGLISH CONTRIBUTION. LONDON. March 24. The New Zealand earthquake fund has now reached £-16.700. including £3OO from the Rhodes Trust. OFFICIAL REPLACEMENT. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. March 24. The decision that MY Collins replace Sir G. Ryrie. as Australian representative in the Mandates Commission at Geneva, is camsing great, interest, this being the first occasion recorded of an official secretary being substituted for a High Commissioner.

bki.go-bkb.max kbonti kb. LONDON'. Mareh Zl. The ‘Times's" Brussels correspondent states: The Senate lias been asked to improve of the arraligements cotwornine the administration of the Belgo(lerman frontier. Hymans referred to the vmexpeeteod motion passed by the Berman Beiehstag demanding llie ro~ iucorporatiou of Ku;oii and .Malinedv in t lerniiiiny. He declared this was more shocking to Belgian opinion as it followed Belgian's re-affirmation of its intention to pursue the pnliev of understanding peace. Belgium had indisputable rights over Kiupen and Malmedy which the Allies had undertaken to maintain. The Government would not aeept any discussion the Belgian frontier or tot ritorr.