GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

WALLACE’S RELEASE

iUnited Preas Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, May 20. Regarding the success of Wallace's appeal, the Bishop of Liverpool said that he was very glad that the appeal had been allowed, as he had never been satisfied that the evidence ju-sti-, fled the jury’s verdict. Hence, in his cathedral, prayers were offered. There were extraordinary scenes when Wallace was release. He was literally hugged by bis friends and his lawyers until be reached the Strand.

JAPANESE AFFAIRS

(Received 9.10 a.in.) TOKIO, May 20

In pursuance of an economy campaign, Government have reproduced a modified form of the plan abandoned in 1929 for the reduction of the pay of officials and employees, as a resultof which two hundred thousand railwayman are threatening to strike dislocating the railways throughout the country.

Japanese seamen having completed amalgamation, have decided to promote union co-operation with Chinese, beginning with the establishment of branches at Shanghai and Hong Kong. They hope by raising Chinese wages ’to improve Japanese competing power, and also hope to exclude Chinese from Japanese ships.

WHEAT CONFERENCE.

LONDON” May 20

Mr. Ferguson announced that the Wheat Con fere ne'e generally debated three committees reports, namely, statistics, general plans and utilisation of stocks. He described the proceedings a s confessions of faith.

BY ELECTION

(Received 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. Oginore by-election due to the death of Vernon Hartshorn resulted : Eduard Williams (Labour) 19,356 J. Campbell (Communist) 5,219 PLACE OF MEETING. GENEVA, May 20. The League Council unanimously selected Geneva as the venue for the Disarmament Council. Spain withdrawing her proposal in favour of Barcelona. INDUSTRIAL COLLAPSE. MEANS TO. CHECK IT. LONDON, May 20. The National Council of Industry and Commerce formed last year, of which Sir W. , Morris- is • President, ■lidfS issued a declaration warning the nation of the grave danger of an economic industrial ..collapse- and demanding immediate attention by Parliament “tp avert impending disaster.” The declaration adds.—‘.‘The .Cpunc.il warns the British people in a. most '.solemn manner that unless immediate effective action is taken to reduce expenditure and protect British industry ,nnd agricultural, a»n economic, and industrial collapse is inevitable.” B calls on individual members of , the House of Commons to put the country before Party.