GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER, iUnited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) RUGBY, May 21. The Dominions Office states that as recently announced in the Commons, His Majesty’s uovermnent of the United Kingdom decided to appoint a High Commissioner in the Commonwealth of Australia, with functions compare with those of the High Commission in Canada, and trie Union of S'outli Africa. Pending a selection of the High Commissioner, Mr E. T. Crutchley, at present the United Kingdom migration representative in Australia, has been appointed as representative in Australia of His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, and is taking up his new duities at Canberra forthwith. WHEAT CONFERENCE. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) LONDON, May 22. The Press Association understands there is a grave danger of a breakdown of the Wheat Conference owing to the inability of the Plans Committee to discover an acceptable scheme. To-day's plenary session was cancelled, hut may be held to-morrow, OBITUARY. LONDON, May 22. Obituary—Solomon B. Job. SERBIAN HANGING. (Received ibis d»ir at 9. a.m.t BELGRADE, Mfl.v 22. Wearing a top lint and white gloves, a hangman excuted a Gendarme murderer, the first hanging in Sebia. The death sentence has hitherto been carried out by shooting. The hangman threw his gloves at the corpse’s feet and loudly cried “George Zhiva)jeviteh. I am not responsible for thy death.”

Japanese retrenchment

KOBE, May 22

The- official world is perturbed a* the Government salary reduction scheme. The judical Department is most indignant. Judges held a conference and drew up a protest theieafter, discussing strategy in the event of a rejection of their protest. A go slow proposal was rejected because it was undignified judicially. Thereto l e acceleration was advocated especially as there is n case listed for ten thousand sterling bribery involving a Cabinet Minister, at present lying untouched lest disclosures should injure prestige in foreign eves.