CABLE NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 140, 15 June 1936, Page 10

CABLE NEWS

40-HOUR WEEK

EFFECT IN NEW ZEALAND

1.L.0, DELEGATE'S ATTACK

I'nilcil Press Association — XJ.v Elcetrk' felt;

srapli—Copyright (Received June 15, 1.45 p.m.)

LONDON, June 14,

The Geneva correspondent of "The Times" says that Mr. A. S. Mitchell, the New Zealand employers' delegate to the International Labour Conference, attacked the 40-hour week proposals as threatening serious repercussions i i New Zealand, which owing to the vulnerability of her extensive export trade was less able than any other country in the world to introduce the drastic experiment of mandatorily maintaining the rate of pay previously earned in a 44-hour week. The passing" of such a proposal into law would send "God's own country" at top speed to the devil,. an unenviable experience which he hoped she would be spared.

ANXIETY IN DANZIG A NAZI KILLED LEADER ON "CORRUPTORS OF THE PEOPLE" (Received June 15, 1.50 p.m.) j LONDON, June 14. | The "Daily Telegraph's" Danzig cor-, respondent says that anxiety is growing after the death of a Nazi during a tight when Nazis attempted to break up opposition at a political meeting ill which over 50 persons were injuredHerr Foerster, a Nazi leader, the virtual political dictator of Danzig', issued a proclamation . blaming the opposition leaders, "Whom I am obliged to tolerate, under international statute." Speaking as though' Germany's might is behind him, he added". "I won't permit Germans in Danzig to be stirred up by these corrupters of the people. Our Fuhrer shall not be insulted. We will ruthlessly oppose opposition and terrorism, and will not allow ourselves to be attacked. The lives of our men fighting for honest aims and high ideals of a great fiee Germany are more valuable than those of treacherous and subversive agitators who have no Fatherland." The opposition points out that they cannot have established terror, as the Nazis possess all the power and also control the police and their own uniformed organisations.

EVEREST EXPLORERS VALUABLE RECONNAISSANCE (Received June 15, 2 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. In a copyright message from Mr. Hugh Ruttledge,. leader of .the Everest Expedition, from the north face camp on Sunday, he states: — Messrs. Smythe and Wyn Harris have completed a valuable reconnaissance on the west side of the north col. The heavy snow which is now covering Everest is driving us from this high camp, which was established at an altitude of 20,000 feet. We are descending to Camp 1 at 18,000 feet, and from there will send a detailed report of our conclusions when the main wireless has been reopened.

NEW YORK COMPETITION

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SUCCESSES (Received June 15, 2 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 14. Two special prizes and seven "honourable mentions" went to Australia' and New Zealand today in an international competition promoted by the New Historical Society of New York. Papers were submitted on the subject "How can youth develop racial harmony?" ' Spscial prizes of 50 dollars .each were awarded to Miss Mair Sullivan, of Drummoyne, New South Wales, and lan Mackay, "the Friendly Road" Radio Station, Auckland, and amongst those with honourable mention are Colin Morrison, Seatoun, Wellington: Miss Grace Pinkard, Brookvale, Sydney; the Rev. William McKay, Grange. South Australia; Kenneth Melvic, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Miss Reda McKeiizie, Outram, Otago;. Miss ! Barbara Kerr, Otaika Valley. North Auckland; and Miss Blanche Newman, Itfortli Croydon, Adelaide.

DEMOCRAT CAMPAIGN

AMERICAN POLITICS

PRESIDENT'S ACTIVITIES

DALLAS, June 12.

• Again taking his texts from the controversial issues considered by the Republican Convention, President Roosevelt today made a vigorous attack against monopolistic tendencies in business and, in an apparent attempt to counteract the strong nationalistic plank in the Republican platform, affirmed a strict "hands-ofi" policy in international affairs.

Speaking at the Texas centennial, celebration lie said, "We restored democracy in Government and we arc in the process of restoring democracy in economic opportunity." 4 1 Outlining .in a general way the Administration's efforts to enact social and economic reforms at a luncheon in his honour, lie spoke , briefly 011 foreign affairs. He reiterated his adherence to the good neighbour policy but added: "At the . same time I tried to make it clear to other countries that in their problems our help will be confined to moral help. We ore not going to get tangled up with their troubles." Incidentally the luncheon marked the rapprochement of the President and the Louisiana Democratic organisation which the late Senator Huey Long brought into open warfare with the National Administration. Senator Huey Long's successor was present and pledged himself to full support of President Roosevelt, thus eliminating the last organised opposition faction within th.e Democrat Party.

TI3IE TO RETIRE MR. BERNARD SHAW'S LAST PUBLIC SPEECH Received June 15, 0 a.m.i LONDON, June 14. ' Mr. Bernard Shaw, after an amateur performance of " Candida," at Newcastle, said that the time had jome for him to retire from the .footlights, and t'nat would be his last public speech.