GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 August 1929, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

COTTON DISPUTE. (Australian Press. Assn.—United Service.) (By Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, August 2. The cotton deadlock is tighter, and more mills are closing down. No development is expected until after the holiday. Meantime district meetings of operative spinners will be advised to leave matters in the hands of the Executive to negotiate for the best terms possible, such terms to be submitted to a special representative meeting. BY-ELECTION RESULT. LONDON, August 2 The South-east Leeds by-election (owing to Sir Henry Sleesor’s appointment as a Lord of the Appeal Court) resulted: —• i J. Milner (Labour) .. . • 11,804 W. Brain (Communist) .. 512 He forfeits his deposit. MONEYLENDER KILLED. CALCUTTA, July 26. An amazing case was heard at the Allahabad High Court, of a moneylender being lured to a woman’s house, there gagged with his own long find flowing beard, and strangled by the woman’s husband. The moneylender had made advances to the woman and threatened, if she refused, to send her husband and brother-in-law to the debtors’ prison. TOO MODERN TURK. LONDON, July 26. The Stamboul Criminal Court has remanded a Turkish schoolboy, aged 17, on a charge of murdering his aunt, aged 18,. for riding astride, says the Constantinople correspondent of the “Daily Mail.” , He declared that his priest complained regarding the girl’s so-called offence against old world decency. She had flouted his remonstrances, declaring that Turkish women were emancipated and could do as they liked nowadays. The nephew then shot he.r dead to avenge the family honour.

EMPIRE PREFERENCE. LONDON, August 2. The British Empire Producers have sent a letter to Lord Passfield, Mr. Snowden and Mr. MacDonald, drawing attention to the uncertainty in the Dominions, as the outcome of Mr. Snowden’s preferences speech, and requesting the Government to take no action until, an opportunity is given for fully considering the case for the producer. I BOY MIGRANTS. LONDON, August 2. Forty boys are leaving for New Zealand by the Rotorua, for farm training at Flock House. Admiral Oliphant gave them a farewell. t SOVIET DEMONSTRATIONS. MOSCOW, August 2.i According to th<b Toss Agency, over half a million people attended the demonstration and passed a resolution drawing attention to the danger of a new war in the Far East, and pledging support to the Soviet’s efforts in the cause of peace, and protesting against the British attitude in the Anglo-Soviet negotiations. Similar demonstrations were held at Leningrad, Kharkoo, and elsewhere.