CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 November 1931, Page 8

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

STORM IN BRITAIN. [BY 'OKWTiIB —PBhSB i "-COPirBIGHT.] RUGBY, November 4. A southerly gale of great violence, which this morning began to moderate, has swep't Britain and the adjacent seas during most of yesterday, and throughout the night. Torrential rain caused the flooding of many parts, including the Lake Districts and North and South Wales, many of the roads becoming impassable. Lifeboats were called out in many places round the coast to vessels in distress, and rescues were effected, without loss of life. N.S.W. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. LONDON, November 5. Although Sir W. Jowitt, K.C., is without a seat in the House of Commons, since his defeat at the elections it is particularly certain that he will remain Attorney-General, and will appear before the Privy Council, when the New South Wales Government’s appeal is heard regarding the question of the abolition of the Legislative Council. It is, however, explained that Sir W. Jowitt’s intervention does not mean that the British Government is taking sides, but it is desirable that he should be present, should the Privy Council wish to hear his viewpoint on the constitutional issues affecting Great Britain and the Dominions Office.