GENERAL CABLES.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10811, 4 February 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FATAL SNOWSTORM

United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.i (Received Feb. 4 11.20 p.mrj BUENOS AYRES, Feb.. 3. A. snowstorm trapped Argentine cowboys in the Cordißera fftnge in tho Andes on Thursday and 16 died of cold, six escaping. POLES AND “RED--” FOR PEACEUnited Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright(Australian Press Association.) (Received Feb. 3. 5 p.m.) WARSAW, Feb. 2. The Government has .reached *an agreement with the Soviet, which will be signed on February 7 as a preliminary to the Kellogg, protocol, by Russian. Poland. Esthonia.. Latvia, and Roumania. PLEA FOR AUSTRALIAN WINES United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australiaji Press Association.) (Received Feb. 3 5 p.m.) VANCOUVER, Feb. 2. in an address before the Foreign Trade Bureau Board, Mr. J. H. Hamilton, secretary, as an item in. the development of Empire trade, urged the fostering of imports of; Australian wines. He said Canada spent five millions annually on the. importation of French wines and brandies. Recent samples had shown that Australia was producing just- as good wine and brandy as France. He claimed that the products of Antipodes should be given a chance of increasing inter-Empire trade. FRANCE AND~ALSACE United Press Aasn. by El. Tel. Copyrlgflt (Australian Press Association.) (Received Feb. 3. 5 p.m.) PARIS, February 3. 31. Poincare, in the course of a ten hours’ speech in the Chamber on the subject- of Alsace, aroused the anger of the Autonomists by quotations from speeches clearly showing a separatist tendency. Each time" the Autonomists endeavoured to minimise their importance, M. .Poincare retorted “Oh, you disavow.” - The Premier argued, that when the Alsafcion autonomists supported the thesis of the national minorities, they awoke echoes across the Rhine. His speech will be. issued in pamphlet form throughout Alsace.