GENERAL CABLES.

Grey River Argus, 14 January 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

LONDON FLOOD. LONDON, January 12. After personal inquiries about the London flood, Mr Baldwin summoned a conference of Government Depart, meats and local authorities on January 16, to discuss measures to prevent a recurrence of the disaster. PHILANTHROPIST WANTED. (Rec 'ived Jan 12 at 11.30 p.m.) A and N.Z. and Sun. LONDON, January 11th. “The Government cannot find the money—will some rich philantrophist? ” asks Sir Joynson Hicks, <4 To provide £lOO,OOO for a new model borstal institution. Philantrophists endow hospitals, sports grounds and museums, —why not endow a Borstal, based on new ideals in order to convert boys and' girls into honest beings.” Sis Joynson Hicks contends that short terms of imprisonment create gaol birds. ARRESTED COMMUNISTS. PARIS, January 12. The Chamber, by 310 to 227, rejected a Socialist motion condemning the Government’s decision to arrest four Communist Deputies, convicted of sedition.

LANCE ABOLISHED. LONDON, January 12. An Army order abolishes the lance as a war weapon. Lancer regiments will carry the lance on ceremonial occasions only. FORESTRY CONFERENCE. LONDON, January 12. According to Lord Lovat. the most important Forestry Conference in the history of the Empire will be held at Canberra, in the middle of September. Every part of the Empire will be represented. The itinerary includes a visit to New Zealand in October. Lord Clinton, head of the British delegation, hopes the outcome will be the establishment of an Empire Forestry ly contribute, and will enormously Service, to which all should moderatebenefit. POLO-LITHUANIAN DISPUTE. WARSAW, January 12. The Government has despatched a note to Lithuania, definitely proposing that negotiations open at Riga at the end of January, and suggesting subjects for discussion. — I IRAQ TREATY REJECTED. LONDON. January 9. The Bagdad correspondent of the “Daily Mail’ ’reports that the Cabinet of Iraq rejected the treaty between Britain and Iraq. The Premier, Ibn Saud, resigned.| Abdul’Saadun is forming a Cabinet.)