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Grey River Argus, 19 October 1934, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) FREDERIKSHAVN, October 7. The “C. B. Pedersen.’’ which co«* ided wi|:h the Swedish steamer Haliand. west of Skaw was badly damaged, but was kept afloat b v her wood cargo, and is lying anchored, with a salvage steamer alongside. The Haliand arrived at Gothenburg with damaged b«>ws. CALCUTTA, October 17. The Indian Government has sanctioned proposals dealing with the congestion of officers in the higher middle ranks of the Indian Army, the result of over-recruitment in the Great War. 'rhe tenure .of command of Lieutenant Colonels, appointed from January next, cavalry and infantry, will be limited to three years whereafter if not promoted or given further employment, they will be transferred to a special list, and granted one year’s leave. Lieutenant Colonels, of 26 years’ service, for whom no command can be found will! be granted a year’s leave, and then placed on the retired list wit'll pension, the minimum being £7OO yearly. Tit will be necessary to retrench about 400 officer?, commissioned between August, 1914. and December, 1928. LONDON, October 17. Admiral Yamamoto. interviewed stated that Japan was presenting a cut and dried plan, substituting global tonnage for the ratio system, based on the idea that all countries concerned should enjoy equal rights ensuring national security, each possessing the minimum armaments sufficing for defence without menacing other nations, irrespective of the length of line of communications or the coast line. Japan did not welcome the strengthening of Singapore, but was not unduly anxious, because Britain was within her national right in doing so. Japan regarded the British Empire as a unit of such wealth, that no country could menace her safety. RUGBY. October 17.

General Smuts, who to-day was installed as Rector of St. Andrew’s University, in the course of his address. stated that he did not agree with the view that the world was on the verge of another great war. The issue round which the greatest battle of this and the coming generation would be f might, if the cause of civilisation was to bp saved, was the issue of freedom. He added: “Tn the events of the times, T see much ground for anxiety, but none for real pessimism. Human nature is not so one-sided or ihl-balanced, that we need look on our civilisation as doomed. In spite of scaremongers and the present lamentable failure of disarmament, in spite of the vogue of silly drilling and strutting about in uniform and shirts of various colours, I do not find rea’ war temper anywhere.”