GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 3 December 1938, Page 10

GENERAL CABLES

■ as'.'/'S; , ... SUSPICIONS. OF BRIDGES. WASHINGTON, December 1. Homer Martin, President of thes Automobile Workers’ Union, testifying to the Dies. Committee of Inquiry regarding un-American activities, declared he did not believe'the- Austral-j ian, Harry Bridges, ‘C.1.0. and 1 , Long-’ shoremen’s leaderV when he’'denied thatvhe is a Communist." This, ! observation in regard to Bridges out of Martin’s' admission .that Com-, munists Were active in U.A..W.U., but. that they were being .eliminated. J BRITISH BYE-ELECTION. LONDON, December 1., The Fylde bye-election, owing to Lord Stanley’s death, resulted: Cap-; tain G. G. Lancaster (Conservative) 38,263, Doctor Mabel Tyleycoat (Labour) 17,648 WEALTHY MISER. LONDON, December 1. ' A resident of Bristol, Albert John Grace, aged 86, left £156,773, whereof £5OOO is left to charity, and the remainder to the Exchequer. For years long, he was almost a pauper. ... WHAT DEPRESSION COST U.S.A. \ WASHINGTON, December 1., The Commissioner of Labour Statistics, Mr Lubin, testifying to the Monopoly Inquiry, said the depression resulted in the loss'of a national income of 13,200 million dollars, whereof 19 billion represent loss.in wages and salaries. ‘ ■’

N.Z. VOCALIST AT MILAN, MILAN, December 1. The New Zealand mezzo soprano, Madame Ross Brodie, gave a successful concert at the ConservatoriUm, in Italian, English, French, and German. TREATMENT 'OF CANCER. RUGJ3Y, November 30. A bill to make further provision for the treatment of cancer, was read for the first time in the House of Commons. VS,. The main purpose I 'pf the bill is to establish a cancer service, under which in every part'-of the country, modern facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of cah'cer would be available. s, <- The bill places an obligation on the major local authorities to conr suit’with the Radium Commission and bodies voluntary hospitals, and on thetlocal medical profession to prepare and submit for approval to the Minister Tor Health arrangements for securing facilities for the treatment nf 'cancer, adequate for the needs of the areas concerned.

One clause in the bill prohibits advertisements of offers to cure cancer, and advertisements referring to articles in terms calculated to lead to their use in the i treatment of cancer.

BELFAST, November 30. The I.R.A. are 'believed to be responsible for blowing up the Customs posts. The attacks, were carefully planned. The explosions occurred almost simultaneously at'five key posts along the 180 mile border line. 1 A suitcase containing an unexploded bomb was found at Tullydonnel Customs post.. The Antrim police discovered similar'suitcases addressed to local residents, left overnight at the destroyed posts. It is now known that they contained time bombs.

TORONTO, November 30. • Anna Kenny, the “Stork Derby mother, winner of the 12,500 dollar consolation prize, was committed to an insane institution following her ar- / rest, after the Kenny residence had been set on fire four'.tinies. - " «('■• RUGBY, November 29. The Prime Minister (Mr Chamberlain) was asked ii£ the House of Commons, if, in view : 'of the need for straight British news, by reason of the intensive anti-British propaganda now being carried on by certain x*ther countries, the Government would consider the desirability of establishing a special press and propaganda department. Mr Chamberlain “The Government attaches' greaV.' importance to the maintenance of the well re-, cognised tradition of objectivity' and independence in the provision of news by British agencies, and would deprecate any action which might be interpreted as an effort to introduce official control?’ The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr R. A. Butler)- informed i the House that all matters connected; with the question of British news services abroad were still under consideration, ; .. ..