GENERAL CARLES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 16 November 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CARLES.

BRITISH EI/PCTRICAL INDnSTHT. RUGBY, Nov. 14. A record export, year for the British electrical industry is anticipated by the British Electrical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association, which, in a survey of recent important contracts, states that electrical manufacturers have bad a period of great activity during the nine months ended September 30. On the engineering side export contracts for that period amounted to £B,O-00,000 and home contracts to £16,000,000. FINANCIAL HOUSE FAILS. LONDON, Nov. 14. The financial house of ,T. Horstman, Ltd., has suspended payment. _ The house iwas established in the city m 1302. „ , .- The failure is due to frauds on the part of certain correspondents and 'trustees on the Continent. It is estimated that these total between £300.000 and £400,000. The firm’s capital is held privately. It is stated a large shareholder on the Continent has committed suicide.

ARABS ATTACK iSAFED.

LONDON, Nov. 14

A message from Jerusalem states that Arabs attacked Safed, wounding a British soldier. Two hours’ rifle firing ensued, and reinforcements and armoured ears were rushed to the. scene. The rebels’ casualties arc unknown.

HUMANISING WARFARE

LONDON, Nov. 14

Speaking at a League of Nations dinner at the Guildhall, 'General Smuts said if a serious reduction of navies was agreed to in January the way would bo open to attack the more difficult subjects of military and aerial warfare, which constituted a more serious danger to civilisation. General Smuts was doubtful about President Hoover’s suggestion of immunity for foodships. As soon as the first shot iwas fired in war time humansing expedients w r ere apt to go by the board. War was inexpressibly barbarous and could not be effectively humanised. Its' utter inhumanity would be its undoing. OFFER TO M. BRTAND. "PARTS, Nov. 14. M. Briand has refused an offer of £4OOO to deliver a series of lectures on world peace in the chief European capitals. MALAYAN TIN OUTPUT. SINGAPORE, Nov. 14. The Malayan Government has decided to take measures to conserve the tin resources of the Federated States by tightening the conditions of mining leases. INCREASE IN FARM TARIFFS WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. At a session of the Senate last night good progress was made with the farm schedules of the new tariff, the Senate adopting all its finance committee’s proposed increases. The tariff on milk cream and cheese was increased to 8 cents per pound, the House having raised it from the present five, to seven cents.