GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 8 November 1933, Page 9

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

; PROTECTION! FROM AIJI RAIDS

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1 Copyright.) ; Received 1.15 p.m. to-day. 1 LONDON, Nov. 7, The ‘ ‘Sun’ l service understands that the. Home Office, in co-operation with other departments, is considering an extensive scheme to safeguard the civil population in the event of air raids 1 . BRTVATE BUYING OF WOOL Received 1.15 p.m. to-day. LONDON, Nor. 7. The British wool federation privately conferred with representatives, of the Australian woolgrowens on the subject of draft allowances. The federation decided to further investigate the matter. It also discussed private buying with Australia. Though no action was taken the opinion w-as expressed that private buying was detrimental to the best interests of the industry as it tended to undermine auction selling. ELECTION FOR UPPER HOUSE Received 1.30 p.m. to-day. SYDNEY. Nov. 8. The returning officer, Mr Calvert, has- made the declaration of the result of the ballot for the election pf the first .fifteen members of the new Upper House. The position now is that there will not he a recount unless such is ordered by the Equity Court. SOVIET TERRORISTS SHOT Received 1.40 p.m. to-day. RIDA, Nov. 7. Border newspapers report that the Ospu shot 15 alleged terrorists styled “Tsarist Avengers.” Fifty others were sentenced to long terms of penal ; servitude. COMPULSORY TRAINING Received. 1.4 Q mm. to-day. LONDON, Nov. 7. Compulsory training or the workhouse is the motif of the 'Government’s Unemployment Bill, says the "Chronicle,”. which understands relief is conditional on attendance at Government training camps. If the unemployed refuse to attend! the State disclaims any further responsibility. SOVIET-AMERICA PARLEY Received 1.45 p.m. to-day. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Ml, Maxim, Litvinoff, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, arrived 'here to-day and as proceeding direct to Washington for conversations with President Roosevelt. M. Litvinoff expressed the hope that, the “establishment |of normal relations between both Governments would now bring actual disarmament.” He declared he would not negotiate treaties while here. ARRESTED JOURNALIST ) “rugby, Nov. 7. Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, said lie had made vigorous representations regarding the arrest in Munich of Mr Noel Pa liter through, the German Embassy at Loudon and the British, Embassy at Berlin. He had now 'been- informed, by. the German Foreign 'Minister, that no order of expulsion liad been made against Panter arid lie, therefore, was free to return to Germany, as no charge or other penalties -were registered against him.