GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1921, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION]

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. UNDERPAID CLERKS. LONDON, Jan 4. Owing to their being scandalously underpaid, the clerks attached to the London headquarters of various trade unions ,have themselves formed a trade union and attached themselves to the National Union of Clerks. A number of trade unions ignored a recent resolution that Trade Union’s Congress clerks should he properly paid. The clerks are asking for a, minimum of five guineas weekly. *

GERMANY’S REPLY

PARIS, Jan 4

Germany’s reply to the last French Note regarding disarmament and violations of the Versailles Treaty has been communicated to the Cabinet. .It says that it is impossible to carry out the Spa protocol which Germany has loyally tried to carry out. The Note concludes that Germany does not believe that the object of the

protocol, was to demand the impossible. The German Government can say that it has done everything possible.

SLUMP IN COAL TRADE. ' LONDON, Jan 5. There is a slump in South Wales coal trade owing ‘to a stoppage of the French purchases. France during the recent strike purchased heavily in America, believing that the strike would last at least three months. Unemployment is rapidly increasing in the steel industry, owing to goods being priced more than consumers can pay. z INCIDENT RECALLED. REUTER’S TELEGRAMS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 5.

Suffragette militancy was recalled at Windsor, when Harold Hewitt surrendered to the police in connection with the attempt to stop the Ascot Gold Cup race in 1013. When Hewitt rushed on to the course brandishing a revolver and suffragist flag, the horse Tracery fell and the jockey Whalley, and Hewitt were injured. Hewitt was remanded on a charge of grievously harming Whalley. STOPPING A STRIKE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) > VIENNA, Jan. 6. A liglitnipg strike of employees of the southern railway ‘ involving the stoppage of ' trains cn route, led to furious passengers attacking the engine driver and guards with revolvers, and sticks and forcing them to proceed to their destination. A free fight between passengers and strikers on arrival at the station at Grotz, was stopped by gendarmerie.

sticks and forcing them to proceed to their destination. A free fight between passengers and strikers on arrival at the station at Grotz, was stopped by | gendarmerie.

BRITISH UNEMPLOYED. I Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, January 6. The unemployed in Britain are estil mated at one million. The trade slump j 5s shown by the British railways whose I profits from April to October arveraged thirteen hundred thousand monthly i and November, generally the best goods j month, was the lightest for several I years, showing a loss of over a million,

I which would been larger but for the '‘increased coal output. Britain’s - rail--1 ' ways arc losing forty thousand ster- ' ling daily. | GERMAN REQUEST. ! (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) | BERLIN, January 6. The Independent 'Socialists (request for the convocation of the Reichstag to deal with the Allied disarmament demands has been refused. The foreign committee is being oonvened instead, i I } WAGNER OPERA (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) PARIS,’ January 6. There were crowded attendances a* Paris opera house to witness the first AYagncr production since 1914. Some demonstration of opposition took place. BRITAIN AND PRANCE. PARIS, January 6. M. Leygues, in a statement, said Britain would bo welcomed at the Allied conference on tho 19th. A complete understanding between the British and French Governments and the people, recognising that union was ne-| cessniry for their security and development, and for the reconstruction of Europe and cause of peace.