GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

IJORTHWICKS MEAT TRUST

LONDON, Nov. 19. I lor th wicks have obtained upwards of 5)0 i>er cent, of meat control. They state they do not anticipate any difficulty in commanding adequate supplies and contract permits for Australian or New Zealand Meat. Tf they run short one can supply the other. lady cathcart ill. (Received this day at 9.00 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 21. Vera, Lady Cathcart, lying critically ill, relapsed on hearing the news of Lord Cat heart’s death. FOR WOMEN LONDON. Nov. 21. Viscount Rothmer, interviewed by “Reynolds News” sai<l he regarded a Socialist majority in the next Mouse of Commons as certain to result by Ihe addition of 51 million women to the electorates, referring to the Governments intention to give a vote to all women aged 21. RUSSIAN AIM. GENEVA, Nov. 21. It is believed that the main object of the Soviet participation in the Disarmament Conference is a desire to get in touch with Britain again, with a ( view to a resumption of diplomatic . relations.

PACIFIC CABLE BOARD. (Received this day at 9.30 a.in.l GENEVA, Nov. 21. There have been further abortive discussions among partner Governments regarding the appointment of the Chairman of the Pacific Cable Board. Apparently they consider the expense involved in the appointment inopportune, until the respective functions of beam and cables are more clearly defined. The aggregate traffic lietween Britain and Australia and New Zealand has increased, hut they found competition lias affected the Board’s revenue and is likely to continue to attract a class of traffic demanding speed and cheapness, though cables are more secret and accurate. It is impossible at present to determine whether the beam is permanently competitive or complementary to cables.

BABY COMFORTERS. LONDON, Nov. 19.

The “Daily Mail’s” Paris correspondent reports deputies in 1927, following representations of Doctor Pinard, the children’s specialist, forbade the sale of infants’ ruhlier comforters as dangerously unhealthy. The Senate, Tinvfng a contrary scientific advice, vetoed the Bill five times. Despite the victory of advocates of comforters at an inquiry by the Senate’s hygiene committee, the Senate has now agreed to adhere to the verdict of the joint committee of doctors and scientists.

COALFIELDS DTSTR ESS. LONDON, Nov. 20.

Over two hundred miners arrived in London, having walked all the nay from South Wales in order to bring the distress on the coalfields before the Government.

LONDON ARRESTS. ' LONDON, Nov. 20. Hansen and -Macartney, arrested yesterday, nro described as IrisliAniericans. They were remanded on a charge of collecting information useful to a, foreign power and prejudicial to Britain. Detectives described the discover of documents in the pockets of the arrested men and at their residence, containing addresses ol people in Germany and Holland.

SOVIET NEWS - -X- MOSCOW, Nov. 20. Ksndrov supersedes Trotsky who was deposed from the chairmanship of the central concession committee. EASTER' DATE. LONDON, Nov. 20. The Church Assembly refused the proposal for a fixed Easter. MOROCCO’S NEW SULTAN. RABAT, Nov. 20. The new Sultan, aged 18, takes the name of Moulay Mohammed Benyussuf, and reigns under a council of regency. forgery ARRESTS. ■ BERLIN, Nov. 20.

\ ton of allegedly forged Russian bank notes of a face value of millions sterling were confiscated at Frankfurt by the police and ten men were arrested. TTiey are alleged to bo tteontUn pi"* 1 "" I™ '"‘lT"' ■ o„oo for Goo,Bio. „Tl<« "1» •- « - ed a Munich solicitor and a 1 ianKfurt printer.