GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

A CHURCH DISCUSSION

(Received this day at 10.15 a.m.l LONDON, July 10

The Upper House of Convocation of Canterbury, by eighteen votes to three on the motion of the Bishop of Gloucester, agreed that a committee of Bishops be appointed to draft a statement on the teaching of the Church of England, upon the doctrine of the Eucharist. The Bishop of Oxford seconded. The Bishop of Norwich opposed the measure, urging it was unwise at a tinie of bitter controversy to start discussions on holy mysteries. The Primate urged that the Bishops of Northern Province should be urged to join the committee, which was agreed to.

VALUABLE PEARLS. LONDON, July 10. Lady Stradbrooke’s fifty pearls were auctioned at Christie’s and fetched £15,500. BRITISH INDUSTRY. LONDON, July 10. The Council of the Federation of British Industry has passed a resolution giving whole-hearted sympathy to the objects of the ■ Mond industrial peace movemens and appointed a committee to consider means of co-oper-ating. CRUISER REFLOATED. HALIFAX, July 11. The cruiser Dauntless was refloated on Wednesday. MOSCOW SPY TRIAL. MOSCOW, July 11. Another spy trial took place to-day, the men being accused of economic espionage, communicating “specially guarded State secrets ” about cream separators to Swedish employers. The penalty may be death.