GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1933, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

DIVORCE BUSINESS “SLUMPS”

(United Preßs Association—By Electria Telegraph—Copyright.)

CHICAGO, November 29

A message from lteno states: The depression has caused a five hundred thousand, dollar shortage in the divorce business here this- year. It is estimated there lias been twenty-five pe» cent, of a decline in divorces. Whereas last year, 3,105 couples were divorced, this year there were .pnly " abouu 2,200 couples, while other States have now liberalised their divorce laws. Yet it is believed that lack of .funds has caused the diminution.

BIRTH RATE IN GERMANY

BERLIN, November 29

Although Germany’s! population in" creased by 2,700,000 in the last eight years, she is still two and a-lialf mil lions short *of the pre-war 67,000,00 ft according to the census.

Doctor Burgdorfer, chief of the statistical bureau, claims that Germany lost 13,000,000 population since 1914, including 6,000,000 due to Avar ox which 2,000,000 were killed. Three" quarters of a mSlion died oxving to the blockade. Births fell bv three and a-half millions. The remainder of loss was due to annexations from Germany. He also emphasised the great decrease in post- Avar births.

POLICE Pi AID

LONDON, November 30,

Tn the Bail, Mr Ruttledgo replying to Mr Cosgrove said that raids.-were carried out because the police had reason to that treasonable documents, arms and ammunition might ho found. Mr O’Duffy intervicAved said the police found 'nothing, bo-cause 1 lia c l nothing to hide: Cronin’s house was also searched. NeAvry has a . peculiar Avay of preserving peac-e during the elections, Ava.s the Dailite, Donnelly’s comment on his arrest, folloAvhig a meeting at NeAvry supporting de Valera’s candidature. Donnelly avus arrested as he entered Ulster in violation of the exclusion order.

The police made a baton charge on crowds seeking to release him.