GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1940, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

CANADIAN ADVOCACY. ;

(United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). OTTAWA, Dec. 4. Mr M. J. Coldwell, in the Canadian. House of Commons, proposed that Canada follow New Zealand’s . example, and raise a compulsory, intdr-est-iree loan; based on ability to, pay-

BIRMINGHAM RAID' ECHO. *

YONDON, Dec. 4.. The British' Cement »n has issued a writ against Dr Barnes, Bishop of Birmingham. He made a. speech on Saturday last in which he attacked the air-raid shelters. ;;J£e described them as “a misery and > menace.” He also asserted:- “If 'ti) e head of Britain’s new cement group lived in Germany, he would now be in a concentration camp.” Jle. also urged State control or “ the cement industry. The writ :is • the ' rdsuEt' of these statements.,... .. y;

U S.A. PLANES PRAISED.

RUGBY, Dec. 5

The R.A.F. are enthusisatic. about the performance of the United- Stages aircraft which they are now using. They have fought their way successfully through many operations/ particularly in. the Middle East- in American aircraft,, which were responsible for taking the Taranto Tlie responsibility of the American planes is no surprise to the. B*A'*s*> who have learned to regard real affection the Lockheed Hu£s6s.s, which are proving such -»■ TgAuabie aid in- Britain’s raids ..■ Oyqr to the Bay -of Biscay. , ,IYitlx. to United States fighter types.; have been in station, the R.A.F/yVfo greatlv impressed with the' fine- work done by the -Curtiss Bawk.e . planes i n France- against the German Messerschmitt. In, fact, the success of the French Air Force ini .shooting.' down twice as many German aircraft asythey themselves lost was largely duetto -.the Curtiss Hawkqs,' which. (were;. ■ sihle for the destruction ; -of one In every three German Aircraft brought down - ' ' ■' ' --

Q UISLtN-G UNDER A GLOUI£ \ STOCKH4LM, Dec-: •; Major' Quisling ftp'. Tt is;"persistently -reported I way that the Germans -are -dissatisfied with Major • Quisling’s tration, and are considering his' to* placement. - . • y t; : : ;

- FORCED LANDING-. /:..-;. BERMN, Pec'-'X The : radii/ said •• \tiiat''. a 'Driti?h bomber madq. a forced ; •Ihiiding.' . ig»- '•ito Ebro Valley, in Spain The crew were taken prisoner. i '“* . , v ' NEW ZEALAND 'CASU4BTYA WELLINGTON, Dec. 5. The .foliowitig: - casualty -/.was- / .Announced to-night: Private John Craig —died of sickness in* .-Etagland opADecember Ist, 1940.'His father is MyE. W. Craig; Baxhoidswick,';. Lanca«hß;A, •England. ...y, •; ARRESTS OF II^DFAHj:;LEAipj®ES. (BOMBAY, Deb./fft Pandit NehrtfV sister, Mrs v Vijaya Pandit, the first woman to be inet Minister in India/ has been/arrested under the Defence Regulations, together with- another .former Provincial Premier and two former Cabinet Ministers.

DIAMOND CUTTERS, . j

, LONDON, Dee. .4. M. Pierlot attended the'bpening of the first English factory, .jufiphed entirely by ' refugees, 'in : ia*a-moud-cutting, ifinishing- and ECfHshing concern, the first -ever .stairied-in London, employing .nearly ;a ihundrad and fifty skilled; workerS’ :£tomi.ißdlgi«px and Holland. r , •' v .-i-“ The factory’s output of .diamonds will at least be thirty-five- thousand sterling a week . . s AN INSPECTION.

WASMNGTGNJDec. Mr'Casey, Australian- .Minister; ..today, Inspected- -Pratt Whitney’s Hartford (Connecticut) Works 'He iUwnh-ed-informally with Hartford -{business men. -In the-:afternoon, -he inspected the Colt firearms and other vwatssupplv plants. ■ Mr Casey, in a statement do-the Press, said that tlve ; .New England States, particularly Hartford-, -were most important for ;the .Australian war effort. “We are dealing with; 50 firms manufacturing machine-tools ;»n New England.' The rate -of production of weapons and munitions is increasing. The range of 'Australia’s war production is dependent on deliveries of these ; machine-tools. Wo know that you have done your, best • for us in respect to early deliveries, and w.e know that you wilt'iiafc misunderstand when -I say that we are inevitably -very anxious for better and better deliveries, on .which-the lives of thousands of my fellow-countrymen are dependent:” Mr Casey outlined the Australian development of war industries. lie will later -dine and speak .attthe Hartford Twentieth Oentugy 'Chib* made up as 200 leaders of. big inclusi tries,