NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXVII, Issue 4402, 8 June 1933, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

The British, French and Italian Governments have 'notified their acceptance of the new draft FourPower Peace Pact. Article 111 has been remodelled more in accordance with French wishes. Germany’s reply is expected any moment.

Most of the speakers at the Disarmement Commission supported the total abolition of private manufacture and trade in armaments, excepting Mr. Norman H. Davis .(U.S.A), who favoured the control of traffic in private and public armaments with material disarmaments.

The Soviet has handed the Japanese Ambassador the third Note within the week accusing the Japanese authorities in Manchuria of attempting to exacerbate Russo-Jap. relations over the Chinese Eastern Railway.

Contending that efforts were being made to "hamstring” the Senate investigation of the J. P. Morgan Company affairs, Senator Robinson (Republican) demanded in the Senate that the inquiry be allowed to go on “full steam ahead and bring out all the rotteriness of international banks.”

It is officially stated that there were 123,000 more employed in Britain on May 22 than on April 24, and 306,000 more than in May, 1932.

The State of Illinois, by an overwhelming majority of 800,000, voted in favour of the repeal of national prohibition. This makes nine States States which so far have affirmed repeal.

At least five nations —Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Austria and Greece —already have decided against paying America war debts, and others are almost certain to take their cue from Britain and Fra’nce.

Reaching a velocity of 56 miles an hour the gale in Western Australia that has raged for 48 hours has now moderated. All the shipping at Fremantle was tied up. Reports from the country mention damage to railways, roads and wheat lands.

A large increase in the amount paid out in pensions is expected by the Minister in charge, Mr. Cobbe. The anticipation is due to the present economic conditions.

One of the cheerful features of the depression has been the steady progress of the hydro-electric systems of the Dominion. The Hon. J. Bitchener, discussing his visit to Arapuni, commented on the satisfactory way in which this big undertaking is approaching full capacity load. All the generators are in good running order, and the Minister remarked that, so far as a layman can judge, Arapuni hydro-electric works are now thoroughly sound.