GENERAL CABLES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 194, 18 July 1941, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

Sydney.—The Premier (.Mr Men-j #es) repudiated the suggestion in the ! cT»ily Press that the Government is cchisidering holding a ge.neraJ election. All the talk and fuss about the prospect of an early election were, he j added, coming i'rom the deputy-leader of the Federal Labour Party (Air i'orde) and his colleagues. ! London. —The South Wales miners, by 00,877 votes to .'38,487, rejected the 1 advice of their leaders to halve the summer holidays and also defeated by 54.641 votes to 44,304 a recommendation to work a Sunday night shift. Tho ballot followed a delegate conference at which Admiral Evans appealed to tho miners not to spare their effort to increase the coal output. i Rugby. —Mr Harry Hopkins, super-, visor of Lite leaso or lend programme! ol American aid to Britain, has arrived in London. Vichy.—lt is officially slated that General Wevgand has been appointed Governor-General of Algeria in succession to Admiral Abrial. General Wevgand remains tho Government's general delegate Ln North Africa. Rugby.—Mr Harry Hopkins, who has arrived in England, made the journey from America in a bomber forming one of a fleet, all of which arrived safely. Immediately on his arrival lie visited Mr Churchill and subsequently attended a meeting of Cabinet.

Sydney.—Coal Miners' Federation officials will meet on Sunday to formulate a declaration of policy in regard to the hunger strikers. Pit top meetings of protest against their detention are being held.