PROPHET OF ILL

Wairarapa Age, 22 March 1929, Page 5

PROPHET OF ILL

SIR G. PAISH PREDICTS FINANCIAL CRISIS. “GRAVEST WORLD HAS EVER •Lien” TROUBLE IN THE SPRING ? United Press jissceiatlon.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 20. Sir George Paish, the distinguished economist, speaking at the National Free Trade Conference at Manchester, said: “I say on the highest authority that we are threatened with the gravest financial crisis the world has ever seen. Leading British and American authorities expect it to come in- the spring. Nothing can n’o-w be done .to prevent it. We need business men to adjust the situation, not politicians, who have got us :nto the mess.” Sir Qeorge Paish attributed the alarming position tc the policy of trade restrictions. The “Daily Express” describes Sir George as a “professional misanthrope,” “veteran prophet of doom,” and “pessimist of old standing.”— (Australian Press Association—United Service.) “WORLD SUICIDE” LONDON, March 20. 1 Commenting on the speech of Sir 3 George Paish at Manchester, describing 3 protection and safeguarding as the ; “suicide of the world,” and predicting f the greatest financial crisis the world I has even seen 1 , even fixing the date as j this spring, the “Morning Post” , humorously says: “Nothing can now 3be done about it. Even Mr Lloyd -George cannot avert world, suicide.” — . (Australian Press Association.) ,18LOCS s Overcome by a sudden pain, Robert 'Bruce Thompson, a telegraph linesman, j. fell from a ladder 20 feet high yester- ( day morning and was killed instantly. ’ reports an Auckland Press Association ' message. Thompson fell backwards 5 from, the ladder and struck the pave’ment below. His skull was crushed by ' the force of the fall.. It was at first 1 thought that he had been electrocuted but this was disproved by investiga- ' tions made later by Mr E. C. Gage, ‘ Chief Telegraph Engineer, and by an 5 official of the Auckland Power Board. i-(P.A.)