GENERAL CABLES.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16834, 28 June 1926, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

HOME AND FOREIGN. LONDON, June 20. The British customs authorities have informed the High Commissioner for New Zealand that New Zealand Government films will be admitted to this country free. LONDON, June 26. "I usually carry £2OOO in cash in my pockets. I suppose il is rather careless," said Mr Oscar Ascho, the, actor-manager, when he was asked at a meeting of his creditors at Bristol if he was always careless with money. lie estimated his assets at £20,000. Most of flu's was due to him, he said, in fees from Australian and American theatrical productions. ROME, June 20. Bobbed and shingled hair will be banned al, Court functions in the coming season. The Queen of Italy possesses luxuriant black hair and is opposed lo modern coifures. PARIS, June 20. Bared knees are to be barred for women athletes according lo a decision of the Frenchwomen's Sporting Federation. A special committee of Hie organisation was agtiast at the abbreviated "shorts" and the absenco of sleeves at recent *ports gatherings. II has decided that in future sleeves must be a quarter of the. length or the arm, and "shorts" must reach to 4in below the knee. This is lower than the average Parisian frock. "Shorts" must also be dark in colour. An early indication of the intention of M. Caillaux, Yice- Premier and Minister of Finance, to seek "new brooms" is given in a draft decree be lias issued. Under this he replaces M. Robineau, Governor of the Rank of France, by M. Moreau, who is at present director of the Bank of Algeria. GENEVA, June 26.

The sittings of the Mandates Commission have ended. The commission will meet again in November. MADRID, June 26. The King and Queen of Spain left Madrid to-day for Paris, en route to England. King Alfonso will there receive an honorary degree of Oxford University. Their majesties were given an enthusiastic send-off. MADRID. June 26. A semi-official message minimises the plot against the present regime. It is declared to be of Communist rather than of a. Liberal character. The officers involved in Hie conspiracy acted individually and none of them was on the active list. Nevertheless they were arrested. Those arrested will be tried by a competent tribunal. The Prime Minister, General Primo do Rivera, lias issued a statement lo the p.'ess. In this lie says the Government has decided to take vigorous action against the culprits. ROME, June 20. The Prime Minister, Signer Mussolini, has declared war against the idle rich, who are included in the same classification as beggars and tramps in the new grouping system for electoral and industrial purposes. These arc to come into force on July 1. Under Ihe new system "unproductive rich people, vagabonds and tramps" arc to be excluded from Italian citizenship. Signor Mussolini has frequently expressed his contempt for idlers. His policy is that all nonproducers shall live "on the margin of the State" and be treated as foreigners, not as Italian citizens. BAGDAD, June 25. The wife of a Frejich. commander at Palmyra • was murdered between Horns and Palmyra. She was in a motor-car when one of the tyres punctured. The native escort thereupon shot the chauffeur, also the woman, who was found dxad. The affair was reported and a French camel corps captured the murderer. VANCOUVER, June 25. The manufacturers, importers, distributing and linaneial shipping interests in British Columbia are standing firm for the observance of the terms of the Australian treaty, acocrding lo the views expressed by representatives of those interests to-day, when a reception was tendered to Mr W. C. F. Thomas, president of the Dried Fruits Board, who has been delegated by the Prime Minister of Australia to endeavour to arrive at a settlement of the difficulties in regard to the operation of the reciprocity treaty between Canada and Australia. HONOLULU, June 25. The Pan-Pacillc Union has appointed committees in collection with the Polynesian Research Conference, which is to be held here in 19i8, when the 150th anniversary of the death of Coptain Cook will be commemorated. Sir Joseph Carruthcrs, in referring lo ttie conference, said: • The Polynesians shall not perish."