CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 129, 17 June 1937, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES

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Dutch Royal Heir Broadcasting a message thanking the people of Amste^dam for their recep- ' tion, Princess Juliana said: "I unable to attend all the festivities which have been arranged owing — and I am particularly pleased to announce this myself— to.the condition of my health." — Amsterdam. Royalty at Ascot In. h carriage procession from Windsor Castle to Ascot raceco'urse, the King and Quecn drove with the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of Kent in the first carriage, The other membera of the Jtoyal Family and the other members of the Windsor Oasfle house party for Ascot week followed in six other carriages. — Official Wireless. New Hebrides Wreck V A megsage from Port Villa states that the French inter-island steamer Bueephale of 903 tons gross, ran on a reef in the vicinity of Efate Island in the New Hebrides. The vessel is a total loss. There were no casualties. The caTgo consisted of 140 tons of copra. The Bueephale was built in 19,15. — Sydney. Politicians Decried The tendency of the Australian people to docry and slandor its politicians and public men was deplored by the Federal Attorney-Genoral, Mr E, G. M'inzios, durlng a spoech at Goulburn. We have organs of public opinion which Hve ontirely by nttacking the personal reputations of leading men. This will cause public life to become so debilitated that it is likely to load to dietatorship, " he added. — Sydney. » Canada and U.S.A. Canadian Speakers at the PauAmerican confereuce stressed that a eompelling reason why the United States should adopt a helpful policy 10ward Canada was America 's investment of 4,000,000,000 dollars in the Dominion. They said that, paradoxically, the Imperial Conference and preferenee given by the Ottawa pacts had inereased IJnited States investment by causing the establishment of American plants in Canada. Coricern was expressed over the diversion to Canada of investments by Americans who were alarnled by the N6w> Deal policies. It was explained vnlnerability in order to meot interest that such a flow incrcased Canada '9 dividends, also in the event of a large recall of capital to the United States. — Kingston,