GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1920, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] obituary. ' LONDON, November 22. The death is announced of the Right Hon. .Jesse Collins, P. C. PRINCE’S TOUR PICTURES. LONDON, November 22. A large and distinguished audience at the Alhambra Theatre witnessed the first- screening of the official film of tlie Prince of Wales’s tour. The audience was enthusiastic, especially over the living flags formed bv the school children of Australia and New Zealand, welcomes in Australian cities, and striking pictures of mountainous seas in tho Australian Bight, sweeping over the Renown. The film gives prominence to New Zealand scenes, the Maori dances evoking amusement. Mimdaring Weir New South Wales, is shown, but the picture overlooks Queensland.' The Pirince is always prominent. Scenes crossing the equator are highly effective, but the feature of the film is its high educative value. It gives splendid and vivid impressions of the Empire. KAISER WILHELM. PARTS, November 23. The Greek delegation denies that Wilhelm will be allowed to visit Corf if Island by the Greek Government. It is not stated what inliuenc Constantine’s return would have, JAPS AMD AMERICA. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. Senator Phelan, of Califeirnia has telegraphed to the Governments and Senators of the Western States, asking them-to telegraph a political protest to the U.S. State Department against any treaty giving in any form to the Japanese now in the United Stales the right of citizenship, APPLETON AND GOMPEES. LONDON, November 22. At the Conference of ; International Federation of Trade Unions, Mr Appleton resigned becau'so A lO found that the presidency involved the acceptance of Socialism. Lie said lie was asking Mr Samuel Gbhipors what ho proposed to do. LOSS ON IMPERIAL WOOL. LONDON, November 22. Mr Hope iii the House of Commons, replying to questions, said the Government holds 373 thousand bales of New Zealand wool, of which some has recently beien received. It was expected some loss must ultimately he sustained on a considerable portion of the coarser grades. The importations of South American wool have been considerably smaller than in pre-war years. The importations for ten months of 1913 were fiftyper cent larger than for 1920. The. Bradford wool market is very quiet. Buyers are waiting in expectation of a lower basis of prices. VICTORIAN COAL STRIKE. MELBOURNE, November 23. The Coal Board has instituted coal rationing owing to the strike. GREEK ROYALTY. ATHENS, November 22. A plebiscite concerning King Constantine will he tken on December r th. Thp iVenizelists have decided to abstain from voting. •ROME, November 23. A yacht conveying M. Venizelos find thirty others, including two -other txMinisters, has arrived at Messina. JAPAN AND CHINA. TOKIO, Nov 22. The newspaper “Night Shimbun,” dis cussing the Chinese consortium says that Japan has fooled her lights in three railroads in China with tho Ailed nations comprising the consortium. The paper questions whether Japan’s sacrfico is not too great. Tho “Kolcumin Shimbun” complains that the consortium gives the United States and England tho same rights in China as Japan, the principle of Asia for tho Asiatics thus receiving a blow'.