AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1926, Page 1

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

[Reuter Telegrams.j THE PRINCE PRAISED. VANCOUVER, July 13. When interviewed at San Francisco, Georges Carpeutier, the French boxer, said he thought that the Prince of Wales was a great fellow. “But-,” said one of his interviewers, “lie isn’t so great a horseman f” “Tes,” said Georges, “but that is when he proves again he is a great fellow! You have seen fighters »i have gone into the ring and been knocked out. Sometimes they do not recover—they are glove-shy from 'them on. The fellow that shows the real stuff is the one who can continue to take them. That’s the way the Prince is. He has been thrown off a horse but ho comes right back. More so, he can take them oil the chin and stir come hack!” “Remember,” he cautioned his listeners, “the Prince of Wales falls o' horses more, than anyone else because be gets on more than, anyone else! GERMAN SHIPPING. NEW YORK, July 13.

The restoration of -at least one important German steamship line to something like its pre-war piestige is now to he seen, in the sale of three vessels ,the “Reliance,” the ‘Resolute” and the “Cleveland,” by the United American lines to the Haihburg-Ameri-cau line. The price paid is nine million dollars. This sale marks also the retirement of one of the most important American owned companies from the international passenger carrying trade. The Hamburg-American Line, which was completely destroyed during the war, now has, with these three "new vessels, a tonnage of five'hundred thousand. This is approximately, forty pe? cent, of its pre-war condition. The Ellers firm will receive a finaiv cial interest in the purchasing company.

CANADA’S MINISTRY. OTTAWA, July 13. Mr Meighen’s new Conservative Cabinet, with Mr Meighen as Prime Minister, were sworn in to-night. Five portfolios are left- unfilled. The new Ministers are :

Sir George Perley, Secretary of State; Air R. B. Bennett, Finance Minister; Air E. L. Pattenaude, Minisfer of Justice: Air Hugh Guthrie, Minister of Defence; Air H. H. Stevens, Minister of Customs; Air S. F. Tolmie, Alinister of Agriculture; Air W. A. Black, Alinister of Railways; Air W. ,T. Alanion. Postmaster-Gen-eral; Air J. D. Chaplin, 'Minister of Trade and Commerce; Air George Jones, Alinister of Labour; Air E. B. Kvkeman, Alinister of Public Works. The Ministers without portfolios are: Sir Henry Drayton, Alessrs Donald Sutherland. R. D. Alorana, and J. A. MacDonald.