BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cablo Association.]

LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Sept, 14

4rt the wool sales there, was a large attendance frpin all quarters. 'I he tone was confident and the bidding keen, Continental buyers predominating. France actively hid for crossbreds, and France and Germany took line haired merinos,, the Home trade competing for stipes and the more robust grades of merino combings. There were 12,0(12 bales offered, including a small representative selection of merinos, of which the Continental buyers secured tho new clip lots, High prices were obtained for grea.sies, generally about 5 per cent, alxive the average of the July rates. Seoureds scarcely showed the same appreciation, hut wore slightly above the July rates. All eross-breds advanced 10 per cent. Continental buyers paying highly for mediums, especially in the fifties grades. Half-bred siipest advanced fully five per cent., medium and lower grades par to five per cent. For lambs there was competition and it advanced about five per cent.

The New Zealand “Waimoni" clip sold nt an average prico of 2f)d a lb., top price 21(1.

TOTAL LOSS FEARED. LONDON, September 16

News from Hamilton, Bermuda, a states vessels which put out to search " for the Loyal Citizen, abandoned in a sinking condition in a storm on. Tuesday found no trace of the freighter. Tt is feared she capsized. A lifeboat and wreckage was sighted by the Hutch tanker Henliag which is taken as evidence that the crew of tfliirty have perished. CLUNY CASTLE ON FIRE. LONDON, Sept. 16. Damage estimated nt £70,000 was caused by a. fire at Lady Cathcart’s historic Cluny Castle, one of tho largest and most palatial mansions in the North of Scotland. Lady Oithcart, members of the house party, servants and tenants assisted in saving the family treasures. Two wings of the beautiful chapel were gutted, tho main building wns snved.

EASTWARD ADVANCE RECOMMEXCED. fßoceivcd this day at 10.15 a.m.) PEKING, Sept. 10. The Reds recommenced an eastward advance on two fronts leaving Hankow denuded of troops. One force has ready penetrated the centre ol Kiangsi province unresisted. A foreigner in 1 besieged Wuchang was,, permitted to leave to secure supplies. It is stated that conditions in the city are not bad but, there is a shortage of food.

SPAIN’S PLEBISCITE. ~W (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) MADRID, Sept- 17. Three days’ plebiscite was marked by perfect good humour, supporters of tho directory frequenting the cages, and talked noisily and emphatically of the importance of success. Opponents were naturally less expansive but did not refrain from jokes about the plebiscite, in which only Government supporters participated. The voting lists were not only available at the voting stations, hut were displayed in business houses, 4 shops, hotels, dancing halls, cabarets and night dubs, where signatures could lie appended until four in the morning, many of both sexes making the round of the night clubs recording approval of th» Dictator eight or nine times nightly;, Other supporters signed at clubs, » banks and cafes, besides the official booths. It will not he surprising if tho total votes in Madrid exceeds tdie number of inhabitants. COBH AM DETAINED. RANGOON, Sept. .16. Cohham is being detained by adverse weather.