GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 July 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

VALUAB LE PICTURESLONDON, July 9.

At Christies sale room. Turner’s two by three feet “Venice Dogana and Salute” realised twenty-nine thousand guineas which is a record price for a small Turner. This picture was sold in 1899 for 8200 guineas. Turners “City of Utrecht” realised 8500 guineas compared with 040!) guineas paid for it in 1895. Rembrandt’s “Portrait of a Man,” fetched thirty thousand guineas, which is a record for a Rembrandt in London. The occasion was the sale of the famous Ross collection In-ought from Montreal comprising twenty-nine pictures which were sold in less than an hour for 136,000 guineas. FRENCH POLITICS. LONDON, July 9. The Paris correspondent of “The Times” reports that an all-night sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, discussing electoral reform, was marked by a revival of the frenzied disorder and futile obstruction which disguised the country during the financial debits in 1926. The fight is raging around a proposal for .single-member constituencies, which the Conservatives hittely oppose. They twice forced a' division by ballot occupying an hour, while four times a Deputy demanded an adjournment, making a lengthy speech in doing so. When discussion was resumed, similar tactics were adopted in the afternoon, .resulting in the Government apparently .losing force. Af. Poincare will risk losing the support of the Radicals if he agrees to a single-member constituency, and vice versa, be will lose the Conservative vote. In either case the coalition is in a most precarious position.

RUSSIAN ACCUSED: LONDON, July 9. A British United press message from A losco tv states:—‘ATany charges of falsifying and forging documents are made against Sergoi Drujivelowski. They include that of the authorship of the Zinovieff Letter; and also that of trafficking in documents with Bulgaria. Germany and the United States. Ho has been in prison since last year. A special court will try him in August.

It is claimed that he warned Bulgaria of the Communist plot shortly before the St. Xedeiia Cathedral in Sofia was blown up.

FLOOD DISASTER. LONDON, July 8. Serious floods have occurred in Saxony. Ihe death roll exceeds-one hundred. Al ILL lONA IRES BANISHED. ROAIE, July 9. Two Turin millionaires have been sentenced to two years’ exile for refusing to obey a Fascist decree to reduce their rents.

ROU M A XIA XTY B A NNY. BUCHAREST, July g. I lie Roumanian election returns indicate M. Bratiano’s new Liberal Go\eminent has scored an overwhelming victory, gaining 328 seats. The \ational Peasants’ Party have 4G seats. Lral,aim’s Party had only 15 .seals in the last Parliament.

BRITISH POST OFFICE MOItKERS. , . LOXDOX. July 9. Declaring that the step is due entiiely to Trade Disputes Bill, the l ost Office Markers’ official organ, ”lhe Post,’’ announces that the Ex' ecull vo have decided to cease their Affiliation with the Labour Party. The paper adds—‘'Henceforth the P.O. workers will have no connection with party politics, and Mr MT'nston Churchill will no longer have occasion for sleeplessness fearing that the Postal Service suddenly will cease at the behest of the Trades Union Congress.”

GERMAN DISARMAMENT. HER TJX', July 9. An official communique announces that the ]• rench and Belgian experts, guided bv General Von Pa wel’s inspection of the Eastern German fortifications have decided that the dost 1 net ion of dugouts lias been compete ly carried out.

0.8. E. HONOURS. LONDON, July 9.

The Gazette announces that in connection with the opening of the Federal Parliament at Canberra, the following British J'lmpire honours have been conferred : Dame Grand Cross—Duchess of York.

Knight—Lord Cavan. Dame Commander—Countess Cavan Officer—Mrs Gilmour.