GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

(Australian A X.Z. Cable Association.)

EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, duly II

Publicity should be regarded as the last stage of scientific organisation of production, ami economic marketing,'’ says the Empire Marketing Board in its annua.! report. The Board is now more closely in touch with overseas research institutions and hopes for good results fro inllie coining Imperial Agricultural Research Conference.

The report gives particulars of the inspection of offices at Liverpool and London in conjunction with a low ldupe rat hit 1 station at Cambridge, where they ard- acquiring a knowledge of the cause of deterioration of fruit cargoes. Similar offices are being established at Manchester and Hull. South African and Rhodesian Governments approved of a scheme for the establishment of a quarantine station in London for exporting of pedigree stock. If other Governments lonctir. similar stations will lie provided at Liverpool and Glasgow. The Imperial Economic Committee "ill shortly undertake investigation of tiie marketing of tobacco, pig products, wine, sugar and probably tinder.

A PALESTINE EARTHQUAKE. JERUSALEM. July 12. An earthquake cracked the small dune of the Holy Sepulchre. Other buildings in the old city collapsed. A hotel crashed down at Jericho, burying three tourists. There was a serious loss of life and damage at Olivet. Ramnllah and other villages.

TRADE UNION DISSENSION. LONDON. Julv If

The " Daily Express ” says a dram, atic situation is developing between the Miners’ Federation and Spencer’s new Industrial Miners’ Union, which is quickly gaining recruits, 'lhe Miners' Federation since me strike has fallen from SOD,OOO of a paying membership to about 400.000 at present. Trade T’nion Congress refuses to recognise Spencer’s Enion, but if its membership increases much more it will he difficult for the Congress to continue to ignore

MAKE It A ARRIVES. SAN FRANCISCO, July If. The Makiira has arrived. Stevedore arc working at liigid, trying to gi her awnv on Friday.

A .MEMORIAL PLAQUE. LONDON. Julv 11

A Paris . correspondent says General McCrendv, on behalf of the Imperial War Graves Commission, inaugurated a commemorative plaque in Seni’is Cathedral inscribed—" To the Glory of God and the Memory of a Million Dead of the British Empire, who fell in the War 1914-19.”

It EM AR K ABLE Tl I V N DER ST<)R V! LONDON, Julv fl.'

One of the most remarkable thunderstorms in London’s history broke out over the Thames Valiev this afternoon. There was torrential rains, and in some places hailstones piled up until flhe streets resembled a snowstorm.

The city of London was in semidarkness during the worst of the storm. Motor buses splashed through floods, and underground railways were flooded causing a stoppage of trains for an hour, lu one picture palace. South London, water rushed into the orchestra causing the musicians to boat a hasty retreat. There were the strangest of scenes in the flooded streets. Many women in South London wore carried through the Hoods oil the hacks oi stalwart men.

Parents at Isleworth took off their hoots and stockings and waded to bring back their children from schools A baby in Fulham was found drowned in the basement in four leet H water.

PRICK OF A FLY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.l PARIS. July 11. " Le Matin” states Drouchin is receiving 200.000 dollars for piloting Levine hack to the United States.