AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1927, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) WHEAT POOL PROFITS. OTTAWA, Oct. 18. At Winnipeg, Mr MePliail, President of (lie Canadian Wheat Podl, aiinounced that the final payment would be in excess of nineteen million dollars for the 1926 crop of pooled wheat. He said that of the total amount the Saskatchewan pool received approximately thirteen million dollars, the Alberta pool four millions, and tlie Manitoba pool two millions. The total payments to the three provincial pools represent the nett balance after deducting all the marketing costs incurred by the Central Selling Agency, namely, storage, interst charges aim administrative expenses. The final payments, representing the spread between the grades, vary from 145 cents per bushel for Durum wheat to 17J cents for Number Six.

Th e administrative expenses of the central selling agency for the 1926-27 crop year are covered by a deduction of less than one-fifth of one cent per bushel; The grand total paid by the pool's since the Alberta pool was started in 1923 exceeds 674 million dollars. WOMEN’S ELIGIBILITY. OTTAWA, Oct. 19. Tlie Government will submit to the Supreme Court the question whether women are eligible for the Senate. ARGENTINE NEEDS. (Received fids day at 8.30 a.m.) Buenos a.irfs, Oct. 19. The newspaper “La 'Prelnna” voices il dehiailii that the Government take active steps to effect immigration of British people into Argentina. It urges the desirability of British immigrants and calls attention to- unemployment in Britain. The newspaper states Britain’s surplus population is our luck. Our need of immigrants is not so peremptory Hint we mlist Sacrifice quality for quantity, The incorporation of British people into Argentine society has liiIviiys liad happy results, British iii Argentine have llever played /collective politics nhd have always had an ingrained respect for the law.i While they 'have i-onserved a deep affection for their homeland, they litvve never been moi’bidly, noisily patriotic. The newspaper deplores what it terms the Government’s lack of initiative in arraeting British immigrants.,

DR ICE OF A FLY. ‘SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19. Kingsford jSmith announced nolle of the several women applicants have responded since his quote of the price of fifteen thousand dollars for an aeroplane passage to Australia. He added that the flight was purely a business proposition. WHEAT PAYMENTS, OTTAWA, Oct. 19. Winnipeg wheat pool announces a mini payment (if nineteen million dollars oil the 102b 1 crop, Oinking the total prices of principal grades, nuilibef due, northern, one dollar fortytwo cents; ilumbei* one, fir dm, ono dollai 1 forty-five cents; number twd , northern, one dollar ihirty-sevent and three-quarters; number three, northern, duo dollar thirty-one cents; number friur, due dollar twenty-0110 and a half cents; number five, one dollar nine cents; number six, ninetyseven and a half cents. The anouncelnent adds' that administration expenses deductejl from the farmers totalled less than one-fifth per cent per bushel. The grand total paid since the pool was organised in 1923 was over 674 millions dollars. COSTES FLY. .

RIO DE JANIERO, Oct. i 9. Costes and Lebrix hopped off for Buenos Aires this morning. MEXICAN TRAIN BLOWN UP. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.

A dispatch to “El Continental,”" a Spanish language newspaper in El Paso, Texas, declares a train carrying members of the Calles family was dynamited "between Villa Reyes and Joral De Britto, south of San Luis Pattis. The dispatch said dynamite was placed beneath the conch near tho front of the train. Six persons were killed and seven injured. Tho engine was derailed. Relatives of Calles who were in a special car at the back of the train were uninjured. BROADCASTING. NEW Y'ORK, Oct. 19. Captain Peter Eckersley, chief engineer of the British Broadcasting Corporation returning to England after attending the Radio Conference stated England may scrap the present radio stations in favour of twin wave length transmitters. Eckersley said there was a considerable scheme at present developing in Britain so that everybody on the simplest set may be assured of a choice of programmes. If there was an evening of jazz for those who like to dance to loud speakers, there will simultaneously be a programme of symphony music for the more serious minded. Eckersley declared a plan had already been begun with the establishent of a twin wave station at Daventry.