GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

/Australian &, N.Z. Cable Association.) SAILING SHIPS USEFUL. LONDON, Dec. 7. That the sailing ship has a still important part to play, is the declaration of the President of the British Sailing Ship Owners. The day of skilled, adventurous scows is not passed. The world’s present tonnage of sailers is 1,153,000 representing GOO ships, of which' £25,000 tons are British. A NOVEL SALE. LONDON, Dec. 7. There was an exciting sale of old hooks at Sotherby’s when Dr. Rosenbeek, of Philadelphia wirelessly tele-

phoned bids. Bidding for two volumes started at £SOO and the trans-Atlantic voice went imperturbably until the volumes were secured at £3OOO when he rang oIF.

STEEL DEMON ST R ATI ON. LONDON, Dec. 7,

A demonstration of steel-making by yvireless was carried out by the Imperial Steel Works at Sheffield, the first installation in the world to be used commercially in making high quality tool steel. The process is a great advance on melting in crucibles by means of externally heated coke and gas fires. The new method melts steel contained in a wooden box holding 450 pounds by means of a high frequency alternating current, similar to that used in the wireless apparatus, circling a crucible and inducing the eddy of the currents ill the steel. No external heat is required, the melting taking only one hour.

STREET RIOTS (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) BUDAPEST, Dee. 7

Soldiers are patrolling Vagvvarad Street, following serious riots, in which'Students from Jassy and Bucharest destroyed the editorial offices and the printing presses of the Hungaimn newspapers and private residences, including Chief Rabbis. They fatally stabbed a Hungarian actor and .seriously wounded a hotel proprietor. Citizens are remaining indoors and shops are shut. Vagyavarad was formerly in Hungary, but is no"' annexed by Roumania.

CHESS PLAYER’S PREDICAMENT. LONDON, Dec. 7.

The ‘‘‘Daily Mail” Riga correspondent reports, 'hecau.se ho possessed a notebook containing chess problems, which were mistaken for secret ciphers, the police arrested at Yamburg, on the Esthonian frontier, Doctor Joseph Kljas, President of the Reval Chess Club, who was invited to compete in the Leningrad tournament but disappeared after crossing the Soviet frontier five weeks ago. His friends’ investigations revealed he was solitarily confined in a Leningrad prison, where

lie alleges he was tortured in order to compel confessing he was connected with the British espionage.

ROBBER GANG DISPERSED HONG KONG, Dec. 7. A sensational shooting affray occurred when the police intercepted a gang of armed robbers. A brisk exchange of shooting followed, as the gang were chased from street to street. A Chinese constable was killed and a British sergeant, three other Chinese and Indian constables were seriously wounded and captured. ■' EMPIRE TRADE. LONDON, Dec. 7. Archibald Weigall, in a speech at the Empire Industries Association lunch, pointed out 230 Commoners belonged to tlie Association, therefore they ought to be able to prevent overlooking Empire affairs in everyday parliamentary business. Hamnr Greenwood said Imperial preference and safeguarding industries had done much to promote Empire trade, but the Government ought to have done more. The Association should use its influence because governments invariably yielded to pressure. He added that every scientific development assisted the Empire’s unity.

TERMS ACCEPTED. LONDON, Dec. 7. British and Continental shipowners telegraphed tho Australia notifying acceptance of the terms and the hope of an immediate resumption. CABLE CUTTING. LONDON, Dec. 7. TjieCable Board, referring to Marconi's statement on December 3, points out the cruiser Nurberg, cut the cable at Fanning Island on Setpember 9th. 1914. An emergency communication was established on September 22nd and was in full working on September ■” which continued throughout the war.

LOAN ISSUE. LONDON, Dec. 7. The City of Auckland is issuing tomorrow a £450,000 loan at 51 per cent at par. repayable in 1900. A SETTLEMENT. GENEVA, Dec. 7. The Big Five have drawn up a formula which they believe will end the Polo-Lithuanian trouble. REGARDING HEALTH. GENEVA, Dec. 7. The-Council authorised the Health Commission to ro-opernte with the Commonwealth in an investigation of the health conditions in Papua, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Solomop Hlapds,

PRESS REPORT. GENEVA, Dee. 7. The League Council has adopted the report of the I‘resq Conference regarding published news. Several delegates urged the improvement of the transmission from Geneva to London whence the news will he distributed throughout the world. SO V IFT RAMIF JO A TIONS. STOCKHOLM. Dee. 7. The Soviet legation admitted espionage relations with Lieut. Xorberg, and also implicated Madame Xorberg as the go-between. Xorberg is described as weak and extravagant in urgent need of money. Hitherto his only reward for service to the Soviet was COO. CHINESE VIEWS. TOKYO, Dec. 7.

Cables from the Japanese semiofficial news agency at Shanghai, persistently report the defeat of Changtsolin’s troops. Feiigyuisien occupied strategetie points on the border of Shnngtung and Shanghai. Captain La lor is reported to have been released without payment of ransom. A war famine has driven a million of Shnngtung residents to Manehurn. constituting the most astunding migration in history. It is believed, according to the Chinese economic bureau annual report that the l majority intend to remain permanently farming. They are attracted by the protection and the security of the territory governed by Changtsolin.

CABL E CON FER EX CE. LONDON. Dee. 7. The Postmaster-General is consulting the Dominions to-morrow in reference to date and personnal of the cable conference, hut doubts if it is possible before Christmas. The Pacific Board explains forty-five per cent of the loss of traffic is applicable to the whole Anglo-Australasian traffic. The balance, is still in favour of cables. The financial results are less unsatisfactory. The concensus of opinion, both cables and wireless, deprecates cutting rates and favours cooperation and pooling.