GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

(From yesterday’s second edition.) TWINS DURING CAROLS. LONDON. Dec. JO. Just as the Christmas Day cnrollers in the mid-Atlantic wore singing ‘ Unto us a Child is Born,’ says a wireless message from the “Atlantic Daily Mail,” on the .Mauretania, Airs MeAndrews, who is returning to the United States after spending four months in England, gave birth to twins. ROME’S ROYAL VISITORS. ROME, Jan. S. The King, Queen, and Crown Prince, and Mussolini welcomed Their Afghan Majesties. The city was decorated and troops lined the route. Two aeroplanes, escorting Amanulliih from Naples collided at Rome, one crashed, the aviator being fatally injured, but the other continued its flight’.

SHIPBUILDING UIGURF.S. LONDON, Jan. 8. Lloyd’s ship-building returns for the quarter ending December 31st. show a world-wide improvement in the shipbuilding world, the figures being 3,118,721 tons. Figures for Britain and Ireland are double those of December 1926, namely 1,679,713 tons now building, of which aver 200,000 will he registered in the Dominions. Germany is building 472,295 tons while Italy, Holland, France and Sweden are building over 200,000 tons, hut in no country is the tonnage commenced during , the quarter sufficient to replace the tonnage launched. There is a remarkable increase in tanker construction, which represnts nearly 24 per cent, of the total of the world tonnage under construction. Shipowners are favouring more and more motor ships, which represents 41 per cent, of the total building. Britain and Ireland have over 62 per cent, of the total abroad. MINE DISASTER. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. A message from West Frankfort (Illinois) says approximately thirty miners were trapped by an explosion. Officials are at present unable to estimate the number of casualties. Rescue . crews are attempting to reach the trapped men. COAL MINES PROPOSALS. I/ON DON, Jail. 9. The Gazette states a group of Labourites presented a new coal policy to Air MacDonald, involving a complete

voi.e luce regarding natiouiilisin, giv{ironiiiicMicc to State ownership r without control. I lie policy includes •j the State acquiring all coal Tiiinerats royalties by the issue of 2(50 millions sterling bonds, to the public on which dividends of sixteen million will be payable annually after three years, during which the profits will be devoted to unification and restoration of a seven hour day. The State would appoint a. Mining Corporation, comprising ten business men, coal owners, Trades union lenders, receiving each £IO,OOO yearly who would control the industry, and effect amalgamation, unification of working, and conjunction. It considers the Council proceedings would be debated in Parliament annually. The Labour Party considers the scheme on - 20th January and it is expected to be adopted.

CANADIAN AFFAIRS. VANCOUVER, Jan. 0. Appointments for the British High Commissioner to Canada, whose duties will bo similar to those of the Canadian Commissioner in London, may follow discussions with Premier King and Hon. .vinery. The latter had no information regarding the London report of the new immigration scheme to settle disbanded soldiers in Canadian went after agricultural training had been provided. AVI RELESS CONFER ENCE. LONDON, Jan. 9. The delegates to the Wireless and Cables Conference on 16th January will be Britain, Mitchell Thompson; Australia, Clove Baillieu; New Zealand, Sir J. Parr; Canada, Campbell Stuart; South Africa, PostmasterGeneral Linton. It is understood the Pacific Board is meeting this afternoon. Canada frankly criticised again the Board’s policy in duplicating the cable in face of Canada’s protest and experts advice that it were better to wait till the result of wireless competition was seen. It is pointed out that the heavy outlay in duplicating has seriously affected the Board’s prospects.

BIRTLES AT CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA, Jan. 10. Uirtles, the Australian motorist, has arrived after an exciting trans-Asian tour. Among other experiences, while sheltering from a blinding snowstorm, brigands robbed him of blankets. Leaving Teheran, he found a marooned car in which were seven persons, frozen to death as a result of hardships, lie M spent Christmas Day in the hospital at r Quetta and reached Delhi on the same set of wheels as he started.

EATEN BY WOLVES. PRAGUE, Jan. 9. Eleven young girls were eaten by wolves when a Slovakia party started lor a neighbouring village on Christmas Eve. A pack of wolves driven by hunger from the bills kilfed and ate the girls. TREATY REJECTED. LONDON, Jan. 9. The “Daily Mail’s” Baghdad correspondent reports that Cabinet rejected the treaty. The Premier resigned, Abdul Sandlin then forming a Cabinet. WAITING FOR SUITABLE WEATHER. MALTA, Jan. {?. The aeroplane repaired by Cobham resumes its flight directly tfie weathei permits.