GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

(Australian Press Association Ji Sun.) THE YORKS TOUR. LONDON, Eeb. 15. The Yorks’ Australian and New Zealand tour, according to a Treasury white paper cost £72,000. BRITISH FINANCE. LONDON, Feb. 15. The navy for the year ended Ols' March lenr year, cost £57,817,000, an I the army £45,127,000; Air Force £15,648,000, and Ministry of Pensions £a8,912,000. BERLIN TRIAL. BERLIN, Feb. 15. There was a surprising incident at the resumption of the Krantz ease, when the prosecution declared it would withdraw the murder charge and substitute manslaughter. The bench granted the withdrawal which meant liberating him from custody pending the Bearing of the lesser charge. The decision transformed Krauts, who appar- . ently did not understand. He had been hanging limply over' the dock in exhaustion and dejection. He straightened up, smiled and made a bolt for the door. The judge had to remind him that the lesser charge was’~ riot finished. When it become known a great crowd collected and on bis reappearance at the afternoon session, accompanied by his parents, he was surrounded by cheering people, endeavouring to shake hands. Women wept and even scattered flowers on his head. To-day’s evidence was directed to show that Krantz was impressionable , and more likely dominated by the actual murder and suicide of Scheller. , 1 COMMERCIAL. « LONDON, Feb. 15. Gold is 84s lid. 1 .MELBOURNE LOAN. ( LONDON, Feb. 15. The underwriters are saddled with eighty per cent of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board Works loan of a million sterling issued at £97 bearing five per cent interest; , CUP REPLAYS. LONDON, Feb. 15. , ■ln the cup replay Halifax beat r Hunslet 6-2. ,