GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian Press Association & Sun.) NON-STOP MOTOR. RECORD. PARIS, March 23. Lionel Raplion, driving a Marmon car with Rapson tyres, completed a world’s record of 20,000 miles, a nonstop run. m which he circuited Mirmar’s track 0.000 times, thirty-six hours ahead of schedule, lie is now changing tyres and decarbonising the engine with a view to completing 50.000 miles. A PACT. ATHENS, March 23. Greece and Roumania have signed a pael of non-aggression and arbitration. END OF SAILER. LONDON. March 23. The sailing vessel. E. R. Sterling, was sold at Sunderland for breaking up. N.Z. APPLES. LONDON. .March 2:1. The Tamili’.-, New Zealand apples at Southampton are reported to he in excellent condtiion and are being railed to l.oiidon. WOOL SALES. LONDON. .Mardi 23. At. the wool sales 11.271 hales were sold of u liieli 1.799 were Australian and 3,842 New Zealand. There was a good selection of greasy crossbreds and the best lot of slips of this series. The keenest competition prevailed at Ini! rates LABOR REPORT. LONDON. Mardi 23. 'flic annual report of the Council td Independent” Labour Party at Norwich Conference says hold Soviet proposals to the League have given a great impetus to the discussion of International disarmament. The party should do its utmost to inform public opinion of Iho importance of the proposals compelling the League to adequately consider the matter.