GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian Press Association & Sun. N.Z. APPLES. LONDON, March 28. The Northumberland’s New Zealand apples are in excellent condition, fetching the same price as the Tamili's. SHIPPING SHARKS. LONDON, March 28. Klysant, on behalf of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Coy., has purchased Sir EUerman’s interest in the Shaw, k-aville and Albion Coy., amounting to about CH17.000. The directors of tbo Oceanic Coy. now bold all tbe ordinary shares in tbe Shaw, Savill. WOOL SALES. - LONDON, March 28. At the wool sales 7,020 bales were sold, of which .1,122 were Australian and- 2,213 New Zealand. There was a medium offering of merinos, principally super Spiunby. In the miscellaneous selection and cross-breds there was Seen general competition. Tbe prices were unchanged. New Zealand Haulier 22d. 20d, Wakatu 20d. 2id.

A NOVELIST. LONDON. March 28

Tile novelist, Clifford Collinson, who olten wirelessly immortalised Bondi. Coogee and Manly, as the best sunbathing benches in the world, describes in the hook “ Life and Laughter Midst the Cannibals,” how a splendid fellow. Captain Baxter Nicholson, once District Officer of Solomon Islands, blew out his brains in Melbourne.

Collinson’* telephone rang on n Monday morning and a voice said : “ This is Nicholson speaking.” Collinson. surprisedly: “What, not the chap who committed suicide in Melbourne ? ” Nicholson replied: “Yes, I’m the one.” Collinson: “ Well, where are von speaking from ? ” Nicholson, laughingly: “A very earthly spot known as Bayswnter.” Both had a hearty laugh, exploiting the romance woven around the supposed evil spell the native devil devil totem which Collinson possessed. Nicholson disclosed he had been in a motoring business in Melbourne and Adelaide for the last two years. He was offered a job at Rnhatil, but thought London more attractive. The pair arranged to weave the South Seas romance at an early West End lunch party. WEATHER FORECAST. BERLIN, March 28. It would he suicide if ICoehl started now, says weather experts at Hamburg Observatory, but they refuse to issue official forecasts because they wish to steer clear of anything like that, lest they give the impression that they are influencing or assisting Kochi. YACHTING MISHAP. MADRID, March 28. Sir Guy Gaunt’s yacht “Four Winds” taking refuge in a storm at Alineira broke from its moorings and was dashed on to the quay. Several of the crew were drowned. INDIAN RAILWAY STRIKE. DELHI, March 28. A strike of fifteen thousand employees in railway works shop at Lilloach, just outside Calcutta, took a serious turn when one thousand strikera marched to the business quarters of the city and blocked the street outside the railway offices. Upon the agent declining to concede the principle of full pay while no work was done, the crowd returned to Howrah, stoned trains and loyal workers and ay on the rails. The police fired, one being killed and ■ Wounded. PRAYER BOOK. LONDON, March 28.

The Bishops of the Upper House and Province of Canterbury accepted the new Prayer Book by 10 to G votes. Bishops of the Province of York accepted it unanimously. The Primate, addressing tire love houses of both provinces at Church House, Westminster, replied to the charge that the convocation had been slightingly overlooked, said he had always protected the Convocation => right. The Presidency of the Convocation among Archbishops was the most prized of privileges. He hoped the hook would soon pass because important business awaited the Convocations attention. He respect the conscientious conviction of those opposing the book from the outset. He had no right to expect many of them to vote differently now, hut he found a difficulty in understanding the attitude of those previously in favour, who now opposed.