GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

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PRINCE OF WALES. LONDON, March 29. Though lie fell before the penultimate fence, the Prince of Wales remounted and won easily the Highland Brigade Steeples in a bitter rainstorm at Erensham. CABLE ORDERED. LONDON, March 29. The Western Union has ordered “from England a fourteen Hundred mile cable for high speed duplex working •between New Eoundlaml and Azores. '•'‘DAWN’’ TO BE SHOWN. LONDON, March 29. After privately viewing the ‘‘Dawn” film, the Theatre Committee of the London County Council decided to recommend its release on condition that the shooting of a German in the execution scene he excised. THE PRAYER BOOK. LONDON. March 29. The Lower House Convocation of Canterbury endorsed the Prayer Book by 126 to 48 compared with 168 to 22 last year. The Lower House Convocation of \ ork endorsed it by 50 to 19 compared with 68 to 10. hornier Kivpportcrs who now opposed protested) against the changes concerning tlio reservation of pasting, and powers of •parochial councils and also protested .-against the Convocation allowing it■.self to be influenced by the House of t Commons.

When the supporters of the Book urged the wisdom of making prohook majorities the largest possible with a view to improving the prospects of the Book passing the Commons adversaries replied that no attention should ho paid to what may fiiappen in Parliament. Pro-Book :speakers said they viewed with majorities within the Convocation were diminished. The Book now goes to ■the National Church Assembly for final approval, before submission to Parliament. king amanullah. VISIT TO MANCHESTER. RUGBY, March 28. King Anianullah of Afghanistan «pent this morning visiting industrial Works at Manchester. At the factory of the Metropolitan ’Vickers Electrical Company, be saw •some of tlio largest electrical plant yet manufactured in this country and was .■shown the latest electrical devices. Later the King journeyed in a launch (down the Manchester ship canal towards Liverpool. The launch carried the Afghan flag, and each ship berthed in the canal dipped its colours as the King passed. The canal banks were lined at different points by groups of people who cheered and waved to King Amanmllah. Tho King, standing on the (captain’s bridge, acknowledged the •cheers by raising his hat. He went as ifar as Barton Viaduct which was ■swung hack so that the King could sectthis marvel of modern engineering.

In the afternoon King Amanullah visited a coal mine on tlio outskirts •of Manchester and inspected the mine working.

BRITISH UNEMPLOYED. RUGBY, March 28.

• A 'further decrease last week of 5000 is reported by tho Ministry of Labour in the number of persons unemployed in Britain. The total of men, hoys and girls misemployed is now 1.006,100.

WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 29,

The . woof sales have closed. The •catalogue was 128,756 bales. It is estimated there was sold to the 'hometrade about 63,000. Continent 42,000, United States 4,000. .20,000 bales were lield. Merino were all fully live per •cent, above the February closing, except the superior seventy-eight grade, which was firm and unchanged. The finest crossbreds were substantially appreciated. The most fine half-bred comebacks advanced 7} to 10 per cent, medium 7| per cent, inferior grades 10 per cent,, scoured generally 7.j per cent. Halfhreds were showing most appreciated. Slipes, keenest demand to 10 per cent. Bradford business was quiet, top makers making small concessions. Sixty-fours 54Jd, sixties -52 d, fifty-sixes 42Jd. fifties 33d, forty-sixes 27d. forties 2nd. EFFECT OF THE STAND. LONDON, March 30. It is understood that Britain regards the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty as being practically dead; but British Ministeis iU'e not concerned, because it means a reversion to the pre-treaty conditions'. TALK OF ABDICATION. LONDON, March! 29.

■ Reports have been circulating on the Continent that King Victor Emmanuel of Italy is about to abdicate in favour of hip sou. There appears to be a belief that Signor Cliolitti’s protest on March 16th. was not made without the King’s approval. Quesjons asked are. "Will King Victor icfuse to assent to the new Electoral Law? Will he exercise the Royal prerogative and dissolve Parliament? Or will he evade a trial of strength with Signor Mussolini by abdication/

NEGRO BAND TO BE BANISHED • NEW YORK, March 30.

Considerable interest is shown in a report that the Negro Band will bo deported from Australia. Noted hand leaders express what is the general feeling, namely, that if it is due to misconduct, tho expulsion is wholly justified. It is pointed out, however, that the recent exclusion of an Australian band from America, while unfortunate, was inevitable. The socalled Contract Labour Law is of many years standing, and an inquiry at any American Consular Office, before that band’s departure from Australia, should have disclosed this information. AN ALII RESCUE. CAIRO, -March 30. A dramatic rescue in mid-desert was* effected by an Imperial air liner in response to a wireless message. It descended, picked up and rushed to the hospital at Baghdad, a Baghdad Citizen Ahbosli, who had been seriously wounded by rebels raiding his motoi convoy. Abbosh is recovering. COURT-MARTIAL CHARGE. GIBRALTAR, March 30. A new charge against Daniel is that he did publicly read ill the Royal Oak’s wardroom from a document, certain remarks in criticism of a superior officer. Admiral Collat'd, his conduct being calculated to bring Collat'd into contempt, and also subversive to naval discipline.

ENDUP ANTE RECORD. NEW YORK. March 30

A message from Jacksonville Beach (Florida» states Eddie Stinson and Captain Haledman living in a Stinson Detroiter monoplane, made a world’s endurance record to-day. They were up fifty-three hours thirty-five minutes.