GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

THREE NOTABLE LEADERS ILL. United Tress Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, August 30. It is regarded as curious that three leading notables at Locarno, bir Austen Chamberlain, M. Briand, and Dr Stresemann, have all been simultaneously seriously ill. M. Briand was long in convalescing. It was noticed at the signing of the pact how much thinner Dr Stresemann was, as cabled earlier, lie had been ill since before the German elections. It is stated be may retire at the end of October. His successor will be Von Schubert. Sir Austen Chamberlain will leave Liverpool to-day oh a prolonged voyage in the Pacific. It is stated lie is well enough to go out but not much more. A prolonged period of afterwork has drawn upon his reserves of strength. He is not cxpectcd back long before 7tli November. GERMAN NOTE. r -y i BERLIN, August 29. A note from the Foreign Office to the Soviet Embassy announces Germany’s readiness to resume trade lelations with Russia, which were held up since the arrests of German engineers at Donetz. PORT NAPIER SAILS. SUVA, August 30. ' ( The Port Napier left Pago Pago for '' V Fiji at five yesterday and is due here to-morrow morning.

MONARCHY FOR ALBANIA. TIRANA, .Vug. 30. The 'Albanian National Assembly approved of the first paragraphs of a new Constitution for Albania, establishing a monarchy. It is expected that all the formalities will lie completed before Sunday, which is a Mussulman festival. COCOA CRISIS. CIGARETTES INSTEAD OF CHOCOLATES. ' LONDON, Aug. 30. How phenomenal the cigarette habit in women has broken up the powerful British Cocoa Pool which dominated the cocoa situation in the world, is revealed in a cocoa crisis. The crisis is not only felt in Europe and in America, but in thousands of native villages on the Gold Coast and elsewhere. Authorities in tlie cocoa trade in London assert that women are buying cigarettes instead of chocolates, and that men are presenting the wouij en with cigarette cabinets instead of chocolate boxes. Practically the entire cocoa industry depends on chocolates. Only an unlikely change in feminine tastes and fashions can avert the crisis.

The report of tlie impending Break up of the Cocoa Pool lias created a sensation on the New York exchanges, where the prices have slumped alarmingly.

London experts sav that a world slump in cocoa is inevitable. W omen’s iaslions have already shattered fortunes in the woollen trade, and have estabished artificial silk millionaires instead.

THE GREATEST CLOWN. RECEIVES DOCTOR’S DEGREE. BUDAPEST, Aug. 29. The Philosophical Faculty of Budapest University lias bestowed the de* gree of Doctor on the famous clown Crock. Twenty years ago Crock Adrian Wettach was tutor to the family of Count Bethlen, the present Hungarian Premier. He has enjoyed tre-. mendous popularity since the war itT* --i ’\ Britain and in America, and ho is regarded ns the greatest clown in the world. He is a clever musician and an astute business man. He refuses to revisit England owing to the income _ tax deductions there from his princely salary. Hitherto France has been tile only country to honour clowns. *

ALL ELECTRICAL SHIP. LONDON, Aug. 30. From the Captain’s Bridge one person at the Switchboard operates the. new all-electrical ship Brunswick of nine thousand tons, built at Scott’s Yards, Greenock, for an American oil company. A successful trial was made on the Clyde. Four Diesel engines drive the dynamos generating electric- '■ itv, which drives motors geared to the V. propellers. The ships steers automatically. Her performance will lie closely watched throughout the world with a view to the equipment of future passenger vessels on the Diesel-Electric principle.

ITALIAN HURRICANE DISASTER, ROME, Aug. 30 Eight persons were killed and one hundred injured hv a hurricane and hailstorm in Lombardy. PRINCE OF WAI.FS. LONDON, Aug. 29. The Prince of Wales ascended thj S'"* world’s tallest wireless mast, 820 fee", high, when with the Duke of Gloucester ho paid a surprise visit to the Government's wireless station at Rug hv. He explained to the astonished officials that he saw :ho towering masts when motoring in the neighbourhood, and thought that he would like I<> inspect them closely. He was told that he could go to the t.cp of one o: the masts by a Tift, and he insisted on so doing. He stayed some time admiring the view. Afterwards ho inspected the station and chatted with the operators, showing an unexpected S--knowJcdge of the Morse code y A COMING ANNOUNCEMENT. LONDON, August 30. It reported that Rt. Hon. AY. Bridgeman will announce to-morrow that he will not he seeking election for Oswestry. A SICK POLITICIAN. LONDON, August 30. Pale and drawn, Sir A. Chamberlain left Enston to embark at Liverpool on a convalescing tour to Bermuda, Panama, and Montreal. He managed the long walk on the platform with some difficulty, leaning on his son’s arm. He was almost lifted into the carriage 1, it was noticed his left arm was insling. He rose and waved a farewell as the train steamed out.