GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

STEAMER DISTRIBUTOR. SAFE. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) VANCOUVER, TOct. 5. A wireless message from Fort Smith reports the safe arrival of the missing steamer, Distributor, with seventy ; aboard. The delay was caused by storms. EMPIRE DELEGATES. jSYDNKY (Nova Scotia), Oct. 5.■ In a farewell address on behalf of the Empire Parliamentary. delegates, who have been touring Canada, Viscount Peel (Chairman) said the British delegation had been able to move misconceptions. “We have heard it’ expressed that we desire to load Canada with inefficient unemployed. 1 repudiate with all force this infamous suggestion,” ho declared.

SUMMER TIME: LONDON. Oct. ’5; . Summer Time ends on 7th. October, RECORD FLY ATTEMPT. LONDON, Oct. 5., • In a special Fairy Napier Monoplane, Squadron-Leader Jones-Williams will shortly make an attempt at a record non-stop six thousand miles flight from Capetown to London. ' , U PETROL STEAMER AFIRE. CAPETOWN, Oct. 5. • > The steamer Beaubassin, with 14,000 cases of petrol aboard is on fire at Port Louis, Mauritius. A tug is pouring water into the raging flames. The;, Beaubassin intended L> sail for ReUnion to-morrow. ~ . DIAMOND MERCHANT ROBBED. -SAN FRANCISCO. Oct.- 5. Murray L. Lang, the New York diamond merchant, was kidnapped at a busy street corner in the centre of the city to-day and robbed of two hundred thousand dollars worth of diamonds. The unfortunate man was left ■bound to a tree on a golf course by two automobile bandits.