GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ENGLAND’S DRINK BILL

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph- Copyright)

LONDON, April 15

According to rue United Kingdom alliance statistics, Britain’s drink bill for 1923 totalled £228,200,000. It thus represented £6 9s lOd per head of the. population. The total shows a decrease of £10,600,000, as compared with 1927. This is due to a twenty per cent decline in the wine consumption, and a 7J per cent decline in the beer and spirits consumption.

LATEST RADIO FEAT,

LONDON, April 14

The “Daily Telegraph’s’' Copenhagen correspondent says: For the first time conversation has been exchanged between the North and South Poles.

Mr Hansen, a Danish telegraph operator with a Greenland expedition, has got into touch by wireless with Commander Byrd. Mr Hansen used a 22 volt accumulator, and though they are twelve thousand miles apart, the two expeditions exchanged conversations.

DE RIVERA’S PLANS,

LONDON, April 15

General De Rivera (Director of Spain) was interviewed by the “ Daily Mail’s” Madrid correspondent. The Dictator recited his measures for the defeat of the anti-Government campaign, which, he said, was “stimulated by the financiers, who are like fish in troubled waters, and they saw the finish of their illicit profits being brought about by the renascence of Spain’s vitality.” General De Rivera categorically recounted his plans for the economic reorganisation ol the country, and he said that King Alfonso and the nation would decide upon his successor when he retired.

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GENEVA. April 15

Loudon dispelled the hope ol a full disarmament conference this year b\ stating it was impossible at this meeting to proceed with the second reading of the draft convention. This means that the chief business of the session will he a discussion of the Soviet’s proposal for fifty per cent cut in ai liniments.

The Chinese General. Tsingtosping, gave notice of a resolution that non the peace pact is signed, all nations should discard compulsory military service.