GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

SURPLUS WHEAT. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) WASHINGTON, June 5. The U.S.A. Department of Agriculture, in reviewing the wheat situation states that although it is discomiorting to the farmers, it is not hopeless. There is now evidence of a tendency for prices to rise, but heavy nVarketings of . new wheat and favourable crop reports may again temporarily depress prices. The review adds that there was Indicated an .increase in the world’s available wheat supply on the Ist. of May of 115 million bushels over, last season, and surplus in principal exporting countries exceeds by V 25 million- uushels the surplus of 1928. REPORT UNCONFIRMED. LONDON, June 6. The Geibault report is unconfirmed. HONORARY DEGREE. LONDON, June G. Oxford University is conferring an honourary doctorate of civil law on General Dawes, United States Ambassador, on 26th June, also oil Mr. KeR logg, the author of the anti-war pact. KITOHERNER ESTATE FOR SALE. LONDON, June 6. Lord Kitchener’s trustees have decided to sell Broome Park', of 720 acres, with the mansion/ which dates from the year 1635. WIND-JAMMER’S FAST VOYAGE. LONDON, June 5. The wind-jammer/“Archibald Rus- : sell’ has arrived at Cork after completing a voyage from Australia in 94 days, thus easily beating the Beatrice Hertzog and the Cecilie Lawhill. She was assisted by good winds throughout the voyage. She passed the harquentine “Mozart” on June 2nd. and Finnish barque “Penang,” three weeks ago. Both sailed a month before the Archibald Russell., FALSE REPORT'OF MARINE DISASTER. TOKYO, June 6. The Ugomaru is now reported to have 'arrived at Kamchatka. The authorities are investigating the origin of her burning, as cablet] yesterday, which are alleged to be propaganda on tiie part of Japanese with the object of prejudicing Russian competitors on the fisheries.

AN ENDUR ANCE FLY. ' 1 : DELHI, Junie G:' "*- Rignof and Ai*hichard (French airmen) have arrived at Calcutta on an endurance flight, They have covered, six thousand and sixty miles in fiftyfive flying hours. They had a narrow escape from a serious crash at Baghdad, where they made a forced landing in a street. They will travel through China, Japan, Siberia and Germany. CAPTAIN DEWAR, A NEW APPOINTMENT. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, June G. Captain. Dewar, formerly commander of the Royal Oak, and involved in the incident which culminated in a court martial at Gibraltar has been appointed naval' aide de camp to tbe King. He has been commanding the bnttb cruiser Tiger and was recently awarded a good , service DEAN INGE. OPINION ON POLITICS. LONDON, June G. “Politics is an expensive and futiE game, We would all be bettor ofl under a capable dictator.” writes Dean Inge in an article on. tbe election in the Church of England newspaper. Snowden will probably complete the ruin of .landed gentry and bleed the upper and middle classes white, but the amount olf loot is likely to be disappointing. The habit of no longei looking to Parliament for constructive measures lias been confirmed by tbe Inertia and futility of Mr Baidu in s Government.”