GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 12 June 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

CANADIAN 'TOURIST FIGURES. (United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, June 11.. Tourist traffic brought 250,501,000 dollars into Canada in 1928, according to the estimate of Dominion Bureau of Statistics. This is an advance of nearly thirty-five million, qver the preceding year. The increase is largely due to the heavier, influx of United States motorists ~ Expenditures by Canadian tourists in other countries slightly decreased in 1928, the figures being '' 103,245,000 - dollars against 103,782,000 during the preceding year. KNIGHTHOODS CONFERRED. (Received this ,day at a.m.) a . LONDON?, June 11. The customary knighthoods have been conferred-! f on tl)j^<.|^ttornej,-Gen-eral, Mr Jow|tt,'; and: yitlie SolicitorGeneral, Mr Mfelville. ; V TRAIN SMASH. ; DELHI, June 11. (Received iliis day at 9.25 a.m.) Due to a' landslide, following the monsoon floods, a train on the AssainBengal railway, near Halflong, overturned and was hurled down an embankment. Two Englishmen and three of the engine c»ew were killed. BRITISH INTENTIONS. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m.) GENEVA, June H. It is announced that Bi'itain will, as soon as possible, ratify the eighthour convention. She also intends ratifying the International Convention on Minimum Wages and Seamen’s Agreement.