GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

ENGLISH COAL FOR AUSTRALIA. (United Prase Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, Oct. 26. After the previous week’s rush in chartering, when 45,000 tons of coal freight was fixed for Australia, at from 20s to 30s per ton, th'e activity has slumped. There was only one fixture this week at 27s 6d per ton. GRACE DARLING’S BOAT. IT’S LAST RESTING PLACE ■i Q LONDON, Oct. 26. G race T)h4fcpg’ s boat, which has been preservedthe famous- /rescue from the wreck of the Forfarshire in 1838, has found a fitting abiding place in Bamburgh Churchyard. Grace Darling is buried in this church, which is a place of pilgrimage by. admirers of the heroine. ARAB WOMEN* , PROTEST TO AUTHORITIES. JERUSALEM, October 27. A congress of Arab women from throughout Palestine held to-day decided to support the Arab executive’s demands to the British Government. The High Commissioner- received a delegation, the women being veilless for • the first time in the history of Palestine, before aity stranger outside of their nearest kill. They were doing -this for the country and were prepared to do much more if necesstated the spokeswoman. The '.women strongly protested against the Balfour declaration. ,i; ’ CHINESE REBELLION.

' : SHANGHAI, October 27. Feng Yu Hsiang rebellion is believed to have been crushed. Government forces are effecting a coup in Layang district, the rebels stronghold. ~ ... ■ Nanking Government has received an urgent telegram from Changhsuchliang, the Manchurian War Lord, stating large bodies of Soviet troops . are concentrating in Blagov*istchensk district where General Bluecher, the Red Commander is establishing headquarters. A message apparently confirms the recent teport from Riga, that Russia'would, shortly assume the offensive and. seize the Chinese eastern railway. ■ NEWS AGENCY REPORT. ; (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) October 28. Kuomin, a Nanking official news agency, reports fifty thousand Soviet "reinforcement are concentrating in Tauli district, presumably with the indention of. invading Manchuria. Nanking State Council has remitted a million dollars to Changhsuphliang,: the Mukden leader, to assist tfie' frontier defence and prepare in anticipation of a Soviet attack. . . ; LONDON i BRIDGES. . ;■ TWO BIG JOBS. ; - ! jv LONDON, October .26. / Mr-Frederick Palmer, consulting engineer, has been engaged to supervise the re-building of Waterloo Bridge at a- .fee of approximately £50,000. The Improvements Committee of the London Cohnty Council recommends that Mr Palmer should also he commissioned to supervise the construction of the new Charing Cross bridge at a fee estimated at £IBO,OOO. The continued cost of the works is £13,500,000. They will occupy seven years to complete.

FRENCH MINISTRY. PARIS, October 27. M. Briand has accepted the Foreign Office, which it is believed assures Daladieri success in forming a ministry. FRENCH POLITICS. PARIS, October 27. Socialist Deputies for the first time in fifteen years have consented to form a Coalition Government with Radicals and Socialists, if the National Council of Socialists consents., ITALIAN SECRET CODE. PARIS, October 27. Busiedowsky told the press the manner in which the ‘Soviet obtained the Italian Secret code. He says an Italian attache at Berlin offered the code for £IOOO to the Soviet Embassy at Paris. A Soviet member of the Embassy under pretence of a desire to verify the authenticity borrowed 'the -book 'and (photographed every page while the Italian waited in the next room. He then told him the Soviet had decided oiot to purchase. ARGHBISHOP DEAD. OTTAWA, October 27. A message from Regina reports the death of O. E. Matheiu, Catholic Archbishop of Regina, who d'ied on Saturday. PRINCE LEAVES FOR ROME. BRUSSELS, October 26. Military searchlights followed the progress of the Royal party to the station, when Prince Umberto left for Rome. Extraordinary precautions were taken to prevent any incidents.