GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BISHOP CONSECRATED

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

(Received this d«v at 9. a.m.i LONDON, November 1.

There was an impressive ceremonial consistent with All Saints’ Day, when Canon Head was consecrated at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Melbourne.

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON, November 1

Dnlgety’s have declared a final dividend of three shillings a share and a bonus of seven shillings, both tax free. Dnlgety’s nett profit was £422,589: divisible £487,941; premises £25,000; staff provident fund £5,000; staff bonus £60,000; forward £227,941.

BRIBERY SENTENCES

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1

Albert B. Fall (a former Secretary of the Interior) was convicted of accepting a bribe of one hundred thousand dollars in connection with oil and land leases, which he denied at the trial. Justice Hitz sentenced him to one year’s imprisonment and imposed fines of one hundred thousand dollars.

BRITISH PREMIER RETURNS

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1

Mr Ramsay MacDonald has arrived at Liverpool. In a statement lie said he believed the meeting with Hoover had brought our peoples closer together and improved enormously the mutual understanding. It had paved the way for a more effectual co-opera-tion with other powers in the maintenance of a world peace. He was strongly convinced that the purpose of his mission was fulnlled, and the way was now clear for the next steps.

BACK TO LONDON. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1. Air MacDonald was welcomed at Easton Station amid enthusiastic scene's. Ministers had to fight a eleaimice through the crowd. Mr MacDonald said liis mission to America was in nowise hostile to M. Briand’s eonceHion of a United Stales of America.