GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

THIRTEEN CABLES SNAP; SUBMARINE UPHEAVAL.

{United Press Association.—By Electrio Telegraph.—Copyright.)

VANCOUVER, Nov. 20,

Thirteen cables snapped in Monday s great submarine upheaval, leaving only eight strands working across the Atlantic. •. '

. The Western Union lost four and .the Commercial Cable Coy. also lost..fouy —all within, two minutes—about 3.30 on Monday afternoon.

y Repairs 'twill and' will cost-'probably £IOO,OOO.

BANK RATE

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, November 21 Tbe bank rate is five and a half.

SCOUTS JAMBOREE <?

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, November 21. The Scouts Jamboree resulted in £IO,OOO profit. Over three hundred thousand paid for admission.

HOTEL CECIL

'LONDON’""November 20

The negotiations which are taking - Jor the*-jpwrphase -tofe- -a ?'isr fcojirpaiiy; of,f"thq Hotel: #! iWhflon-iiotilSf-to'seKfe h* *its •headquarTqrs., are tow ha ve broken down.

NEW MOTOR

‘r : ' PARIS, Nov. 19. , ,0. E._ r itacjk, broke the hour ri&cbfd' fof'motor' Tyfe's, doing 100.49 '.. miles. He. also broke the 100 miles record.

ITALIAN DISASTER

DUE TO A “MIRROR.”

ROME, Nov. 21

The optical illusion which air pilots call a “mirror” caused disaster to .a flying boat in the Ostia-Sardinia service, when descending' at the ehtranee therhavbQ.ur j.t>| TeSra.hfty-amvc Thp, pilot, was unable _to .gftuge hi|.. height; from the water, "owing to the sheen that was oil theVator. Tile machine Overturned, dud motonvboatss dashed out and ssypcU-,§evei}.r^as.^ngprsr ) and, ifOur of t the. crew. .An. eighth Jt.assen- . gei" arid Count Eririco Piercy M’owftedf- injaw; .ed. They included the tary for War .Signor Manaresi, who •was-pnly s in|n^d J£i>: ri suffered a broken leg.

GREY CLIFF E ENQUIRY

SYDNEY", November 21

The Court found the Tahiti at all relevant times .was in charge of a. pitot in accordance with tlie statutory requirmnenfe ..'rind bsheV Ninvners.: JiaJj iK> choice' as-'to'-AliO’ l pilot employed. The pitot must have known lie was exceeding The'ifl^^ clear view of the Greycliffe and assumed the Greycliffe would pursue a parallel course and not change it without warning. Tlie captain of the ferry acted on the assumption that there was no vessel in his immediate proximity . astern,yiifpjj to his destination, and greater than an overtaking vessel might reasonably expect, thus turning the potential danger created by the Tahiti into an actual danger. No satisfactory explanation had been given the court as to why tha Greycliffe changed, the course as she did.'

The judge said on the evide'nee he must reject the theory of interaction. Therefore he could not find the admitted change of course was involuntary. Argument on questions of law has been postponed till a'fter the Supreme Court sitting at which Justice Rogers presided.