GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SINGAPORE BASE

i United Press Association.—ByElectrio leiegrapU.—Copyright.)

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, November 27

?lr A. V. Alexander (First Lord of the Admiralty) in the Commons said tlie late Government in 1927 agreed to two years’ delay in the completion or tlie Singapore Rase without consulting the dominions and colonies.

AUTHOR’S DEATH. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, November 27. Obituary.—J. -Saxon Mills, the author. EMPIRE FREE TRADE. (Received this day at noon.) LONDON, Nov. 27,. In his presidential address to the National Union of Manufacturers, Geo. Terrell strongly advocated Empire Free Trade. He said the Union had long favoured British safeguarding, plus Imperial preferences, which would rapidly decrease British unemployment, He strongly supported preference as a step towards ultimate - Empire Free Trade.

NEWPAPAERS’ CONFERENCE GENEVA, Nov. 27. The. European Newspaper Experts’ •Conference discussed the dropping oT parcels of newspapers, from aeroplanes. There is a general feeling in favour of such transport under, certain conditions and subject -to the approval of the International Air Commission. HONEY SALES. LONDON, November 27. A representative of New Zealand Honey Board reported that New Zealand honey bolds the premier position in Denmark, where leading physicians are strongly recommending it in articles in the press. There are excellent sales. .The Scandinavian; product is slowly gaining ground- in ■ Germany despite .economic difficulties. v j : BIG OPERATIONS. ; WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. A group of utility operations were laid , befoqe President Hoover, the programme calling for the expenditure of -fourteen hundred MiUlfon dollars on new construction by the Public Utility, Industry. y; v Matthew ' Sloan; ('President- of tlr National Electric Light As ocint.ion outlining the programme at the White House Conference; 1 ' said (the group would also spend 410 millions for the maintenance of the existing plants. PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, Lvov. 27. Gold ifj 845,11 }d. WOOL SALES. LONDON, Nov, 27. At the wool sales 7993 bales were offered of' which 2628 were from New Zealand. There were good selections of greasy merinos and scoured merinos, but a. poor, selection of New Zealand crossbreds. A good tone was maintained and with strong competition prices were firm.