GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

A PROPOSED MEMORIAL. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) CAIRO, Dec. 18/ An international memorial is being raised at the burial place of Rupert Brooke, on the Island of -Sky ros. Yenczelos. Percy Lora i no, Drinkwatcr. Fol.swortliy, Aurcniaurois, are patrons of the scheme. /The sum of £8(X) sterling has already been subscribed in Greece, where Brooke is regarded as another Byron. ELEPHANTS. ATTACK. W'ELTE V REDEN, Dec. 18. Elephants demolished a native settlement in South Sumatra. A police detachment was ordered to chase the herd, and four men were cut off by the elephants hut returned after several days wandering through the forests.

JAPANESE TRADE. KOBE, Dee. 19. Complaints of lack of prosperity in the woollen trade culminated yesterday by the announcement that Godo mills at Osaka intend to discharge half of their seven thousand workers, causing consternation in the neighbourhood. Godo consists of a combine effected in 1927 with a capital of five millions sterling. APPEAL CASE RESERVED. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 10. In the New Zealand appeal to the Privy Council in the case of Wanganui Timber Coy. v. Maunder, judgment was reserved. KING TO SPEAK AT THE NAVAL CONFERENCE! ■ LONDON, Dee. 19. In the Commons, Mr MacDonald announced that the King would deliver the opening address at the Naval Conference. NO TARIFF TRUCE. GIpNEVA, Dec. 19. The Australian and South African Governments have notified the League of Nations of their refusal to participate in the Tariff Truce, Conference. JAPANESE ENVOY. (Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 19. A former Premier of Japan, Reiji 10 Wakatsuki, is the chief Japanese delegate to the London naval limitations conference. He will enter the Conference prepared to support a proposal that there be a complete holiday in building of capital ships, until 1986.