GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

A GROCERY TRUST,

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, Dec, 20. An important grocery merger is registered in the name of “Allied Supplies Limited,” with a capital of £451,800, to acquire the tea-packing and blending undertakings of the Home and Colonial Stores, Lipton’s firm, the Maypole Dairy Company, the Meadow Dairy Company, and Peark’s Dairies. It is also authorisiscd to deal in butter, cheese, eggs and provisions. HATRY TRIAL. LONDON, December 21. In connection with the Hatry trial, Justice Wright, in the Chambers, granted Tabor bail of £S(X.O. He will probably be released to-morrow if the police raise no objection to his security.

FRANCE’S VIEW. PARIS’. December 21

The French Government has communicated to Britain a memorandum setting forth the general French view regarding naval disarmament in connection with tiie forthcoming Conference Its points summarising are :

Firstly: Naval disarmament is only part of the general limitation of armaments which the League of Nations must settle. Secondly: Land sea, and air armaments must lie considered as being interdependent.

Thirdly: The French demands in tonnage will he based on France’s needs.

Fourthly: The naval problem must be considered in relation to the guarantees of security that are necessary to each country concerned. The memorandum has also been communiated to the United States, Japan and Italv.

Tho text will be shortly published. NINE DAYS ADRIFT. SUVA, Dec, 23. Another example of Fijians’ marvellous power of endurance occurred when Tanieli, a member of the crew of tbe schooner Tuicaaau, disappeared in a hurricane off "Wakeya. He arrived on Saturday at Niarai on a raft, unable, to speak. He had been for nine days without food and water. There are hopes of bis recovery. ARTIST’S DEATH. LONDON, Dec. 22. L. H. Thangue, an Associate of the Royal Academy died suddenly in a nursing home on 21st December. His two best pictures, one of a “Fisher Boy,’ ’and one of a “Girl Carrying Gourds,” were lost in the wreck of the Manuka, the news of which depressed him, after recovery from an operation on 17th December. JAP-U.S.A. UNDERSTANDING. TDK ID , December 21. The Japanese authorities are pleased at the reception which Washington has accorded the Japanese delegates whilst proceeding to London, and are satisfied that the good results from the conversations exchanged presage the success of the main Conference A TEMPORARY POSITION. - BERLIN, Dee. 2). Moldcnhaver, Minister of Economics, temporarily takes over the Ministry of Finance.