GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

T. P. O’CONNOR’S WILL. [United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Received this day at 8 a.in.) LONDON, Jan. 7. The “Daily Express” understands T. P. O’Connor’s will reveals a total net personality of only £3OO. The will is notable lor the bequests of small personal treasures to many friends. He has bequeathed a snuff-box, whereof he possessed twenty, to the House of Commons. U.S.A, WOOL TARIFF RISE. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The United States Senate, by 35 votes to 20, has voted to increase the duty on wool yarn worth from one dollar and a-half per pound from forty to forty-live per cent. The, United States Senate has accepted the proposal for a duty of fifty per cent, on wool yarn of a value above a dollar and a-half per pound, upon which a specific rate of forty cents per pound also applies. The Senate has also increased the other specific rates, and is agreeing to increases in compensatory specific duties to correspond to an advance in the duty on raw wool to thirty-four cents per pound. ELECTRIC RAILWAY. \ T T?yr LONDON SECTION. RUGBY, Jan. 4. A new link of the Southern Railways’ electrified section in suburban London will be opened to-morrow when the Wimbledon-Sutton line comes into use. Six new stations will be served by five and a quarter miles of railway, which have cost more than £1,000,000. VISIT TO POPE. ROME, Jan. 7. The Pope granted an audience to the Belgian Royalties at the Vatican. There was an elaborate ceremonial, Swiss guards, high Prelates and officials saluting as the party proceeded to the Throne at the entrance of which the Pope met the King and Queen who knelt and kissed the Papal ring and sat on either side and conversed for half an hour, alter which Princesses Marie, Jose and Astrid, Duke of Brabant, and Count of Flanders were introduced to the Pope who conversed cordially and presented gifts.

GERMAN TRIAL. BERLIN, Jan. 7. Te thirty days’ trial has begun of the uncrowned King of Georgia, Professor Shavla Karunidze, also of six Germans on a charge of conspiring to forge masses of Russian notes in the hope of causing an economic crash in Russia and overthrowing the Soviet! ,in the rush attack led by Tannenburg and General Hossmann.

It is suggested the real prize was the control of Georgian oil wells, and in this connection it is implied great oil magnates, including one Briton, is behind She plot. Karunedz protests his only motive was to free Georgia. Rasputin’s secretary, Baron von Steinheil, residing at Paris, is allegedly involved, but extradition has been refused.