GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SPANISH POLITICS

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PARIS, Feb. 5

Don Orbteeaeasset, leader of the Spanish Liberal exiles, on the eve of going to Spain predicted the establishment of a Republic. He said: “General Berenguer .cannot last more than a few months. It is to save the King and the cabinet are without a single representative of a vital party. The nation is waiting to see whether, as feared the dictatorship is restored. If so a revolution will follow. If Primo de Rivera had licit resigned a revolution would have; broken out from Cadiz. The garrisons had pledged their support, likewise the navy and tlie flying corps .” He stated he was returning to test the genuineness of the political amnesty.

AN ANCIENT DOCUMENT. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, Feb.' ?. J. B. Merrett, of/ Melbourne, while searching a London cellar, discovered a large dust covered leather case in which were letters, patent date 1847, from the Archbishop of Canterbury,' creating Dr Charles Perry, the first Bishop of Melbourne. Three perfectly preserved parchments,' beautifully adorned, proclaim : “That the town of Melbourne shall henceforth be a city, called the City of Melbourne," and the Cathedral Church shall lie Saint James.” , A huge brown wax, slightly chipped, privy seal depicting Victoria enthroned, is attached to the parchments.

A PHILATELIC DISCOVERY

(Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. G

The fact that the office cleaner at the Inland. Revenue Department had been a stamp collector brought to light a missing link in Tasmania’s philatelic history Among litter in the wastepaper' the cleaner discovered an aged djscoloured letter . with a sketch stamp. He- took it to the President oi the Royal’Plrlatelic Society, who identified it as the design of Tasmania’s first London print. The; stamp was sent by the Governor of Tasmania in 18>3 to the; Colonial Secretary, the Duke of Newcastle. MAJOR-GENERAL DEAD. LONDON, Feb. 6. Obituary—Major-General Sir Henry Hodson, who shared in General Alienin'’,s campaign in Palestine with the Australian Mounteds. A LARGE. ESTATE. LONDON, Feb. 6. Tilden-Smith (cabled on 18th Dec.) left £409,190.

A POLICE! SEARCH

PARIS, • Feb. G

As the result of the receipt of an anonymous letter, the police are excavating Forest Mention, near Paris, seeking the body of Koutepoff. BANK RATE DOWN. LONDON. Feb. 6. The bank rate is 44 per cent. WEST INDIES’ SUGAR. LONDON. Feb. 6. Lord Oliver, of the West Indian Sutrar Commission has returned to London. Interviewed, he said if preference were annulled by the. repeal of the sugar duties, without countervailing assistance, the British West Indies sugar industry would come to an end, except. ■ local supplies,