GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

CONVERSION LOAN

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(Received this day at 10 a.m.)

LONDON. Eel). 23

The Bank of England announces a new I.) per cent, conversion loan at an issue price of bo, redeemable in 1910-

laTJED EMPIRE PARTY

LONDON, Feb. 23

Air Davidson, Cha i:man of the Conservative Party, expresses bis opinion servative Empire Party will split the atiti-Soeia 1 ist vote, and sound the death knoll of safeguarding. He adds: Resolutions of (onkdence in Mr Baldwin are pouring in from all parts of Die country. FOUND DROWNED. SUVA,. Feb. 24. W. C. Mady, aged 45, third engineer on the Makatea, was found drowned in Nabiikulou Creek in the. centre ot the- town this evening. He came from Scotland and Sydney. An inquest will probably be held on Tuesday. AN INDIAN RAID. DELHI, Feb, 23. A dramatic midnight raid by police on an Indian hotel in Bombay, resulted in tile seizure of twenty-nine revolvers and 15,000 rounds of am munition. One arrest was made. PICTURE BANNED. SHANGHAI, Feb. 23. Local Chinese authorities banned the screening of Harold Lloyd’s flint “Welcome Danger,” claiming the scenes laid in San Francisco of China, men are insulting to the Chinese nation. AN AVALANCHE. ROME, Feb. 22. An avalanche overwhelmed a number of houses in the Bolognola district burying the inhabitants. Nine wei’e dug out dead. Five were recovered injured and twelve are missing, for whom rescuers are searching. Many cattle perished.

PRESS OPINION. LONDON, Feb. 23,

The “Sunday Times” says Lord Beaverbrook’s action looks the finest gift the anti-Socialist could make to Socialism. The country has given repeated proofs it will not. have taxes on imported foods, nor will the Dominion’s forego tariffs. The United Empire Party can only take votes from parties opposed to Socialism. ■lf Socialism triumphs, not only England but the Empire is endangered. It would be a strange day’s work for a (party that started ostensibly in the interests of tne Empire.

AN AVALANCHE. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) ROAIE, February 23. Thirteen are dead and five injured and seven missing as the result of an avalanche which was caused by a succession of heavy snowfall rolling down Ex peril no mountain. It overwhelmed forty houses in the hamlet of Dimez'io Boloona. Soldiers and others are digging and searching the ruins.