GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

PRINCE OF WALES

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LONDON, .March 12

The Prince of Wales is now at Entebbe. Yesterday he flew over Entebbe and Kampala in a South African Air Forcer machine, which is engaged on a Cairo to Cape service flight.

HEAVY OPIUM FINE

(Received this day at B'•a.m.) •' SINGAPORE. March 15. After the discovery of £SOOO worth of opium in the coal hunkers of the Pan do Kidderpore, five Chinese were fined £6OOO sterling.

COMMERCIAL

LONDON, March 13

Cargoes are still 6d down. Parcels are in poor request, 3d decline. Futures, London, March-May 345, Liverpool March 7s OJd. May 7s 3|d, July 7s od nett cash. Spot trade is small, prices generally are easier. Australian ex-ship 41s. Flour is dull, Australian ox store 31s 6d. Oats are weaker. Peas are steady. Beans are quiet.

A MURDERER’S REQUEST,

BUDAPEST. March 14

Sentenced to five years’ hard labour for killing a nagging wife, Stephen Meszaros begged to be sentenced to death, as lie wanted to join his better half in the next world, so that he could finally square accounts., because it was not enough to have killed her once.

CHILI’S STATUS.

(British Official, Wireless).

, RUGBY, March 14. '"The King has approved of a recommendation by the Foreign Secretary that bis Majesty’s representative in Chili shall in future lie Ambassador instead of Minister as hitherto and that the Ambassador from the Republic of Chili will he received at his Majesty’s court.

Britsih and Chilian Governments are satisfied these elevations of .status of two representatives will be to the mutual advantage of both countries. The necessary steps will shortly be taken to give effect to His Majesty’s pleasure in tlie case of the British representative. and it is anticipated similar steps will be taken by the Chilian Government regarding the representative of Republic in London.

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

RUGBY, March 14

The Home Secretary has appointed Edward Hale Tindal Atkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions in place o'f Sir Archibald Bodkin who retires on pension.