GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 March 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

CAUSING ALARM. AMONG -MINERS. .United B'-eas Association.—By Electric Te.egraph.—Copyright. > (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON. March 19. A report from Newcastle states the owners (decision is causing alarm among the miners, who have not already applied for woik, coupled with the fact that they have learned hat the tradeunion movement is unable to provide the staff levies recently imposed 011 their behali by the Trade Union Congress at Melbourne.

Ihe Miners Officials Convention sitting at Sydney, decided to invite the Prime Minister. Treasurer Theodore, and Attorney-General Brennan to the Convention, in order to make a final appeal to them to intervene against the coalowners.

LONDON, March 19.

Mr McDonald pointed out that the owners would reopent he mines at their discretion, but a sufficient number of men were already available for some large pits.

CAPE POLITICS

CAPETOWN. March 19

The Minister of Finance replying in the appropriation debate in the Assembly explained that the failure of the six million loan was due to the issue price not appealing to big subscribers. A cable to-day stated the underwriters had been relieved of a considerable amount, and the loan wn« now nt five-eighth’s premium. He announced the duty on sugar, which was at present four and six plus. The suspended duty of three and six per hundred pounds would be doubled, and by-products would be exempted. The Speaker announced the adoption of the designation of M.P.. instead of M.L.A.. in order to come, into line with the practice in other Dominions.

AN INDIAN RIOT

CALCUTTA, -March 19

Sixty people were injured in a riot in the district Magistrate’s Court at Rangoon, where Sengupta, the Mayor of Calcutta, is undergoing trial 011 a charge of sedition. The trouble began during a procession outside the courthouse. Most witnesses are alleged to have been intimidated, and declined to say Sengupta’s speech was seditious. Four European police sergeants were injured.

TROTSKY ILL

VIENNA, March 19

Letters from the island of Prinkipo, where he is living in exile, state Trotsky is gravely ill of tuberculosis and is unable to sit up or write.

TO JOIN CLIMBERS

LONDON, March 19

Wood Johnson, a tea planter at Darjieling, an experienced Himalayan mountaineer, is joining the Kauchenjunga Expedition, General Birdwood has arranged for a specially selected Gurkha man,, a commissioned officer speaking English, should accompany the Party. The expedition has applied direct to the Maharajah for permission to enter Nepal, probably leaving Darjieling on April 4th.

GERMAN INVENTOR’S CLAIM,

BERLIN, March 19

Designs for a new type of submarine, armoured, requiring no ballast and developing a surface speed of twenty-two knots, equipped with torpedoes showing no wake, lias '.been produced by Professor Oswald Flam.ni, who claims it would lie as much in advance of the existing submarines as the German pocket battleship Ersatz, preussen is ahead of its predecessors. The torpedoes invisibility is achieved by an improved drive, which also increases the speed. Germany is not permitted to, build submarines and Flamm. is unable to finance the model but hopes a foreign Government become interested.

PRINCE AWARDED DAMAGES

PARIS. March 19

Claiming that the film adaption of the “Merry Widow” held him and the Royal family up to contempt. Prince Danilo, of Montenegro, sued a producing cov for £4OOO sterling, damages. Counsel declared the picture transformed the story of the merry widow from a Puritan comedy into a document directly applying to the principality of Montenegro, the character of the Prince being revealed as coarse and brutal, in a light not shown in the musical comedy. Danilo was awarded £BOO.

A DIVORCE CASE

LONDON, March 19

Fox in cross-examination admitted lie was cited as co-respondent in the case of Captain Morse against his wife, who was a wealthy Australian, who returned to Australia in 1929. She lived with him and his mother for three years. Mrs Morse loaned them money. He insured her life at Imr request and she willed him the money.

WOOL SALES. LONDON, March 19. To-day’s wool sales offerings are 8902 hales including 1.500 New Zealand. Approximate sales wore 7(550. There was a large selection of greasy merinos, principally Yorkshire style, and a moderate lot of New Zealand slipes. Steady competition at opening prices was maintained.