GENERAL CABLES
DUTCH OIL PROSPECTORS
lUnited Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph .—Copyright.;
AMSTERDAM, April (5
The Netherlands Petroleum Company is starting oil exploration in New Guinea on. April 17th with an expedition of geologists, which is expected to last for fourteen months.
WOOLLEN TEXTILES
LONDON, April 8.
. The employers have rejected the wool textile operatives offer of a reduction. An expression of surprise was made in view of an even greater reduction already rejected. Notices affecting from 150 to 200 thousand employees will operate, chiefly from Saturday, unless there is an eleventh hour settlement.
EMPIRE MINING CONGRESS
(Received this day at 8.30. a.m.)
Capetown, April 8
The Empire Mining Congress final session accepted an invitation to hold the next congress in Australia in 1932.
Definite decisions were taken regarding a review of mineral resources and industries of the Empire, the establishment of a central home in London for the Empire Council, of which the overseas bodies enjoy all sendees.
THREE PARTY' AGREEMENT
LONDON, April 8.
Britain and America have agreed to the Japanese earlier replacement of light cruisers and destroyers. 'Hie only outstanding point is the transfer of destroyer tonnage to submarines.
ADVANCEMENT ctf SCIENCE
LONDON, April 8
The British Association for the Advancement of Science has received a cable from Lord Bledisloe asking the Association to visit New Zealand in 1934, if a meeting is beld in Australia. The meeting place is not yet fixed. The Association lias not received an invitlaition from Australia. The last meeting held in Australia was in 1914, just before-the .war.
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