GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SOCIALIST’S SPEECH

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(Received this dav at 10 a.m.'

MADRID, April 30,

The Socialist leader, Indalecio Prieto will answer in the law courts for the speech; in which he accused King Allfonso and members of the Royal family of engaging in financial transactions. Evidence clearing the King’s mme will be most welcome to his supporters, owing to the prevalence of stories of this character.

NEW ZEALAND PICTURES. LONDON, . April 30.

Pictures of New Zealand interestexhibited at the Royal Academy are: Arthur Burgess’s “Yachts in Fiord,” and Archibald Nichols’s “Akaroa.” Richard Gross’s huge equestrian model for Wellington Peace Memorial is accommodated in the centre of the Academy courtyard.,-

BUTTER BILL. LONDON, April 30

It was stated at a meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society that the Government would not afford facilities for a discussion on the Blended Butter Bill. It is understood the Minister of Agriculture’s expert advisers say it would he impossible to identify, by a chemical analysis, butter as home produced or foreign.

AGREEMENT SIGNED

(Received this dnv at 11 a.ra.l RUGBY, April 29

The Colonial office announces ' the agreement to defie friendly relations between His Majesty and Raja of Mohammedan in the state of Perlis in Malay Peninsula was signed on 28th April.

ANGLOrEGYETiAN.Conference

LONDON, April 30

Nahas Pasha is advised from Cairo that the courier is leaving on Thursday to deliver new instructions, by air, in time for Monday’s conference.

ITALY’S NAVY

ROME, April 03

Following tbe bum chin as, cabled on April 27th., Cabinet to-day approved of the building of one cruiser, two vscoutfc cruisers, four destroyers and twenty-two submarines.