GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

AMENDMENT CARRIED

[United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.]

LONDON, May 13

The House of Lords by 134 to 48 carried an amendment to a clause in the Coal 'Bill, limiting district outputs.

RUSSELL OWEN,

£2OO PRIZE AWARDED.

VANCOUVER,, May 13

Mr Russell Owen has been awarded £2OO, the Pultizer prize, for the best reporting last year contained in lus stories of the Byrd expedition.

EXCHANGE RATE,

LONDON, May 13 Exchange on Montreal is 4.863.

WILKINS’ SUBMARINE TRIP TO ARCTIC.

REQUEST FOR U.S.A. SUBMARINE

WASHINGTON, May i2

Sir H. WilEins has made a written request to the Navy Department for the charter of the de-comrriissioned submarine. “0126.”.; His plans disclosed that the submersible, if made available,' will be specially rebuilt, and will uo equipped with machinery, tp ,bore through; tW .ice. ;It will carry also a balloon; for air observation, and radio and television apparatus, ,

COURT PRES ENT ATJONS.

LONDON, May 13

Ordinarily the Court presentations of visitors from the Dominions - are undertaken : by the- wife of the- Secretary of State but Lady Palssfield refuses to adopt the title or attend the Court, wherefore Lady Parmour is carrying out the duties. Those •being presented at Court on Thursday include Mesdames Wilfoi'd, Yeitch, Addison, MaeKartney. Mrs Wilford will present Mesdames H. Davis, J. L. Findlay, Misses Sheila Dumibleton, Stella Murray, Meta Nixon, .of.. Christchurch, Mesdames. Hubert Nathanp' Bruce, Rennie of Wellington, Joan -Kelly, 'of Napier, Elena Helmore of Timaru, Veronica Nichols,-of Otagor. . v ' : ; Mrs ,Hubert Nathan Mill' prose fit hei ' daughter', Joyce, at the ' fifth Court, on 10th July;

. LEAGUE COUNCIL

69th SESSION OPENS. ; GENEVA, May 13

The-fifty-ninth , session .of the League Council, opened under, the Presidency of thee Jugo-Slav Foreign Minister, Marinkovitch.

Doctor. Curtins reported a scheme for a tariff -truce had not found favour, hut twenty-thr*ee States had signed an agreement for future negotiations.

THE QUEEN.

LONDON, May 14

• A- Court Circular-States-: Her Majesty the Queen received the Soviet Ambassador and Aladame'' Sokolnikoff at Buckingham Palace.