GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

BIG BLAZE AT APIA

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright )

(Received this day at 8 a.m.)

APIA, June 17

There was a big blaze at 8.30 o’clock to-night, Morris Ledstrom Ltd. packing department sheds being burnt out. Good work of. the police and others made a good save of the adjacent-main stre, over . which- .was -the manager’s residence. The new .manager, the exdeportee , Smyth arrived on . Saturdaylast, taking- over ;from the retiring manager, Johnston. The damage is unascertain able. .Little, was saved.

JAPANESE PROTESTS

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) TOKYO, June 18

Lumber interests are protesting at Australia’s, proposed prohibitive tariff, urging they retaliate against Australian wool, wheat' and milk.

PRESS..-TOURISTS', y '-h

LONDON,, Jane 18

The Press, . Conference delegates dined at -the -Royal' Academy,: 1 - when Mr Baldwin -prOposedOthev.tOasty “The Tenth Muse.-.” • He- : describes • • the world as “contracting-till : olie' nlfhost heard the crackling of 1 -its folds. - ’* ‘Heasked 'the- Press.-to • 1 : 'givtU ! ’thepeople truth. - "Unless the -people ; of the various Dominions Were • • fold '-the whole truth, 'and nothing hut' the whole truth about problems of the different parts of the Empire, only a disaster could result.

Mr Fink (Melbourne) replying, said that the Press appreciated the note of responsibility and service to the Empire which Mr Baldwin had struck. Mr -T. Hutchison (New Zealand) referred to the Maori custom of fattening their captives before slaughtering them. He said that some of the delegates were a ,little nervous ! - 1 " ' '

Sir William TJewyllvn (President of •the Academy) said -tlmt-it- was hoped ■shortly to hold there an exhibition, of the Dominions’' art:

NEW CIVIL LIST

BUCHAREST. .Juno 'if

« The Liberal Party leader,- M. George’ Bratiano, the son of ex-Preinier Bratiano has announced that his -Parliamelntary Party will ' loyally support King Carol. A new civil list lias been introduced in which King. Carol will receive fifty, thousand per annum. Queen Helen:-, and Crown ' Prince; Michael receive £8750 each, and Queen Marie £25,000. -' • • "

PRAISE FOR NEW ZEALAND

VANCOUVER, June' 19

" Praising NewbZealand progress; particularly in re-afForestatioh ahd agriculture, . Mr; J. -wGv Robson, 5 'the • Vancouver member ♦•of: the British Columbia Lumbermen Delegation.- which recently returnedi from -the <Antipodes; addressing; the Trade Board > stilted 7 outside British', Columbia nowhere else iti tlie 'world would' lie -rather reside that in New Zealand. He urged that Australia should be invited to send a similar delegation to Canada.