GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

“GAS BOMBARDMENT”

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LONDON, Aug. 26

The “News Chronicle” correspondent at Berlin says German chemists declare themselves 1 satisfied ■ with the lesson leai*nt in a three hours “gas bombardment” on a snuburb (Kanserlauten, Bavaria), directed by two well-known professors. Poisonous gases of the deadliest kind were used, hut the new type of gasmask is said to have oompletly protected firemen and policemen who “defended” the locality.

KIDNAPPED BABY

A LONDON MYSTERY,

LONDON, Aug. 26

The kidnapped baby sensation (cabled on August lltli.) has been revived by a statement in , the “Daily Telegraph” that Mrs Pither, who has been missing since the real story, has been located in a house on the outskirts of London by officials of Scotland Yard, who have not ceased their search since she went missing. It is understood the next chapter in the extraordinary affair will be centred in the courts, because Mrs Pither is allegedly guilty of a false registration of birth.

COMMONWEALTH LOAN

LONDON, Aug. 26,

The issue of five millions of Com* monwealth Tileasuo-y Bills to .meet those maturing on 2nd. Sept, will be placed by tender next week, closing on 4th. Sept.

SOUTH AFRICAN PREMIER, RUGBY, Aug. 23. General Hert?x)g, Prime Minister South Africa',, arrived at Elgin this morning on a week-end visit to Mr Ramsay MacDonald at Lossiemouth.

A YACHTING PARTY

SUVA, Aug. 27,

The yacht Zaca arrived from Apia yesterday. She left San Francisco oh June 7th with Captain Rotch and a party of five including the owner, and crew of twelve. The vessel sails in a week’s time for Noumea, Borneo, Java, Singapore, Ceylon and Cannes where ishe will stay for three months proceeding via Madeira, Azores and San Francisco.

ROUMANIAN KING

CORONATION POSTPONED

BUCHAREST, Aug. 26

King Carol’s coronation is still surrounded by difficulties. King Carol has relinquished the idea of being crowned alone, but M. Mania has failed to induce the King to annul his divorce and become reconciled to Queen Helen, who keepb her own counsel, Many are convinced that a sincere reconciliation is impossible. Meanwhile, the coronation has been indefinitely postponed,

IMPORTANT SUGGESTION,

(Received this day at noon.) LONDON, Aug. 26

The British Government is expected to propose to the Imperial Conference for the bulk purchase of foodstuffs and raw material from the Dominions, details of which Mr Thouins, a member of the Cabinet, and others, are working out. Tt is believed the Government will propose to establish public utility undertakings which would buy wool, wheat, meat and other commodities from the Dominions. It is probable that these commodities from foreign countries would only be admitted under license.

A NEW STEAMER

LONDON, Aug. 26

Vickers and Armstrong launched nt Barrow the New Zealand Shipping Company’s 12,000 tons vessel “Otaio.”

Sailed—Tnmaroq from Curacao; Port Fremantle from. Colon,