GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

RECEIVER APPOINTED. riJnited Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Received this day a* noon.) LONDON, Aug. 27. Mr Justice Humphreys. granted the London Maritime Investment Company’s unopposed application for the appointment of a Receiver-Manager of Lamport and Holt. It was subsequently announced that Sir William McCJintock had been appointed Receiver. Lamport and Holt, of which Lord Klysant is chairman, have not paid a dividend oil ordinary shares since 1924. Dividends on preference shares are in arrears since 1925.

BOMBS' IN PEKING. DROPPED BY AEROPLANES. PEKING, Aug. 27. Civil war was brought to the gates of Peking when two Nanking aeroplanes arrived from Tsinnnfu, 300 miles distant and dropped sc vie rad bombs on the city. Two exploded, but there were no casualties though considerable property was damaged.

A LARGE ESTATE. LONDON, Aug. 27. The fortune of the late Lord Sefton has been proved at £1,758,900, FUNERAL CEREMONY. OF DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND. (Received this dav at noon.) RUGBY, Aug. 27. The remains of the Duke of Northumberland were buried to-da.v in Westminster Abbey. Tall, Grenadier Guardsmen bore the coffin through the great west door to the altar, Grenadier Guardsmen also beat a long muffled tattoo on their drums to mark the passing of the Duke, who had been an officer of their regiment. The remains were ;interred -in the family vault in the chnpel of -St, Nicholas. The King and other members of the Iloval Family were, represented. The congregation included members of the oldest families in the land.

AUSTRALIAN HOTHEADS. POSITION DEFINED. LONDON, Aug. 27. An Axistralian Press cablegram recording the “Daily Telegraph’s” featuring of the repudiation resolution, brought n. series of lengthy replies from Australia and the “Daily Telegraph’s” own correspondent in the course of a despatch emphasises that the resolution words were confined to New South Wales Labour Council, at which the A.W.U. Miners’ Federation was not represented. The “Daily Telegraph” to-day displays this message with the headings: “Australia and Financial Crisis. New South Wales Labour Move Denounced. Only Extremists Behind It. Cnbinet’s Policy Unshaken.” The messages add that the “Daily Telegraph’s” serious viewpoint is likely to have a sobering effect on Labour hotheads,, and encourages the Moderates to rally to the support of the Federal Government. TALLOW SALES. LONDON. Aug. 27. At the tallow sales 707 casks were offered nnd 420 sold, prices being unchanged.