GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BRITAIN’S WAR DEBT,

PAYMENTS TO U.S.A

[United Press Association-—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright. ]

LONDON, Sept. 15

The News Chronicle on the highest authority, denies rumours which are being circulated in America, that Britain is making representations to Washington with a view to reducing the payments of American war debts.

T[ie newspaper points out that Britain thus far, has paid the United states £312,460,000, of which only £84,230,000 is repaid capital, £909,• 425,000 is still outstanding.

HURRICANE DA-MAGE

AT LEAWARD ISLANDS t

(Official Wireless.)

(Received this day at 1.5 p.m.) RUGBY’, September 16. The Governor of Leeward Islands has telegraphed the Colonial secretary that an inspection after the recent hurricane showed the damage done was undobntediy serious, making considerable assistance imperative. Six deaths have been reported and many injured are in Rosaii hospital and in the country districts half of the lime crop. 75 per cent, of .'the coconut crop and the whole of late cocoa crop are destroyed. The crisis justified the new policy of grafting lime trees, since nearly all withstood the hurricane. The food scarcity can he met by contributions received or promised. The total damage to public works was about £10,000: and to residents houses, several thousands more. SIR NEVILLE HOWSE. , LONDON, Sept. 16. Sir Neville Howse’s condition is unchanged and it is still grave. UNEMPLOYED FIGURES. LONDON, Sept. 16. Unemployed on September Bth, totalled 2,139.571, an increase in the week of 79;,127. COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE. A DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) ' LONDON. Sept. 16. Senator Poll, who represented Arjsitralin at the International Parliamentary Commercial Conference at Brussels, at which forty nations were represented, said the Conference members roundly condemned Australia’s tariff,- but Mr Poll defended the tariff and pleaded 1 til'dt Australia was endeavouring to restore her trade balance and readjust her finances. He urged that ; the world should regard Australia ns n good customer, endeavouring to solve her temporary difficulties. A CAT BURGLAR LONDON. Sept. 16. It is reported from Geneva that Noel Barker, a member of the House of Commons'and his wife, were awakened by an intruder in their bedroom at an 1 hotel. They found a oat burglar ransacking the place. The intruder' escaped after threatening Barker with a revolver. The affair is enveloped in secrecy, but it is understood that the burglar secured certain keys of despatch boxes resembling those used for the carriage of Foreign Office confidential documents. R ACEHORSE DR UGGED. HORSE AND TRAINER DISQUALIFIED. LONDON, Sept. 16 The Jockey Club Stewards, Earls Zetland. Roseberrv and Harewood have announced that they found that n drug had been administered to Grant Success, the winner of the Carfin Handicap at Lanark on 24th July. They disqualified the horse and warned off the trainer. D, Taylor, an ex-jockey, who had a remarkable sequence of five victories this season with Darhov. The announcement caused a sensation. .