GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

| EMPIRE TRADE SCHEME. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. > , LONDON, October 19. Behind the scenes of the Imperial Conference, Mr Graham is fighting :or ,a:t scheme of Empire trade preference, •which: he believes will set Britain on .the road to. prosperity,,while*Mr Snowden has decided to sacrifice some of his free trade principles. The basis of Mr Graham’s scheme \% that Britain should enter into a treaty to buy each year a fixed quantity of Australian meat and timber, Canadian tflieat, New Zealand mutton and . South African fruit. ... The Dominions in. l’eturn to buy , British coal, steel, motor cars, and textiles. Linked up in the agreement will be a provision for credits to finance this big exchange. CAPE WHEAT. / .. .. CAPETOWN, October, 19. A conference of millers and farmers fixed the price of last year’s wheat at a.sovereign a bag, and the present seasons at' half, a crown extra provided they get protection of anti-Australian flour;' Meanwhile ■■ a.., large -cargo exAdelaide is upheld at Durban, the Customs - being .unable... to assess the dumping duty, tho issue being whether, duty: is assessed on home consumption yfilue at the placing of the contract •or the time of. shipment. The . customs demanded the date of contract If tb!e duty is based thereon it is much and might involve a deafer loaf It Is urged if Premier Hertzog agrebs to Empire preference that Government should subsidise wheat farmers and abolish the duty, working out at one or two pence per loaf. , • COMMONER DEAD. • LONDON, October 19. Obituary—The Commoner, Mr A. M. Macrobert; BICYCLE,RACE. .. i, ; MONTREAL, October 19. Horace Horder of Australia, and Lew Elder of Toronto won a six day bicycle race concluded on Saturday. .

RUSSIAN WHEAT

LONDON, October 19

Defending wheat purchases ex-Russia W.. R. Blair, director of the co-opera-tive wholesale society, speaking at Newcastle-bn-Tyne, said the organisatiori was no more pro-Russian, than pro-Australian or pro-Canadian. In fact it had made big advances to Australian farmers in the past, to help them export. Little Russian wheat would presently be used for milling, but almost entirely for poultry and stock food; Therefore it did not compete with English wheat.

FRENCH PRISONERS REQUEST.

PARIS, October 17

,i Ooinracl Koch, who last March shot a. gunsmith in his Paris shop, for the purpose of robbery, and who was sentenced to imprisonment, has appealed twice to have his sentence made one of death instead. He declares that, after thinking over his crime, he does not see why lie should not die. Thus far the authorities have not met his wish.

AMBASSADOR RETURNS

TOKIO, October 17

After cornpleting five years as Ambassador to Japan, Sir John Tilley, G.0.M.G., G.0.V.0., has embarked on the liner Portffos for Home. He had an enthusiastic send-off, which testified to the most cordial appreciation of his services.

NEW TRAIN MODEL

A GERMAN INVENTION.

Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) LONDON, October 20.

The; “Ti,mes” Berlin correspondent s<ays: A flying pullman,” the invention of a German engineer, Kruekenberg, shaped like a zeppelin and -driven with-a five hundred horse power aeroplane engine and four bladed propellor, made a trial trip on a rail track used ; for Opel’s rocket car experiments. It carried forty passengers and reached 94 miles hourly, within two minutes •* of starting. It is claimed to. travel sixty-two . miles on twelve gallons of ail.fuel, and is likely to revolutionise the designs of , express trains. Special springs eliminate vibration.

1000-METRE RECORD.

PARIS, October 19

The athlete, La Doumergue, ran one thousand metres in 133 3-5 seconds thus heating. Dr. Peltzer, the German’s world’s record.