GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SPANISH STRIKE WANING

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) {Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) MADRID. Nov. 17. The strike is fading out. The cinemas and theatres reopened on Sunday evening. POLISH ELECTIONS. WARSAW, Nov. 17. During the elections to the Diet there were few disturbances. The Government bloc was generally .successful. PREMIER IMPROVING. (Received this dav at 9.40 a.m.) TOKYO, Nov. 17.

Reassured by the doctor’s report, the feeling is growing that Humaguchi will steadily recover, although not yet out of danger. The Vernacular press emphasise the necessity for precautions for preventing such murderous attacks not merely endangering statesmen, but causing a stigma of national prejstige.

CONSERVATIVE MESSAGE

QUESTION OF PREFERENCE,

(Received this day at 11 n,m.)

LONDON, November 17

“I can give an emphatic message to the Dominion Prime Ministers, that the Conservative Party unpreeedently in history I is unanimously in support of Imperial preference,” said Mr Page Croft (member of the Commons), when speaking at Harrow. “Mercifully, within a year there would be the Ottawa Conference, when he hoped the Conservatives would he in office, with a mandate whioh would save the Empire from the threatened disruption. Tt is for the electorates absolutely to ensure that we should clasp hands across the seas and establish a trade partnership which MacDonald had wantonly. ( refused.-”.. , ■ i h. i' ;

R AIT-WAY WAGE REDUCTION. ’ LONDON. November 171

Rail companies propose, 'ill addition to cuts on i3th November, that workshop pieceworkers should be reduced 6s 6d and time workers 4s 6d weekly. It is estimated that the total reductions wilt.save eleven millions, roughly ten per cent, of the wage hill.

COMMERCIAL,

LONDON, November 17

Autralian stocks have, hardened and dealings in Commonwealth five per sents ranged from 85 to 87 j); six per cents 95 to 97L At Bradford, merinos were very firm and there was a considerable demand for tops.

RUSSIAN ELECTIONS. WARSAW, November 17,

The Diet', elections resulted Pilstidsb.i’s Government btoe obtaining 248 seats out of 444. The opposition bitterly complain of police coercion the arrest of the opposite*! leaders incluuing eighty ex-deputies at Brest Bre* ditovsk military t gnol enabled PilH.idski’s tViumph.