GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

THE NTW VICEROY. (United Pres* Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) ■ LONDON, Nov. 22. The “Daily Express”' understands the new Viceroy of India will be Lord Corell. ’VARSITY ROWERS. -rr LONDON, Nov, .23. . Oxford trifiil eights include T& H. Dul-ton, of Adelaide, and F. Er.P.lattsAlills/of Ne.w Zealand. Cambridge eights include L. Luxton, of Victoria. DUBLIN POLICEMAN SHOT. LONDON, November 24. A mysterious affair occurred in D.ufelin. When shots were fired outside of the house of Profesor Hayes, Speaker of the Dail, a guard who returned the fire was wounded, and taken to the hospital. There was then much police activity in Dublin, including, the holding up of tram-cars and motor-cars, many rumours floating about ; the city, one being that the Speaker himself was attacked and . 7 wpunded. y , • - r CANADIAN BANKS’ HELP, ... '"VO;,: OTIA.WA', November 23. -' Jt is unofficially' stdted that the Federal Government has assured the (banks tliat it will stand temporarily •behind them in aiiy immediate steps jtaken to assist the Western wheat 'pools.through the present crisis. -> C TOKIO’S WELCOME. > r TO MRS BRUCE, TOKYO, November 24. Mrs Bruce arrived at Tachikawa aerodrome, in Tokyo, .at 1.45 p.m. today. She was escorted by a dozen airplanes, which were despatched to guide her over the difficult Hakone Mountain regions. She had a widly enthusiastic reception from assembled thousands. ' ANCIENT JERUSALEM. REPORTED FINDS. (Received thu day at 9. _ , . JERUSALEM, N.oy. 24. . . A great ‘ arch connected with Biblical times, supposed to be “Tlie cause way of the going up,” mentioned in the First Chronicle’s, 26th June, has been discovered during repairs to a drainage 'canal in the old city, undei a Synagogue close to the W ailing Wall. The arch belongs to a series which, in Jewish times supported the street leading from the -Temple area to the upper city. Also,' sixteen yards below 'the, floor, level of the Synagogue has been found a pool believed to be the “Pool of Bpra.k,” so named after a legendary steed of the Prohpet Mahomet,'. who is . ‘siippoised to have tethered the animal to the spot before his miraculous journey to Heaven.

MR HOOVER. j MESSAGE TO AUSTRALIA. , /Received this day at 0 n WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Mr Hoover gave Mr Brookes a message to Australia on the occasion of the Commissioner-General's visit to bid the President good%e. He said Australia's fluture is certain. The present depression cannot long hinder her' problems, as the primary productions of the country are more easily solved than if she were a converting oouTftry dependent .upon imports of raw products. He expressed keen interest in the affairs of the Commonwealth. ■ - • SPANISH PRISONERS. ESCAPE FROM GAOL. - this -day at 10.30 a.m.) MADRID, November '24. When tire inmates of a military prison -were summoned for church parade tiiis morning it was discovered Commandants- Ramon Franco and Reyes, who were imprisoned for republican activities, had escaped by removing a grille and sliding to the street by a twenty foot rope. Bergenquer said Franco could easily have walked out of tlie door, because he was merely privately detained. He has now incurred dismissal from fhe army by breaking parole. WHEAT PRICES. (Received this uay at 10.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Chairman -Legge informed the Senate Agriculture Committee at a meeting with represen tativos of farmers organisations, that the Farm Board could stabilise American wheat prices at 76 cents or approximately 22 cents above Liverpool quotations, and that the Board was considering purchases of more wheat. A conference was summoned to obtain farmers organisations support to the proposal that the Farm Board he given a free hand w.i.th wheat buying programme before Congress is asked to act on any other measures for farm relief. WHEAT RETURNS. OTTAWA, Nov. 24. A Winnipeg message states Canadian wheat pool announced there has resulted in a decline in the return to the farmer from twenty dollars forty cents per acre in 1925 to six dollars ninety-two cents in 1930, on the basis nf the present prices of wheat.

RADIO ’PHONE RATES. LONDON, Nov. 24. The British Post Office has not'yet officially advised the date of the opening of the Australia-New Zealand telephone service. The rates will he £6 15s for three minutes. STEAMER DRIFTING. LONDON. Nov. 24. The Triton, a. Greek steamer, hound for Cardiff from Rotterdam is drifting ashore three miles of West Portland. A lifeboat was launched and a destroyer has gone to its assistance A high sea is running and visibility is qxtremely had.