GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 December 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ORIENT COY. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright ) LONDON, Dec. 10. The Directors of Orient Coy’s report states in view of the economic difficulties in Australia, the Company must expect a serious reduction in revenue in the next five years. GERMAN REPARATIONS. LONDON, Dec. 10. Mr Snowden status Great Britain’s receipts from German reparations for the year ending 31st August, totalled £.15,880,000 sterling. The rest of the Empire’s share was £2,160,000. GENERAL SMUTS.. CAPETOWN, Dec. 10. 'Qsnaral ISmuts .‘(peaking alt the South African Party National. Congress at Bloemfontein, said -what might have, been the most, brilliant and successful of all Imperial Conferences had ended in disillusionment and disappointment for every part of the British Commonwealth. They learned that the Government was not going to tamper again with British preference.

PRIVY COUNCIL DECISION, LONDON, December 10. The House of Lords lias allowed the appeal of the owners of the steamer “Kitano Maru” against the judgment of the Court of Appeal on January 27th last, and has restored Mr Justice Hall’s judgment. ZEEBRUGGE RAID PARTICIPANT. (Received this dav at, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 11. Commander Lyon Berthon, who participated in the Zeebrugge raid aboard the Vindictive, was married to Miss Doris Marjorie Brown of Wimbledon. After the honeymoon they proceed to New Zealand, where Berthon takes up an appointment at the Naval Base, Auckland. AN APPOINTMENT. LONDON, December 10.

Sir Haviland Hiley has been appointed one of eleven chairmen rtf the Board of Commissioners operating throughout the country under the new Traffic Act.

ADMIRAL DEAD. LONDON, December 10. Obituary.—Admiral Sir Richard Poole.