GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

POLITICAL. THE DYE STUFFS AMENDMENT. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright > (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, December 18. The “Daily Telegraph’s” political correspondent learns the fjords intends to insist on the Dyestuffs Amendment. He is of opinion it will be difficult for the Government in view of the significance of the division to further resist, when the Bill is returned from the Lords, and allow the amendment to be reinserted. .TAP BANK CLOSED. BY SOVIET AUTHORITIES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) TOKYO 1 , December 19. Soviet authorities suspended tlile Valadi.vostoeik "branch of the Japanese Bank of Korea, and arrested the manager and others of the staff. The action follows months of closest scrutiny of the branch hooks. It is understood the Bank’s operations interfered with the maintenance of the official artificial rouble' exchange rate. THE NEW TREATY. CANADA AND AUSTRALIA. this day at 8.30 a.m.) OTTAWA December 18. On the grounds that Mr Maloney insists that the revelation of the nature of the New Treaty would handicap Australia, Mr Stevens refuses to divulge the details which will be announced first in Australian and Canadian Parliaments. Both Ministers declare the' pact is highly satisfactory and will lead to greatly increased trade. An official statement on the tentative Canadian and Australian Treaty will not he issued until next week. Mr Maloney will he back in the capital on Tuesday. The statement may be a joint one.

PORTUGAL’S DECISION. TO EXPEL REBEL LEADER, LONDON, December 17. The “Daily Mail’s” Madrid correspondent says:—He 'understands' that Portugal has refused to hand over Commandant Franco the Spanish Revolutionary, hut has promised to keep him and his companions under surveillance and .to ex-pel them to England or Holland. ALTER NA TIVE PL AN. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Mr iStimson suggested to-day a cut in immigration of ninety per cent, based on the existing national organs method of as an alternative for the Reed Proposal. to .bar all immigration for two years .as an aid to unemployment. ; , ~, , ;