GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 6 January 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

SUDDEN DEATH

OF INDIAN DELEGATE. (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, January 4. Obituary—Mautana Muhammad Ali, Moslem delegate to the Round Table Conference from heart failure from which ho had suffered for a long time. Mr Wedgewood Bonn, in a tribute says Ali courted death. Although he knew he was a dying man, lie gladly crossed the seas to serve India, in defiance of his doctor’s orders. Ho entertained guests on January 2nd from his death bed, pleading for a better understanding. WHEAT PRICES. VANCOUVER, Jan. 5. The ultimate salvation of wheat growers lies in complete national and international control by growers themselves, states Mr Moloney. A hundred per cent national organisation could control all the marketing factors and would not work for fancy prices. •Growers, until organised as thoroughly as wheat buyers, must always expect periodical chaos.

CHINESE TRANSPORT,

TOWED OFF BY BRITISH GUNBOAT

•SHANGHAI, January b

The river gunboat H.M.S. Mantis towed off a Chinese military transport ashore on a sandbank near Temple Hill which is bandit ridden section or the middle Yangtsze, when in imminent danger ol attack by Reds, afro the day before heavily fired on Mantis. The Mantis replied inflicting many Red casualties. Gunboats are daily engaging the Communists on this section of the river.

IJ.S. APPEAL COURT,

NEW YORK, January 5

United States Circuit Court of Appeal to-day Held the Eighteenth Amendment had been constitutionally adopted. The Court thus took a view contrary to that of Federal Judge Clark of Newark, N.J., recently.

AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER. sTI-eceivAf! Hii<j Hnv at 1 l a.m.. LONDON, January 5. It is understood for reasons of economy that the Dominion Office is not appointing a High Commissoner to Australia. It is likely the existing machinery in Australia will be temporarily utilised for diplomatic and commercial affairs.

EXCHANGE RATE,

LONDON, January 5. The announcement of an increased exchange rate took banking circles by surprise. Though some increase was expected the increase accentuates the already sharp distress of those subsisting either by returns from Australian investments, or by remittances. It furthermore adds to the difficulties of the Government meeting periodical payments.