GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SILVER SLUMP. HONG KONG DOLLAR DROPS. (United Press A«»ociation—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). HONG KONG. January G. At the opening of the Stock Exchange at Hong Kong, to-day, the dollar reached one shilling, which is the lowest ever recorded. The community is gravely concerned at the collapse of silver. The outlook is of the darkest. The dollar it is predicted, will yet reach ten pence or lower. BRITISH COAL DISPUTE. LONDON, January 6. The South Wales miners and coal owners agreed to meet Hon. air Graham (President of the Board of Trade) and Hon. Mr Shinwell (Assistant Labour Minister) to-morrow in order to consider a basis of discussion for a further meeting of the Coneili ation Board.

BOTHWELL’S TOMB

BURGLED IN DENMARK

COPENHAGEN, January 0

Thieves broke open the glass case enclosing the sarcophagus in the crypt of Faarevigle Church containing the remains of Both well, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots. They were, however, disappointed in their expectation of finding jewels.

EGYPTIAN TRIALS. (Received this day nt 11.30 a.tn.) CAIRO, January 7. Mansura Assize Court passed judgment on sixty-eight Egyptians arrested in Mansura riots on August Bth. involving the deaths of two policemen and six citizens, acquitted all the accused of manslaughter of the constables. They liberated nine and sentenced seven to nine lashes, three to fifteen days imprisonent, nine to a year apiece and the others to four months hard labour.

MR RAMSAY AIacDOXALD. s LONDON, Janam-v 7. Ur MacDonald speaking at Sealiin Harbour said in reference to the coal trouble. —“The Government does not want any dispute at present, but it is not going to interfere in any way which would make injustice a condition of peace. The owners have not accented a National Industrial Board, which the Government considers essential to reorganisation of the coal industry and have thereby set a very had exmaple.