GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copy right.] LONDON, February 16. Following the recent speeches of .Messrs Snowden and Lloyd George considerable weakness developed on the Stock Exchange. British funds are nil one to two points lower. Several Australians were marked down about the same extent.

TRIALS OF CHINESE IX .JAPAN. KOBE, February 16. On October 19th. and 29th. last, three hundred Chinese, mostly .students at Japanese- "Universities, were arrested on charges of Communist activities. Their examinations were concluded yesterday. Thirty-two were committed for trial. Meanwhile, many

were deported. The charge states the intention was a revolution, first in China, and afterwards throughout the world. In connection with Japanese Communists, who wen 1 not charged, the only Japan activity which was men-

tioned had the inlenion of blowing up tile Chinese Legation. LADY WILKINS GOING TO ABCTIC. 'OTTAWA. Kobrin ry 16. A message from .Montreal states that Lady Wilkins lias announced that she will a/ec.inpa n v her husband on bis. submarine expedition. Sir Hubert Will, im. disfinssing bis plans fo establish meteorological stations, said that they would permit of wefttlior prognostication three years in advance, lie said: “By that, I do not, mean the day by day weather, but the seasonal weather. This cannot be until Bureaux have been, ip operation for at least fifteen years.” THE PRINCES IN PERU. CUZCO, (Peru).'' February 16. The Prime of Wales and Prince George explored this, ancient capital of the Incas tc-dav, arriving by train from Areqitipa. They will return there and prepare for a trip inland to Lapaz. in Bolivia.