GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

WORLD WHEAT POOL,

PREDICTED AT NEW YORK

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

NEW YORK, March 10

Mr George Williams, former President of the United Farmers’ Saskatchewan Section, has predicted here the organisation of an International Wb ( .at Pool, operated by Canada Russia, Australia, Argentina, and the United States.

WORLD GRAIN EXHIBITION

BUENOS AIRES, March I',

Tlit; Print*? of Wales may open the World’s Grain Exhibition at Reginu, in Canada, next year. Sir George Perley, on behalf of the Canadian Government, has extended an invitation to the Prince to officiate Sir G. Perley is here in connection with the British Empire Trade Exposition. STEEL TRUST INCOME. NEW YORK. March lb. The United States Steel Corporation’s total business in 19.30 was 1.509,000,000 dollars, showing 21.7 per cent of a. decrease from 1929. The not income was 104,000.000 dollars in 1930 compared with 197,000,000 dollars in 1 1929. f t SOVIET AGENT SHOT IN TOKIO. TOKIO, March 10. I .U. .Aniekofl, iHoviet commercial r agent, was leaving his suburban residence for the city tins morning, when he was shot tlmy. times, but not fatally. His assailant was not do- | te,.„cd, and escaped. It is suggested that the shooting | was in consequence of Aniekeff’s propaganda activities. KAMCHATKA KISH KICKS. TOKIO, March 10. Aniekcff's assailant has surrendered to the police. Me stated his motive was indignation at the Soviet hampering Japan’s treaty rights at the Kamchatka fisheries. RYE-ELECTION. LONDON, March 10. To-day’s bye-cleetion for the St. George's (Westminister) seat has evoked extraordinary interest and unprecedented press attention. Preaching at Savoy Chapel, the chaplain asked for voluntary workers for Mr Duff Cooper (Conservative). He said: “This I regard as being distinctly a religions work for the defence of the Magna Carta of our liberties.” H,. cited Sir Robert Horne’s views that it was a fight “to maintain the decencies of public life against unparalleled vulgarities that bad been introduced by the press barons.” PRINCES VISIT CORDOBA. BUENOS AIRES, March 15. The British Princes left here in separate planes on Sunday for the cattle ranch of Carlos Brown, en route to to visit friends. They will return on Thursday and will then talk business to the British merchants participating in the Empire Trade Exposition. AUSTRALIAN LOAN CHARGES. (Received 9.,35 a.m.) | LONDON, March 10. I In connection with statements by Mr Lang attacking allegedly usurious rates of overseas interest, tlm Ans- | tralian Press secured figures of Australia’s indebtedness, showing the average interest on Federal and State borrowings i n Australia is £5 5s 3d per cent., in New York £5 0s 9d, and in London £1 Jss Od. NAVAL AGREEMENT. (Received 8.55 a.m.) RUGBY, March 10. For the purpose of considering the form and final drafting of the Anglo-Franeo-T talian Naval Agreement, a meeting of diplomatic and tocli.ni<-aI experts is being arranged to take place in London on Thursday. Dwight Morrow, who was one of the American delegates at last year’s LonInn Naval Conference, will attend together with Ambassador Dawes, on lelialf of United States, while Japan’s •cpresentative will h ( > Malsudaira. her Ambassador in London.

R ELEASE OF INDI ANS. ECO BY, Alarch 17. Answering a question in I lie Commons. the Secretary for India said 13,027 male persons and 408 women civil disobedience prisoners in various provinces have been released as a result of the agreement for the cessation of eivil obedience. MR. SNOWDEN’S OPERATION.

Mr Snowden to-day underwent a minor operation which a- bulletin says was successfully performed and the patient bore the operation very well.