GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

YYATELER PEACE PRIZE. United PrOsa Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) GENEVA, .March 30. Sir Drummond, Secretary-General of the League of Nations was awarded the 1931 Wntcier Renee Prize by Carnegie Foil mini ion. Hague, totalling C 2083 sterling, which Drummond has given to tho League of Nations Association, at Brussels.

PROPOSAL FAVOURED. GENEVA. March 30. New Zealand lias informed the Sec-retary-General of the League of Nations that with the exception of two minor points, 'it favours the propo&tl for attending the League Covenant in order to bring it into line with the Briand-Kellogg Pact. DUKE OF YORK. LONDON. Yiarch 30. The Duke of York has been appointed Grand Ylaster of Master Masons in Middlesex. EQUTNFj DEFENCE LEAGUE. LONDON. Yiarch 30. Denouncing tho Grand National as a mad gamble and gross violation of the law against cruelty to animals, and a national disgrace, the Equine Defence League sent n letter to the National Hunt Committee, urging the abolition of the Grand National, The letter declares no animal enn endure the ordeal, and escape almost certain injury of body and mind. Ylan owes the horse an enormous debt, which he repays by cowardly, diabolical treatment like the scene at Beechers Brook.

IMPROVED FEELING. LONDON, Min reh 30. The announcement of the payment of New South Wales interest brought many buyers and orders for Australian stock and found sellers scarce. Consequently there was a rapid, nil round recovery of prices.