GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

SAILING SHIt’S ARRIVE. tnited Press Association—by Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, May o. The four master Archibald Russell arrived at Falmouth ninety-five days from Port Lincoln compared with the Herzogin Cecil its 92. The Viking also arrived in 129 days. It was at Callao when the revolution broke out. The Captain was offered two thousand sterling apiece to take refugees, but refused as it was too risky, owing to the strict watch over the ship.

GOLD HOLDING. (Received 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, May 6. in a written reply to Mr Lambert’s question, Mr J’ethick-Lawreuce gives details ol the world’s gold holdings, firstly in December 1929. secondly in April 1931 and thirdly proportion to currency. United States 880.3 millions; 96C millions; ’ll 1.1 per cent. France 335 millions. 417.7 million: 72 per cent. Germany 115.1. 115.1, 63.7 per cent. Italy 56.1, 57.4. 35.9 per cent. Britain 14<.7, 146.3, 41.8 per cent. GLIDER RECORD. BERLIN, May 5. Munich advice states Towed by plane, Herr Gwenhoff detached his glider and flew the world’s record distance of 166 miles. COMPANY LOSS. LONDON, May 6. Ihe Scottish-Au.strnliitn mining loss for tik' year was £19,137 which with the previous debit balance was written off the reserve fund. deranged father.

HANGS HIS DAUGHTER. 'Received this day at •* a m ) PARIS, May 0. !he police are seeking a man who hanged his eighteen year old daughter in the. presence of her mother-in-law Localise she married against his wishes. Profiting by the absence ol the husband on military service, the father united her to stay at her old home at Cleannontferrand and .suddenly in a lonely spot tied a rope to her neck and he hanged her to a tree. When doa c | lie dragged the body to another tree and rehanged it.

REPRESENTING MANDATES'. LONDON, May 6In addition to representing Australia mandates commission at Geneva in June Mr Collins Vepresents th? British Empire and answers questions regarding Nauru mandate., INTERIM DIVIDEND. LONDON, May 6. New Zealand and Australian Land Company ai‘e paying an interim dividend of two per cent, on preference and delaying consideration of the ordinary dividend.