GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1931, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

CRICKETER’S SAD END. [United Press Association—By Electric telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, May 16. Tlie body of .J. A. Ciifi’e, the Worcestershire cricketer, who e il me from New South Wales, ha s been recovered from the river Trent, DECEASED A SCHOOL COACH. LONDON. May 17. Tlie cricketer, CufFe, whose body w«s recovered from tlie river Trent, had only recently arrived in England from Now South Whiles, ami had taken up duties as n cricket couch at the Repton School. A man was seen to fall from a bridge at Burton-ori-Trent on May 5 th. WOOL POSITION. LONDON. May 17. Air Devereaux. the Australian wool representative, reports that last week London sales witnessed a good general competition, closing active hut without anv improvement in prices. Offerings consisted largely 'of speculators’ parcels and wools purchased for exchange, with scourers consignments There was b carry over of seveiity-two thousand bitless, The long hiUM'vjtl before the »u‘M set - , ion, on 7th July, will give n much need, eel period for the digestion of heavy imports. The position at Yorkshire is unchanged, with a slightly better tone. The market for merino top crossbred yarns is also unaltered. Negotiations in France with textile operatives continues. Work is not yet suspended. Reports from Germany indicate dullness.

EMPIRE NEEDS. (Received 9.60 a.m.) LONDON, May 17. Europe is the most dangerous continent. the Pacific the most dangerous ocean, and Islam the most dangerous civilisation.

Britain has ties to all three, says Gilbert Murray, therefore if a shock came, she would suffer more than any other Power. A peaceful world is tile Empire’s first interest. I hat does not mean yielding to anybody, hut we must realise the importance of settling matters by conference. Therefore it is nonsense to say there is a clash of interests. between the Empire and tue League of Nations.

WOMEN DETECTIVES. LONDON. MAY 17. Crime novelists will welcome Scotland Yard's decision to employ female detectives. Twenty-five women are already being trained in crime detection. It is believed that they will he, most valuable in dealing with women shop lifters, blackmailers and recovers, TIN PRODUCTION. HAGUE. May 17. The Tin Production Conference decided to advise a further reduction of at least twenty thousand tons per annum. TEXTILE WORKER'S STRIKE. PARTS. May 17. The textile workers union has dci*l a red a general strike at Lilh\ R° u " b;,ix and Tourcoing, beginning tomorrow. The strike which is due to wages reduction. affects one hundred thousand employees aml four hundred factories. DUKE OF YORK. LONDON. May 17. The Duke of York put up a fine perfonmi’-ee in the final of Marlborough golf tournament at Sandwich, doing the first nine holes in 37 and turning four up. His opponent I °* plied hv drawing square as the result of placing seven holes Mi fours and the seventeenth was halved. The Duke was beaten in a groat match on the la«t green, taking live to his opponent’s four.