GENERAL GABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 6

GENERAL GABLES

ITALY’S ACCEPTANCE

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ROME, June 24

Signor Mussolini has telegraphed the Italian Ambassador at Washington instructing him to announce Italy’s readiness to-accept the Hoover proposal.

ROTARY CONFERENCE

VIENNA, June 23

The Rotary Conference opened, representing sixty-care nations, with seven hundred delegates. The British delegate-. Viscount Cecil, passionately pleaded for disarmament, arid said Rotary was the cultivation of friendliness, and the Rotartans were the cream of the professional and commercial classes. The Disarmament Conference success was vital for every tilling for which Rotary stood.

SILVER VALUE'S

WASHINGTON, June 23,

A new plan to deal with the silver problem will be laid before President Hoover on Tuesday by Senator Smoot, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Senator Smoot has not revealed the nature of the proposal. Mr Hoover’s action on tlie war debts and reparations has brought renewed demands for steps to solve the. silver problem from those who seek’ an 'lnternational Silver Conference.

MISS LILY COPPLESTONE.

LONDON, June 23

“I have already had a, swim in European waters,” said Miss Lily Gopplestone. “When the Esperance Bay called at Malta, a boy and I thought we would swim round the ship. Wc dived in and found the steamer was still moving. We were unable to catch up, and swam two miles to the shore. We landed and ran through the docks in our costumes, and then swam out to the ship. The captain paternally scolded us for going ashore before passing the doctor. I am first doing small swims like the Firth of Forth, before attempting the Channel in August.”

M ORATOR lUM ACCEPTED. PARIS, June 21

France has accepted the moratorium with reservations on unconditional annuities. PLA TP’ORM CO LI. A I’SET

SPANISH HERO INJURED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MADRID. June 25. A Seville message states Franco, who is a Republican hero since King Aifonso’" overthrow, received critical in u ie-. caused by the collapse of a platlorr wherefrom he was nddr ssing a pol tic;d meeting at Lanuhlrio. T'vci v o-vu pants of the platform \v*re ifhiiig down and several seriously injured. "

! Take British Yoast-O-Cotl VitnmiiiP I'nhlots which make red blood and strenerthen the whoh nervous system. 3s W. Fh Williams Chemist.—Advt.