GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1931, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

FINANCIAL RECOVERY,

CANADIAN OPTIMISM

, United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

VANCOUVER, August 6

The financial recovery of Australia will greatly enhance the value of the Australian trade preference that lias j been extended to Canada, and the greatest help that Canadians can give towards this recovery is to buy more fyeely of Australian goods under the new treaty.” The foregoing statement is that of the Royal Bank of Canada, which issues .a monthly letter, in which they present a cony’ncing picture of ...the opportunity whi'jh the ’ treaty opens . for some of Canada’s, greatest industries. ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE. RUGBY, August 5. The Indian Round Table Conference Federal Structure Committee will resume sitting at Saint James’ Palace soon after September sth, which is the date fixed for the assembling qf the delegates in London. A complete list of the delegates invited to the Conference has been issued. It comprises 19 Indian States delegation ( 70 British India delegation, and 19 British delegation. THE BANK RATE. (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) LONDON, August 6. The bank rate is unchanged. GERMAN BANK FINANCE. BERLIN, August 6. Although the Reichsbank had a thousand million new' notes in readiness for demands from private banks yesterday, none were required. On the contrary, payments exceeded withdrawals by 24 million marks. LINDBERGH DELAYED. OTTAWA, August 6. Stormy weather is holding the Lindberghs at Aklavik to-day. Unless the weather changes, the flight to Point Barrow may be delayed for days. ST. PHILBERT DISASTER. PARIS, August G. A message from St. Nazaire, states that with her hull covered with seaweed, her decks filled with slime and with a tattered flag hanging from the debris, the ill-fated steamer “St. Philbert,” was beached. Four bodies were found in a preliminary search. Other bodies are still being washed up on the shore. The vessel capsized with hundreds aboard some time ago, and nearly fall were drowned. LORD READING. - i RUGBY, August 6. , The engagement was announced on Thursday of Lord Reading (formerly Sir Rufus Isaacs), former Viceroy of India, to Miss Stella Chasnaud. The wedding was to fake place on Thursday of this week. Miss Chesnaud was on the Vice-Regal staff in -India, .and since returning to -England has acted as Lord Reading's principal secretary, has helped him in his political and business interests, and notably in his work on the Round-Table Conference. She- is stated to possess an exceptional knowledge of Indian affairs, and of polities and business, and to be a remarkable linguist. ' v •