GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1932, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

GOVERNOR INSTALLED. ('British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 18. The Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon, who flew to Peshawar from Delhi at the end of last week, to-day formally installed Sir Ralph Griffiths as First Governor of the North-west Frontier Province. A talking film was taken of the ceremony.

BIG BID FOR PAINTING. RUGBY. April 18. Art experts from Europe, and America were present at Lambtoii Castle, in Durham, when many world-famous works of art from the collection of Lord Durham were auctioned to-day. Lawrence’s portrait “Red Boy” was withdrawn at £95.000, the largest hid ever made for a picture in England, this being refused.

AGR ICULTUR A L COAIAHSSIONS RUGBY, April 18. The Minister of Agriculture announced in the House of Commons that two re-organisation commissions are to he set up. one for the agricultural industry and the other for pigs and pig products. Sir Edward Grigg will preside over the first, and Colonel Lane-Fox over tlie second, which inter alia, will consider a qualitative regulation of the imports of pigs and bacon. FALL IN AUSTRALIAN STOCKS LONDON, April 19. The “Financial News” ..■ays: Australian stocks fell between two and live points owing to fears of an alteration in ihe exchange rates, and also expected New ,South Wales defaults.

INDIAN COLLIERY DISASTER. CALCUTTA. April 18. Seventeen Indian labnuns-x perished in a lire at the Lady Rangi Alien Aline in the Hazaribagh district m the liiliar province. A forest fire Bruited the timbers of a ventilation sh.a'fc and smoke and gas penel rating' to the lower workings suffocated Iho victims.

SOCIETY WEDDING LONDON, April Iff Tli“ Kin- and Queen yestordav attended the wedding at AYcstmim-tor Abbey of Lord Hyde, the King’s godson, heir (J the Knr! ol (larendon, ami llir Hon. A!arioti Glyn, daugther of Lord Wolvertou. Their Alnjestiw, who signed the marriage register, were loudly i hee el by a large crowd outside the \hbey. Lord Clarendon is Governor-General of South Africa.