GENERAL CABLES
CONSPIRATORS ARRESTED
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
MOSCOW, December 22
Reports announce the arrest of three prominent Soviet Commissars, M. Aifmont, M, Tolmaschev and M. Smirnov, on a charge of corgpiring against M. Stalin, with the knowledgs of M. Rykofi and M. Tomsky.
BRITISH LOCOS FOR CHINA
RUGBY, December 21
An order for eight Pacific type locomotives and tenders has been received by the North British Locomotive Co., of Glasgow, from t.he Tientsin-Pukow Railway,
ILLITERACY IN AMERICA
VANCOUVER, December 20. •Canadians are pointing with pride to the latest United States census returns, which, disclose that, of the persons oi Iron 1 American (Birth in -thoi United States, those born in Scotland have
the lowest percentage of . illiteracy, with three-tenths of 1 per cent. Qannda and England rank next, with six-tenths ' of 1 per cent. Newfoundland ranks ri'xt. with eight-tenths. Of the 13,■216,928 fore'ign.horn white people 'in tlfc United States over 10 years of age, 9.per cent, are illiterate.
PRICE OF GOLD
(Received 10 a.in.) LONDON, December 22, Gold is 123/4*.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 December 1932, Page 5
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