GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1933, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

COLUMBIA K.C.’s SUICIDE. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph— Copyright.) VANCOUVER-, September 14. Leaving a note to the Coroner de--claring he was going blind, F. C. Mayers, King’s counsel, the most prominent lawyer in British Columbia, who recently returned from Privy Council, ended his life by taking an overdose of veronal. THE PRINCE OF WALES. RUGBY, September 14. The Prince of Wales has arrived at London from a holiday at Biarritz. On j his reaching London, a contingent of , Australian Boy Scouts, who had been | attending the jambouree at Budapest, formed an impromtu guard of honour fo r the Prince. FEDERAL LOAN OVER-SUBSCRIBED (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON, September 15. The Commonwealth loan was oversubscribed. The list for cash subscriptions was only open for eighty minutes. NATIONAL MILITARY BAND. (Received this day at 10 a.m ) .SYDNEY, Sep;-! uher 16. The Australian Broadcasting Commission has engaged Captain Adkins, director of the Royal Military School of Music, to visit Australia to organise a national military band. ( £2,000,000 BRIDGE PROJECT. j (Received this day at 10 a.m.) CALCUTTA, September 15. The Bengal Government (has given permission to the Calcutta port com- ! missionors to proceed with the new ! Howrah bridge projection at a cost of approximately £2,000,000. PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, September 15. finid is 130/5. The dollar is quoted at 4683.