Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 74, 1 August 1913, Page 6

Second Edition GENERAL CABLES.

THE LOUVRE

[By Electric Telegraph-Copyright [United Press Association.] Paris, July 31.

Parliament has been asked for s grant for the repair of tho Louvn Pantheon at Versailles. The palacv of tho Louvre is cracking similarly tc St. Paul’s.

THE NEW SOUTH WALES LOAN London, July 31.

The originally-intended New South Wales loan of two million has been reduced on the strong representations of the underwriters.

FREIGHT RATES,

London, July 31

Tho Morning Post says that Lloyd’s, the underwriters, have decided to raise the New Zealand homeward rates by 2s 6d per cent., except for meat and grain, and similarly to raise the Australian homeward shipment rates, directly an agreement can bd signed. Tho Morning Post comments that it is remarkable that meat is exempted, and adds that it will bo interesting to see how far the additional half-crown on Australian cargoes can be made effective.

TRADE WITH CANADA

Vancouver, July 31

Sir Arthur Kidman, of Australia, has arrived with the object of developing the Vancouver-Australian trade. He declares that it has been strangled owing to lack of a tariff agreement. All trade was going to New Zealand, and unless Australia establishes reciprocity and a steam service she will make New Zealand a gift of half-a-million sterling in ..trade and foodstuffs alone.

SELLING SECRETS TO KRUPP’S. (Received 11.25 a.m.) Berlin, July 31. the trial of seven military officials charged with selling secrets to Krupp’s, Lieutenant Milan admitted that he had communicated secret information regarding competitors’ prices to Krupp’s, but he considered that there could be no secrets between the State and Krupp’s. He did not fear that Krupp’s would divulge the information to a Foregn Power.'

MEDICAL CONGRESS. %h (Received 12;30 p.m.) London, July 31. ®ix thousand doe tors'from all parts of the attend the international congress in London next week. One-third of the delegates are English. INCOME TAX APPEAL. Th» House- 1 IldMs ’ dlthifissbd 1 Hie appeal of the Liverpool, London, and Glob® Company against the income tax Commissiers for collecting tax on the Company’s prints* front foreign arid Colonial investments which were not remitted to £he Kingdom.