GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 April 1919, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

OIL FOR SHIPS. : New York, April 3. The Royal Dutch Schell Oil, controlled by British capital, has purchased the chief portion of Lord Cowdray's Mexican oil interests. A supply is thus assured to the British navy and mercantile marine. RETURNING SOLDIERS. New York, April 3. A message from Newport News states Unit the Remuera arrived, en route for Panama Canal, with a thousand New Zealanders and three hundred English wives on board.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SOLDIER AND SAILOR SCHOLARi SHIP" London, April 3. The following New Zealanders have been awarded overseas soldier and sailor scholarships:— Gunner J. F. Peake (artillery), subject, science; Corporal E. K. Rossiter (infantry), for metallurgy; both at the Imperial College of Science and Technology. Privates H. C. M'Carthy, for engineering, Cambridge University; A. B. Taylor, for arts, at Oxford; John Watson, for mining, at Edinburgh. All the last named are members of the medical corps. Sergt. R, MTntyre (Otago Mounted Rifles), for classics, at Cambridge; Private F. N. Mills (infantry), commerce, City of London College.— Reuter. INSUFFICIENT CABLE SERVICE. (Received April 4, 5.5 p.m.) Syndey, April 4.

At the annual meeting of the Australiafi section of the Empire Press Union the report referred to the difficulties of cable communication and the increasingly urgent need of duplication of the Pacific cable between Vancouver and Fanning IslandThe chairman referred to the likelihood of direct wireless communication between Australia and Europe in the near future, and Raid that whether it would be practicable for press purposes remained to be seen, but at least it would do rmich to relieve the pressure of cable lines. SHIPPING DEAL OFF. Received April 4. 5.5 p.m. Washington, April 3.

The United States has withdrawn its proposal to purchase Britisli-owned tonnatre in the International Mercantile •Marine Company—Aus. and N.Z. Cable SUBMARINES FOR FRANCE. Paris, April 3. Official: France has received 27 German submarines Jrom Britain—Aus.N,Z Cable Assn.