GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1921, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

21 —— —— COOL STORE AT PARIS.. By TelexraDh. —Press Assn.—Copyright. Paris. July 9. The Minister of Agriculture formally opened at Ivry, near Paris, the largest refrigerating plant in Europe with a capacity oi 6000 tons of meat, representing the Paris consumption for 15 days. BANK DIRECTOR INDICTED. New • York, July 6. J. E. Chilberg, who bought wooden vessels built by the United States on account of the Australian Government and later failed to pay the instalments, has surrendered to the authorities in Seattle in connection with the failure of ihe Scandinavian-American banks at. Tacoma and Seattle. Five indictments charge Chilberg with having made excessive loans to himself and. one director from the Tacoma Bank, cf which Chilberg was formerly president. AMERICAN VESSELS SOLD. Washington, July 6. Mr. Roosevelt, pursuing an economy programme, has sold 151 submarine chasers and 15 other vessels. He will sell the battleships Maine, Missouri and Wisconsin and other historic obsolete crafts. AN EARL DROWNED. London, July 10. Earl Craven, while sitting on the deck of his yacht Sylvia, moored at CoWes, fell overboard at night and was drowned. He was 52 years of age, and. is succeeded by his son. Viscount Uff-ington.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STEEL PRICES REDUCED. New York, Muly 10. The United States Steel Corporation has announced further reductions in prices ranging from 4 to 10 dollars per ion. AMUNDSEN’S POLAR DRIFT. Sai. rancisco, July 9. Captain Amundsen has arrived in Seattle from Nome. He will reside in Seattle for a year and repair the Maud’s propeller in the meantime, finally arranging to drift to the Pole. He will sail from Seattle next! June. GANDHI'S BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN. Bombay, July 9. Piecegoods merchants, at the invitation of Gandhi, met to discuss whether they were prepared to take a vow to deal in country-made piecegoods only and to abstain from ordering piecegoods from foreign countries. As a result of the meeting so far only six out of 40 merchants have taken the vow. Others have not yet decided.—Reuter.