GENERAL CABLES

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

ROYAL TOUR. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Associations LONDON, September 8. In a foreword to Taylor Derbyshire’s book “Royal Tour of the Yorks.” the Duke says “We returned thorough optimists about the Empire’s future, which depends on close personal touch between the people here and their kinsmen overseas. If the book induces even a few to go to distant parts of the Empire to see things for themselves, it will serve a good useful purpose.” TSAR’S STAMP COLLECTION. LONDON, Sept. 8. The late Tsar’s stamp collection numbering 12,700 stamps, and estimated to be worth £50,000, was withdrawn from auction, the highest bid for it being £375. REPARATION PAYMENTS. LONDON, Sept. 8. Germany’s reparation payments to Australia for the year ended June 30. totalled £430,000, and in addition Germany during the same period paid Australia £912,000 that was due before the operation of the Dawes Plan. TORONTO EXHIBITION. OTTAWA, Sept. 9. The Australian dried canned fruit exhibits at the National Exhibition, Toronto attracted most favourable comment, being regarded as superior to anything of their class at the fair. The cinema hall was another notable attraction.

Commenting on the exhibition, Mr Dowrick, Australian representative, said he believed that the high class wool display would have been a great draw, as would have been the best hardwood timbers and furniture. It is estimated that well over a million people will have passed through the Australian court by to-morrow. The Toronto Exhibition is fast becoming one of the marketing centres of the world, and a first class combined Australian exhibit would produce good results. OIL LEASE SCANDAL. NEW YORK, Sept. 9. At Los Angeles, following a Supreme Court decision that the Elk Hills and Pearl Harbour oil leases were obtained through fraud, the Doherty interests paid the Government 13,900,507 dollars for extraction of oil, virtually ending the litigation. EMPIRE DEFENCE CAPE TOWN, Sept. 9. ’ With reference to defence, speaking in Johannesburg, Mr. Amery declared. that Britain would doubtless carry the major portion of the burden, but she could not carry all. “That -is h

responsibility which is the natural corallary of freedom, and will in due course ensure each dominion bearing a fair share of the common task. Each Dominion must judge its own responsibilities in that matter, but it is clear that the best interests of each is also the best interests of the whole, and security for each will only be found if the whole is strong.”