GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1928, Page 6

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

IRAQ FRONTIER.

Australian Press Assn.-United Service.) <Ry Cable—Press Assn.—Copyright.)

BAGDAD, August 9.

A conference between the British Government and the |<ing of Hedjaz Sultan Nejd, for the settlement of outstanding questions,-has broken down. Pecautions are being taken on the Iraq frontier. HEARST’S PAPER CONTRACTS. NEW YORK, August 8. It is announced that Mr Hearst and the Paper Companies haV/i settled all their pending lawsuits out of court. It is rumoured that Mr Hearst got credits worth half a million sterling,’ and favourable future contracts. EMPIRE TRADE. LONDON, August 9. An article in the Board of Trade Journal shows that the Empire goods imported into the United Kingdom in the first six months of the year were over two per cent, above those in 1927, and that those exported from the United Kingdom in the first six months of the year were over two per cent, above those in 1927, and also that the exports of British products to the Empire are lower by one decimal five per cent. It continues: “The relative decline of our exports to parts of the Empire is more than accounted for by a reduction in Australia’s percentage of British exports from nine decimal fifty-two per cent, in 1927 to seven decimal fifty in 1928.” H.M.A.S. “AUSTRALIA.”

NEW YORK, August 9.

Arrangements are being rapidly completed for the reception of the warship “Australia” in American ports. Despatches from Canada state that, the highest officials and most prominent civilians are co-operating to - make the stay of the “Australia” at , Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax', a spec- | ial occasion for an expression of a I feeling of Empire goodwill. I ' U.S.A.’s WEALTH. WASHINGTON, August 8. President Coolidge’s forecast of the expenditures of the United States Government during 1930 discloses an assured reduction of one hundred million sterling in tho National Debt in that year. SCHOLARS’ TOUR. LONDON, August 9. Thirty public scholars, under the leadership of Mr Williams, headmaster at Winchester, are travelling third class, under migrant conditions. They are due in January to tour New Zealand. It is expected that some will settle overseas.