GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1928, Page 9

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

REVOLT IN BRAZIL.

(Australian Press Assn. —United Service.) (By Cable—Press Asdn—Copyright.)

WASHINGTON, August 11.

A message from Asuncion, Paraguay, states that a revolutionary movement has cropped up in the State of Matto Grosso, Brazil, according to a telegram to the Minister for the Interior, Caballero, from the Brazilian frontier. A Buenos Aires message states that it is believed that a censorship has been established in Brazil. No news dispatches were received on Friday, from Rio de Janiero.

TURKISH ALPHABET

CONSTANTINOPLE, August 12. Sitting in front of a blackboard in the President’s palace, the President and members of the Cabinet and suites received their first ABC lesson, when the Ministry of Education’s experts expounded the new Latinised alphabet. The Ministry has published a Latinised dictionary. The censorship bureau is being inaugurated, and it is planned to compel newspapers and others to conform to the new spelling. Twenty-three letters are used, omitting Q, W, and X.

ARABS ATTACK CONVOY.

BAGDAD, August 12.

A motor convoy, conducted by the Nairn Brothers, New Zealanders, was attacked to-day. The passengers are reported safe.

SOVIET RAILWAY LOAN.

BERLIN, August 13

The Soviet Government is endeavouring to float a three millions sterling loan for railways. It is reported that negotiations are proceeding at London, New York, and Berlin.

HOMELAND TRADE.

LONDON, August 13

British trade returns show that imports increased by £2,086,000, exports by £4,764,000. Re-exports decreased by £1,229,000. The principal increases rwdre grain and flour £829,000, meat £933,000, dutiable food and drink £965,000, raw cotton £2,014,000. Exports: Cotton yarns and manufactures £837,000, vehicles £2,133,000. The decrease in imports were: Wood and timber £1,668,000, wool £1,063,000, rubber £1,137,000. Exports of iron and steel manufactures £899,000. •

COIR YARN.

LONDON, August 13

[ Mr Vancooth returned from Bel- ■ fast, very pleased with the results of the experiments with coir fibre. The ! samples produced indicate that the I new material when woven and callen- ‘ dered under fifty to seventy tons pressure results in bagging material most ' useful for all-round commodities, not only woolpacks, but also wheatbags, \ coalsacks, potato bags, and cement bags. Experts are favourably impressed with the possibilities. Mr , Vancooth claims that coir fabrics can I compete in both quality and price ■ against imported jute fabrics. Coir i" yarns would be of utmost value in the Pacific Islands and Mandated ter- | ritories, and provide work for hundreds of people in Australia and the other Dominions.

COOK’S ANNIVERSARY.

HONOLULU, August 13

The’ celebration of the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Captain Cook’s arrival, which will last a week, began to-day, with the arrival of Mr Dwight Davis. United States War Secretary, aboard the battleship Pennsylvania. Aeroplane manoeuvres, artillery salutes, and music of bands . POLICE COMMISSION. LONDON, August 13. The Royal Commission to consider the power and duties of the police, consists of Lord Lee of Fareham, Lord Ebbisham, Sir Howard Frank, Reginald Lanepoole, Frank Pinck, J. T. Brownlie, Dame Muriel Talbot, and Miss Margaret Bevan, Lord Mayor of Liverpool.