GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 September 1928, Page 8

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

GOLD SHIPMENTS.

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

LONDON, Sepember 15.

The discount market is not greatly perturbed by the news of a shipment of £502,000 worth of gold bars to New York, as such exports have been long expected. It is rumoured from America that this is only the first of a series of shipments which are likely to aggregate five million sterling, but the Bank of England’s position is very strong, its gold stock being £25,000,000 higher than a year ago, so that the loss of five millions can be borne with equanimity, though it must necessarily keep bill rates firm and possibly entail an increase in the bank rate. EMPIRE MIGRATION. VANCOUVER, September 15. Speaking at the Canadian Club, Lord Lovat said that he was going to Australia and New Zealand to discuss the same land settlement scheme as he had discussed across Canada. His duty was to see how men could best be placed. He believed that he would receive the same hearty co-operation in the Antipodes as he had had in Canada, for their real feeling for the Old Country stood for a good deal still. “ITALIA” ENQUIRY. •

ROME, September. 15. The commission to investigate the “Italia” expedition has been appointed- It comprises Admiral Cagiii (chairman), General Aemani (Air Chief of the General Staff), and General Vasschelli (Director of the Military Geographical 1 Institute). CHINA ACCEPTS PACT. SHANGHAI, September 15. The Nationalist Ministry of Foreign Affairs has telegraphed the United States Legation at Pekin, requesting Minister Mac Murray to notify Waslhington of China’s adherence to the anti-war pact, and also of the appointment of Dr Alfred Sze (Minister at Washington) as China’s representative empowered to sign it. WOMAN’S DEATH. LONDON, September 15. A Coroner’s jury returned a verdict that the death of Mrs Llewellyn was not accelerated by poisoning, but was due to natural causes. The solicitor for the widower declared that the family had suffered a great wrong in having a sword over their heads for months owing to the manner in which the inquest had been carried out. The Coroner insisted that where a doctor had doubts, the procedure followed was necessary. AUSTRALIAN-SCOTTISH FARMERS VANCOUVER, September 15. The returning 118 Australian Scottish delegates will spend two days here prior to sailing home. A big programme of entertainment is being provided for them, including a civic luncheon. HOMELAND DIVORCES. LONDON, September 15. The list of Michaelmas divorces shows the cases in 1928 exceed 5400, almost doubled since the new Act censoring publication of details was- passed in 19’26, when there were 2973 cases in the year. Women petitioners outnumber the men by 2 to 1. The divorce lawyers attribute the alarming increase to the fact that prior to 1926, women preferred to suffer anything before facing publicity in the newspapers, but the increase is also due to many young women not attempting to make the best of their married lives. They quarrel with their husbands on the most trivial matters, and are ready to be the legally guilty party, relying that their friends need never know facts. Most cases are undefended, and occupy ten minutes in the High Court, or eighteen in the Assize Courts.

FIRE AT BOURGES. PARIS, September 16. Fire destroyed tihe whole quarter of •Bourges. It lasted throughout the night, and the damage is estimated at a quarter of a million. The historic Palace of Jacques Coeur narrowly escaped, and the world-famous cathedra] was also undamaged. > UNWANTED BABIES. PARIS, September 10. No fewer than 50,000 unwanted babies.are secretly deposited at public institutions annually by slipping them through the shutterless window’s of children’s and maternity hospitals. TRAIN FALLS INTO SEA. HELSINGFORS, September 4. When a train was derailed between Wiborg and Histola, at a point where the Corelian railway runs over the seashore, on the Gulf of Finland, passengers had to break the windows and swim ashore, says the Berlin correspondent of the Petit Parisien. The engine overturned on the landward side, but the tender, luggage van, and two sleeping carriages fell into the sea. Several pasengers were injured.