CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 July 1931, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

ELECTORAL BILL. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] RUGBY, July 9. In the House of Lords, several clauses of the Government's Electoral Reform Bill, which had suffered considerable’ amendment in the House of Commons early in the session, were rejected. PERSIAN CARPETS. RUGBY, July 9. At Christie’s sale rooms to-day, a sixteenth century Persian rug was sold for 2,100 guineas, and a Persian carpet of the same period fetched 3,800 guineas.

U.S.A. AND SOVIET.

WASHINGTON, July 9.

The Federal Farm Board has refused to sell two and fifty thousand bales of cotton on credit, to the Amtorg Soviet Trading Company Agency on the grounds that the United States does not recognise the Soviet Government.

GERMAN NATIONALISTS

BERLIN, July 9

As the result of a long conference with the Fascist Leader, Herr Hitler, Doctor Hugenberg, the newspaper and film magnate, and the Leader of the Nationalists’ Party, has decided . to join forces with the Hitlerites against the Government.

SPANISH LAND.

MADRID, July 9.

Senor Caballero, the Minister of Labour, affirms that there is no solution of the land problem other than that of land nationalisation, with the Government paying an indemnity for the land.

CANADA AND AUSTRALIA

OTTAWA, July 10.

The statement with regard to the Australian treaty has been deferred until Monday, Premier Bennett informed the House to-day. He added that he had not received a complete statement, and the announcement might have to be deferred further, but of that he would advise the House. The Dominion Government has made no decision as'yet on the question of sending a Canadian Minister to New Zealand, to discuss trade matters. ■