CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1931, Page 9

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

SAMOAN COOLIES.

[BY CABLE —PBESB ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.']

APIA, September 8.

Two hundred and seven labour, and 12 stowaway coolies arrived at Apia this morning from Hong Kong by the transport “Apoey.” Four hundred coolies arri leaving here on Thursday for China, which reduces the number of coolies in the Samoah territory to 700. Formerly, there were 915.

BULL RING TRAGEDY.

MADRID, September 9

A grandstand collajised, throwing the occupants into the bull ring, at Sotillo De Adrada. One was killed and twenty-five were injured. The bull was driven off after he had charged those who were pinned under the debris.

WALL STREET SLUMP.

NEW YORK, September 8.

The stock market underwent a severe decline to-day. All railway stocks and many of the pivotal industrial stocks sold below the levels of last May. The losses ranged to nine points.

BIRTH CONTROL.

LONDON, September 9.

“The population of the world is increasing by twelve millions annually,” said Sir Leonard Hill, when speaking at the Sanitary Inspectors’ Conference. ‘‘This increase,” he said, “cannot continue. A far less cruel world can be brought about by a rational limitation of the birthrate.” AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLIES. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. The Farm Board is negotiating in several quarters for additional sales of part of the two hundred million bushels of wheat which it holds. OTTAWA, September 9. The Bureau of Statistics estimates the prairie wheat crop at 246,400,000 bushels, compared with 374,500,000 last year. STEWARD-DESERTERS APIA, September 9. The stewards, Max Selingfir (Hungarian) and Herbert Grillmaier (Austrian) who failed in the recent action against Mr. Vanderbilt, deserted the yacht Alva on Sunday. To-day they were convicted of being prohibited immigrants and each sentenced to the maximum fine of £lOO in default six months’ imprisonment.