CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 November 1931, Page 8

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

TRAVEL TALKS. [by CABLE —PBESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] NEW YORK, November 5. Mr O’Connor, of the Travel Association, has arrived to deliver, with Claude Fleming a series of illustrated talks on Australia before tourist agents here. He said that he had made twelve radio broadcasts of Australia during the course of his transcontinental tour of the United States and Canada, and found everywhere a keen interest in the country. He predicted an increased tourist movement to lhe South Pacific in the near future.

MANCHURIAN FIGHTING & TOKIO, November 6. Official despatches confirm that there has been severe fighting at Nohni RiYer. It is stated to have been due to the independent action of a Chinese commander in disregarding the order of the Chief-of-Statf, who had agreed not to interfere with a gang repairing bridges.

U.S.A. SEAMEN KILLED. SAN PEDRO (Califorhia), Nov. 5. Four men have been killed, five are believed to be fatally injured, and five are seriously injured as the result of an anti-aircraft gun explosion on the battleship “Colorado” during practice off shore on Thursday night. FRENCH BANK FAILURE. • PARIS, November 5. Leon Guest, head of the bank of Guest and Company, established in 1799, has been arrested and charged with misappropriation. The Bank shows a deficit, of £1,200,000.