CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 November 1934, Page 8

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

R.1.8.A. BUILDING. (Press Assn. Copyright) RUGBY, November S. The King, accompanied by the Queen, opened to-day the new and beautiful headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects. The building cost £125,000,, and has been built in the centenary year of the Institute, which has been the principal agency in creating a system of architectural education in Britain, and in fostering the development of similar institutions in the Dominions. AUSTRALIAN LOAN LONDON, November 9.

Cash lists in the Commonwealth conversion loan closed after 125 minutes.

LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

RUGBY, November 9.

Despite almost rain, large crowds gathered to witness the Lord Mayor’s Show. The central feature of the procession, which accompanied the new Lord Mayor, Sir Stephen Killick, in the famous coach, attended by postillions and footmen to the Courts of Justice where the oath was taken, was a pageant of London and Londoners, based on four novels of Charles Dickens. JAPAN’S OIL LAWS. RUGBY, November 9. The reply of the Japanese Government to the recent representations at Tokio of the British Government regarding certain aspects of the new petroleum laws in. Japan, has been for warded to the Foregin Office, where it is being carefully studied. British oil companies, whose large interests in Japanese trade, are liable to be adversely affected by the new law, have been informed of the position. Close contact throughout has been maintained with the United States and Netherlands Governments, which, on behalf of their nationals, whose extensive interests are similarly menaced, also made representations to Tokio.

BRITAIN’S MEAT IMPORTS. LONDON, November 9. Although tho British Government denies specifically proposing a suspension of meat shipments, it admited the idea arose after discussions with Dominion representatives here, after which suggestions for a mutual agreement were submitted to Australia. NAZI BENEVOLENCE. LONDON, November 9. The “Daily Mail’s” Berlin correspondent says that Hitler has ordered the Nazi Party Treasury to distribute £25,00 annually on November 9, to parents or the nearest relatives oi those who fell in the Nazi revolution attempt on November 9, 1923. The distribution will be made in accordance with the necessities of the various families.