CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1935, Page 9

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

WHALING RESTRICTIONS.

(Press Assn.—Copyright)

OSLO, June 14.

Cabinet has sanctionel a law, after consultation with the British interests involved, authorising the limitation of the production of the entire whaling fleet to a single factory, and forbid-

ding the Norwegians to participate in whaling under conditions less rigorous than the new law imposes. It is expected that next season’s catch will be limited to 2,000,000 casks of oil, compared with 2,250,000 casks last year, three months’ instead of four months’ fishing, and preservation of the whales is extended to territory south of 40 degrees, compared with 50 degrees south latitude, involving many thousand square miles. MR LYONS’ PROGRAMME. LONDON, June 14. If a meat agreement satisfactory to Australia is not reached, Mr Lyons will not go to Europe as planned. He said, “I am hopeful we will reach an early and satisfactory agreement, but I cannot leave England until something definite is decided upon. Therefore. I may have to delay my departure. I shall confer with my Ministers on my return to London on Saturday afternoon. When crossing America I shall have a number of official discussions in New York and also with Ministers in Washington, and I shall discuss aspects of trade with the Prime Minister of Canada. I was most impressed with the tour organised by the British Empire League. It convinced me more than ever of the enormous possibilities of closer co-operation between England and Australia for the common good of the Empire.”

SPANISH ESTATES.

MADRID, June 14.

All Spanish grandees’ estates, which were confiscated by the Azana Government, after the Monarchist rising in August, 1932, are to be restored, or

paid for, as a result of pressure which has been brought to bear tiy the Rightists on the Government. A Bill will be introduced in the Cortes, providing that each case shall be investigated. Meanwhile, 4 per cent, interest will be paid to the former owners till a decision is reached. The area involved is .200,000 acres, on which 50,000 people have been settled.

LLOYD GEORGE “DEAL.”

LONDON, June 15.

The “Sunday Express” understands that the Cabinet have rejected. Mr Lloyd George’s “New Deal.” An announcement is expected in the House of Commonsyduring the coming week.

DUKE BANKRUPT.

LONDON, June 14.

A bankruptcy receiving order has been gazetted against the Duke of Manchester on a debtor’s petition. TELEGRAPH CO. FAILURE. NEW YORK, June 15. The Postal, Telegraph and Cable Corporation has gone into voluntary liquidation, and it has requested the Court for authority to re-organise the company under the Federal Bankruptcy Act. It claimed an inability to meet 1,270,000 dollars interest that is due on its bonds on July 1. The assets are listed at 125,000,000 dollars, with an operating deficit in 1934 of 1,590,000 dollars. This corporation shares with Western Union Company practically all of the communications business in America, in addition to operating an extensive international cable service.

FACTORY EXPLOSION.

LONDON, June 14

The Berlin correspondent of the “Dally says that a, veil of mystery surrounds the Reinsdorf munitions factory disaster. The stricken area is still closely guarded. The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” says that so far 45 bodies have been recovered. ■ Herr Hitler telegraphed his condolences to the relatives of the victims, and also £5,000 for the victims’ families. The Nazi Party has also subscribed £5,000. BERLIN, June 16. It is officially stated that the Reinsdorf explosion death roll is fiftyeight.