CABLEGRAMS and WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1936, Page 8

CABLEGRAMS and WIRELESS

U.S.A. SECRETS SOLD. /PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.) WASHINGTON, July 24. The grand jury to-day indicted John Farnsworth, a former naval lieutenant, on a charge of peacetime espionage in selling confidential information to Japan. It is alleged that Farnsworth took a book entitled “Service of Information and Supply” from the Navy Department and later sold it to a Japanese agent. ARGENTINE BEEF. LONDON, July 24. Senor Dodero, chairman of the Argentine Chamber of Commerce of Great Britain, at the annual meeting foreshadowed a levy on Argentine beef of three farthings per lb, and a guaranteed quota for three years from November 7. He added that he did not believe that the Dominion, with or without a levy, would be able to increase the production or improve the quality of their products adequately to meet the demands of the British market. FRENCH PUBLIC WORKS. PARIS, July 24. The Chamber voted 53 millions sterling, as the first instalment of

M. Blum’s public works programme. CORONATION COMMISSION RUGBY, July 24. The Duke of York presided at the second meeting of the Coronation Commission, held at St. James Palace. 'Die Dominions representatives were attending for the first time.