GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 9669, 16 April 1923, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

AMERICA’S WOOL CLIP.

(United Press Association—Copyright.) (Reoeived April 15, 5 p.m.) NEW YORK, April 13. Salt Lake City advices state that Secretary Marshall, of the National' Woolgrowers’ Association, estimated that the U.S.A. wool crop this year will be approximately 240 million pounds of a value M 125 million dollars.

AMERICA’S SHIPPING PROBLEM.

(Received,*Aprn - Jjj, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 14. Following a conference between President Harding and the Shipping Board, it is announced that the Government will remain in the shipping business until it can scil its lines without unjustifiable loss. The statement declared that with the failure of the Subsidy Act, the Shipping Board is confronted with the vast possession of ships and heavy losses. Under the existing plan of allocated operation under managing agents, the Board will proceed to consolidate its foreign lines and then offer for sale these ships on suitable guarantees of a maintained service. If such sales cannot be made without tlie unjustifiable sacrifice of ships, then the Gov- : ei nment will proceed to direct the 'Government oqeration which will he aggressively pursued.

♦SALVATION ARMY AND EMIGRATION.

deceived April 15, 5 p.m.) ~ . . LONDON. April 14. Commissioner Lamb, speaking at St. Dunstau’s In the East, said that tfio .-salvation .Army, during the past 20 years, had emigrated one hundred and fifty thousand people to the DoOnly one per cent. had proved lailures. Ihe Army always made adequate provision for men women and children landing overseas! If by chaiKe there was no job for the emigrant to go to immediately, that Army made a living allowance till work was found The Armv v,a- nowaiming at sending ten thousand'bovsto the Dominions There were still people in England who did not want doles. The.se should be helped to opportunities of usefulness overseas.

WHEAT SOARS IX AMERICA

(Received Ann! 15. 5.5 p rn ) XE\V YORK. A aril ]4. At Chicago, heavy buying "followin'*on statements of a serious crop shortage throughout tlie country forced wheat prices to the highest levels of the year.- July wheat sold at ]2--l cents and September delivery at ’ Crop conditions in the South-west and Nort-west are reported to bo alarmtug, due to tne weather and tlie shortage of labor.

TIDAL WAVE IN KOREA

(Received AprilJ.s, 5.5 p.m.) TGKIO, April 14. Four bundled persons are missing as the result of a tidal wave on the eastern coast of Korea. The total number of lives Jest is unknown but it is believed to be larire.

Y AYE OF HIGH SPEED MOTORING.

(Received April 15, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, Anril 14

A wav e of high speed motoring is prevailing, particularly in the Riviera, resulting _in three fatalities in one day at Nice. Several motor agents and notoriety-hunters attempted to break the Paris to Nice record. There were remarkable achievements this week. Six hundred miles were covered in 954 minutes.—A and N Z C.A. FIRE DESTROYS VALUABLE HORSES. (Received April 15. 11.5 p.ni.j NEW YORK, April 15. At Trenton (New Jersey) the racing stable barns of tlie Rancoea’s stock farm, housing fifty of the finest stallions and mare in America, were destroyed by fire, thirty-five horses being burned to death, the loss of these totalling 1.500,000 dollars. The destroyed animals comprised probably the finest group of racing horses under a single ownership in America. 6.000 TONS OF TOBACCO GOES UP IN SMOKE. LONDON, April 15. Six thousand tons of tobacco which, based at the value of 2.'G per pound, and estimated at- a value of a million pounds, were destroyed by fire m a Victoria Docks warehouse. The firemen and fire floats fought for seven hours under a dense pall of smoke and fumes, which asphyxiated firemen, policemen and officials.- who recovered under the application of artificial respiration. The blaze endangered neighbouring dwellings. The Imperial Tobacco Coy. is the biggest loser

LISTEN IN G-IX PTR ATES

LONDON, April 15. Under a provisional agreement between the Postmaster-General and the British Broadcast Company, polessors of home-made wireless are called “iistening-in pirates”’ ana must take out a license costing ten shillings. There are expected to he fifty thousand applicants.

LONG DISTANCE DANCING CRAZE.

(Received April 1(5. P 2.35 a.m.l NEW YORK, Auril 13

The long distance dancing craze seems to have struck America with full force. Tlieree are nearly fifty couples in Cleveland, Baltimore, Houston and Texas new dancing, attempting to sot a now record. —A. and -N.Z.C.A

IMPROVED GAS MASK

WASHINGTON, April 15. The Chemical Warfare Service of the United States army lias announced the perfection of a gas mask which it is .believed will prove adequate protection against every known gas and, by meaus of a special diaphragm, wearers will ho able- to conduct conversations, thus making it possible for officers in battle to give orders without removing their masks.

PROSPECTORS FLY TO

LABRADOR

LONDON, April 15. The New York Times’ Botwood (Newfoundland) correspondent says:— Sidney Cotton, the Australian airman, announced that he will start his flight on May 15 from here to Labrador goldfields to work several claims. He has there a party comprising seven men and has three aeroplanes well equipped with necessary supplies, especially for surveying and prospecting. The party is going by air because of the rigorous winter still continuing in Labrador and travel by otho • means is impossible for at‘least two months more. Tho prospectors will he out of civilisation ’ and upon their own resources. —A. and N.Z.C.A ■

RUGBY LEAGUE. •

(Received April 15, 12.35 a.m.) 'LONDON, April 14. ’ln the 'Lurv League cup semi finals Leeds and Bayr-v' drew, 0.0, ail’d Wigan beat Hull by 13 to 9.

BAWRA WOOL.

LONDON, April 13. Bawra’s stocks of wool on March 31 amounted to 668,571 hales, the quarter’s disposals having totalled 249,660 hales.— A. and N.Z.C.A.