GENERAL CABLE NEWS
POSSIBLE OUTLET FOR AAIERICAN WHEAT
INQUIRIES FROAI CHINA TO RELIEVE faminl
lU PA. by Elec. Tel. Copyright 1 WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 The State Department today received inquiries from the Chinese Government through the consul at Nanking concerning tlio possible purckaso 0 wheat ou credit to relieve famine suti'erors in tho Hooded Yangtsq valley.
SLAVERY IN LIBERIA
EXPERTS RETURN TO GENEVA AFTER INSPECTION
(British Official Wireless.) PJJGBYX Aug. 17The experts appointed at the request of the Liberian Government, ioliowjno- th 6 international report on slavery in Liberia, to investigate the assistance wliC'h. could bo rendeded to the Government in introducing reforms, have returned to Geneva and arc preparing a report for submission to tho special League commission presided over by Air. Arthur Henderson.
SPAIN’S NEW CONSTITUTION
DENUNCIATION OF WAR
(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received' Aug. 18, 7.50 p.m.) AIADRID, Aug- 18Spain solemnly denounces war as a national political instrument, states the draft constitution. Other clauses provide against the President becoming dictator, and recognition oi tne rights oi privato property.
BIG EGYPTIAN! LOTTERY '(UP.A. bv Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Aug. 18,,8 P.m.) CAIRO, Aug. IS The Egyptian authorities 'are planning a gigantic State lottery, to piovide funds, for a new hospital and school of medicine.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19310819.2.39
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11592, 19 August 1931, Page 5
Word Count
207GENERAL CABLE NEWS Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11592, 19 August 1931, Page 5
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in