GENERAL CABLE HEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11836, 18 January 1933, Page 7

GENERAL CABLE HEWS

800,000 TO BE EXPELLED FROM MOSCOW. (O.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) MOSCOW, Jan. 16. Eight hundred thousand of Moscow's 2,,500,000 population will be expelled under the new passport system . Undesirables will be given tun days in which to leave the city. Persons arriving in the city without permission will be expelled within 24 hours. Outcasts must move on at tliuir own expense. CANA DIAS' RAILWA YS. CONSOLIDATION OF INTERESTS URGED. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) TORONTO. Jan. 16. The consolidation of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways into one system under one management and a reduction in railway mileage to the country’s actual need s were urged by Mr. E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in addressing the Canadian Club oil Monday. He said the control and management should be accompanied by a propel - measure of responsibility on some agreed basis, either by the Government to the Canadian Pacific and its shareholders, or by the Canadian Pacific to the Government in relief of the railway burden.

UNFINANCIAL CALGAItV. DOMINION GOVERNMENT BLAMED. CU.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) CALGARY (Alberta). Jan. 16. Charges that the Dominion Government had defaulted in refusing gold at par to Calgary to meet its debenture obligations were made in a resolution passed on Monday by the general board of the United Farmers of Alberta. The resolution "ill be submitted to the general convention on Tuesday. It endorsed Calgary’s stand in refusing to pay the adverse United States exchange, and declared that the money was a "racket”. AID TO AMERICAN FARMERS. PRODUCTION LOANS SCHEME. (U.P.A. by EleO. Tel Copyright) WASHINGTON, Jan. LG Legislation making available 75,000,000 dollars (£ls ,000,000 at par) for. the 1935 crop production. loans for United States’ farmers was passed by the House of Representatives and now returns to the Senate.

: The hill as originally proposed would have allowed 103,000,000 dollars but was amended. The funds would come. from the Reconstruction Corporation which last year made • similar, advances, . .. .. .... , ~r ~ .

AMERICA'S NEW BEER AND WINE BILL. SENATE ACTION DELAYED. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. A week’s delay for tlm CollierBlane Bill to legalise 3.05 beer and wine was forced when the Senate Judiciary Committee failed to reach an agreement on the measure. NOVELIST DIVORCED. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON. Jam 16. Frcida Bishaiu. Jepson. residing in Taranaki, whose evidence was taken on affidavit, was granted a decree nisi against Edgar Jepson, the novelist, on the ground of misconduct. The parties were married in 1890WHALING IN ANTARCTIC. MAWSON ADVOCATES BASE IN AUSTRALIA. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel- Copyright) (Received Jan. 17, 7 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 17.

Sir D. Mawson said that after completing liis Antarctic expedition lie would endeavour to secure English capital to establish the whaling industry. Australia was an excellent base from which to compete with the Norwegians. "