GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12076, 16 October 1933, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

OVERSUBSCRIBED

CANADIAN CONVERSION LOAN

( R P.A. hv Elec. To! Pnpyrigl't) ifßeeeived Oct. 15, 7.15 p.m.) OTTAWA. Oct. 14. The conversion loan closed on Saturday, substantially over-subscribed. PRICE OF DOLLAR RAISED STERLING FALLS TO 4.534 - (U.P.A. by Elec. TeL Copyright) (Received Oct. 15, 7.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Cot. 14. The Government’s re-iinanciug programme regarding calling up part of the Fourth Liberty loan raised the dollar to-day to an 'indicated gold value of 4(36.18 cents. Sterling broke log cents to Idol. 55J- cents, with the result that domestic security and eommodiy prices were sharply down. New model cars slu'dlu shr dshr zx EXPLOSION IN FIREWORKS FACTORY. (U.P.A, by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Rec. Oct. 15, 8 p.m.) CALCUTTA. Oct. 14’Twenty arc reported dead "nu many injured in explosions wrecking two houses, one in Madras and the other in, Nizagapatuni. Both occurred during the manufacture of fireworks, which is a big trade hi India. It is believed there are other bodies i u the debris. EXPLOSION ON LAUNCH, TWO MEN CRITICALLY INJURED (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Rue. Oct, 15, 8 p.m.) BAYONNE (New Jersey), Oct. 13. Two men were critically injured, and are expected to die, and five men were reported missing on FridaJ night in ;i fire that started with an explosion iu a gasoline launch, which igliiitcd two piers and lour lighters at the Standard Oil Company’s Lower Hook plant, and hare's" missed ig' niting three tankers an J freighters.

GERMAN FNGINEER-S BANNED

IN RUSSIA

REPLACED BY FRENCHMEN

(U.P.A. by Elec, T«l. Copyright) ■ . (Rec. Oct. 15, 7 p.niA LONDON, Oct. I I. The Soviet lias ordered all German engineers to leave Russia, immediately. ..They .wiil .be replaced by Frenchmen, WIDEST RANGE EVER SEEN OLYMPIA SHOW ( British-Official Wireless ) ’ - RUGBY, Oct. 12. Prince - George opened the tventyseyeptii International Motor; Show 1 at Olympia and made a tour, of inspection of the 400 cars,on exhibition. Cars from five European Continental countries and Canada . -and the United! States are exhibited, but British car,s'predominate.' The.’- show ’represents • probably the widest range of cars ever brought together,, and'’affords a .comprehensive'’ survey of the latest, cfevelopmeiits which " mark a definite advance . in') engineering ' practice 1 and • coach work design.' • . ' *