GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1932, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

BRITISH EMIGRATION. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Aasn). LONDON, April 25. The “Morning Post” in a special article on the development of Imperial estates, emphasises the neglected opportunit'es through not utilising the unexploited capital and man power of Britain, and states: It is true that the Dominions no longer welcome haphazard migration, so if migration is to be resumed on the pre-war, or even greater scale, it must be according to an. organised plan, having regard to the ultimate disposal of Dominion products as well as the careful training and establishment of new’ settlers. The most effective method is by imperial chartered companies, operating in partnership on an unprecedented scale. The Overseas Settlement Committee is in the position of a contractor who has no ground on which to erect a house, therefore cannot direct and control the expenditure, but chartered companies would acquire land in various parts of the Empire, anj w’ould train and establish settlers, direct production along the most scientific lines and the rise of credits arising from the disposal of the primary products to the “best advantage of British

WRECKED TRAWLER. LONDON, April 25. The steamer, Daldoreh, picked up two Spanish seamen off the Pembroke coast. They are believed to be survivors of the Vigo trawler, Uliamendi. They are unable to speak English, and expla : n the fate of their ten shipmates. DANUBE STATES. GENEVA, April 25. Mr MacDonald, M. Tardieu, Hffrr Biuouing and Signor Grandi agreed to drop the Danubian Conference, leaving the decision in regard to the relief of European States, to the Lausanne Conference. DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE. RUGBY, April 25. At Geneva to-day the General Committee of the Disarmament Conference adjourned until the experts have had time to complete the classification of weapons into group's of offensive and defensive arms. Mr MacDonald met his son Malcolm, and afterwards proceeded for a short rest, to a resort in the Jura®. BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE. RUGBY, April 25. The House of Lords met specially to day to pas s the President of Board of Trade Bill through all stages to enable Mr Runciman to take his place again in the Commons. Afterwards a Royal Commission sat, and signified the Royal assent to the Act. CHINA AND JAPAN. (Br’tish Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 25. Asked for reasons for the deadlock in th e Sino-Japanese negotiations at Shanghai, the Foreign Secretary (Sir J. Simon), in the Commons, said that the main difficulty arose over the question of the fixed limit for the second stage of the withdrawal of the Japanese troop's to thp International Settle ment, and certain municipally-con. trolled roads adjacent to it. HONOLULU MURDER TRIAL. HONOLULU, April 25. Testimony in the Fortescue case has ended, alienists for the prosecution holding that Massie is sane. Mrs Fortescue wept as the events leading to the case were recalled. The attorneys address the jury on Tuesday. There is a prospect of the case going to thp jury on Wednesday, the result depending upon whether the jurors consider the case according to the legal i aspects or exercise human sympathies skilfully e v °ked by the defence in I Massie ? s and his wife’s testimony. Many observers expect a disagreement or compromise verdict, on some lesser crime. KREUGER COMPANY FRAUDS. STOCKHOLM, April 25. Examination of the voluminous material placed at thp disposal of the administrators and the police necessitated an increased staff. The authorities found in Kreuger’s silent room at the Match Trust offices, many rubber stamps bearing facsimile signatures of prominent persons. Many document st were found, proving that women and Kreuger’s confederates blackmailed him. Further arrests are imminent.