GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1934, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

COOLER CABINS. (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LOX DOX. Mur.h If. A now material culled aluminium metaklic foil, resembling cigarette foil, muv revolutionise the construction »'t ships and railway carriages, owing t<i the remarkable insulating properties. The temperature in liner’s cabin, near the funnel will be reduced from 12<> t<» S 7 degrees when lined with t hi' new mat erial. U.S.A. TARIFF WASHINGTOX. March 19. The t n rill issue. l"ng a. badge of political faith in the United States, was publican minorilv report to the House of Represent:;!ives. characterising the Administrations and staling the plan would delegate t<» the President, rather than to Congress, discretionary legislative power in tariff making. U.S A. SILVER PURCHASES \\ ASH IXGTOX, March 19. The United States House of Representatives, to-day, passed the bill for the purchase of silver abroad <it 25 per cent, above the world price, provided i; is exchanged for United States agricultural exports. GANDHI’S CAMPAIGN MEETS SUPPORT. CALCUTTA. March 19. During a four months’ tour ■.>!’ Cetilaal South India. Gandhi collected £2.S.S4(> and also a quantity of’ g"id and silver for his campaign for the CEYLON BANS SWEEP. COLOMBO, March 19. Ceyhm has prohibited Iri-h sweeps. Postal officials destroyed the lickets FIJI HAS A SURPLUS. SUVA. March 20. The Legislative Council opened today. Th<> Governor’s speech stated that there had been a surplus at the end of 1933 «.if £30,000. The Colony’s r<-serve s amounted to half a million. Dealing with trade, he said the imports in 1933 were valued at £1.069, 266, and exports £1 532,161, re-export* £193,365. Re-exports included gold eo .n valued at £111.540 The Mining Bill was again held up |>v 1 he Secretai\ of Stati*. I’he figures mentioned above are all in Fiji currency. STORMS HAMPER ATLANTIC LINERS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Marc.li 19. Terrific gales in the Atlantic and Bay Mf Biscay during the lust few days delayed the arrival of liners at po-[‘. Hi some eases by as much ns 4.s h'.mrs. ()n her way from Xew York to Plymouth, a window on the promenade deck of the 25,000-tons French liner La Fayette was smashed by waves seventy feet high. Gusts of wind of loti mile s an hour struck the vessel, which had io heavo-to for several hours. I’he I*. ami (). liner Manins. 11,000 tons, reached Plymouth 12 hours late. fr.»m the seas encountered in the Bay of B»i*-c.iv. which her officers described as the worsj weather for 20 yea’s. Th'* M int us had to heave-to fo • 12 hout - and no passengers were allowed on the decks fo’n some days. A strong north-wlesterly gale yesterday prevented several ships from docking at Liverpool, LOX DON. March IR. Several members of the British Consulate in Maygar, Chinese Turkestan, were killed during the Moslem revolt against the Chinese administration, according to a Moscow message.