GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 8 October 1934, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

MANCHUKUO. SHANGHAI, October 5. Manchukuo will soon be subdivided into ten administrative provinces in order to facilitate policing. The provinces will be named: Fengtien, Kirin, Pinkiang, Heilungkiang, Chinchow, Antung, Jehol, Sankiang, Chientao and Hoiho. BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY. LONDON, October 5. At the Conservative Party Conference, Mr J. C. C. Davidson, M.P., moved a resolution urging a national lottery. He emphasised that ordinary citizens rcsen-ted attempts to prevent them from a flutter” and pointed out that French lotteries recently contributed £13,000,000 to the Treasury. Mr Davidson suggested 10/- ‘tickets. 5/- to be devoted to prizes and t,ie remainder to financing work of national importance, instead of allowing £50,000,000 to go to sweepstakes abroad. The resolution was passed enthusi-

N.R.A. PROPOSAL IN CANADA. MONTREAL, October 5. It is reported th'alt only ithree provinces have a.ccepted t!he invitation of the Prime Minister (Mr R. B. Bennett) to attend ithe conference designed 'to amend the British North America Act, and pave the way for unemployment insurance, minimum wage and business codes, along the lines of a modified National Rec "very Act. The “New York Times” says: There are 'indications tha't 'the conference, which was intended to be strictly contu ional, .seems doomed to end in a fnm)&sa. .n’olitira.l dispute. T-t may even develop imto a discussion of the merits of inflation against deflation. SOPWITH OFFERS TO SELL YACHT. (Aus. & N Z. Cable Assn.) TORONTO, October 6. Mr T. O. M. Sopwith has sent a letter to Mr. W. Villiers, St. Catherine’s, Ontario, regarding the sale of his America’s Cup challenger Endeavour to Canadian yachtsmen, indicating that he would consider the proposition. “If your proposition develops into something more concrete perhaps you would advise me in London,” stated Mr Sopwith.