GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 12 September 1935, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

(British ne'ipinl Wi’ RVGFT September 10. < . the Quest which was chartered by the British East Green’and Expedition, this Summer. to transport a partv and stores and carry out exploration in the Arctie reached Aberdeen this afternoon. Tt is reported that nt one time the shin was in such great danger from ice. that preparations were made to abandon ker. Among those who returned to-dav was Courtauld. for whom great anxiety arose a few years ago. when he wintered alone at a northern post, and was found by his companions with d ; xculty in the follotvinsr Spring. On the present voyage, he vrks accompanied by his wife. Thp Ipnder of the pxpedition L. R. Wager and several members hnVe remained behind in the Winter. Tt is expected that the meteoro’ogical and other observations will be of great va’ue in con rec.-ion with n<y==dble air transport routes across Greenland. U.S.A CABINET CHANGE. (Received Ti, at 11 P.ULI WASHINGTON Septetrb-r Ifl. Tt is 'earned that Mr Frtrley will resign tho ’ position l of erd rrlv in January next. Tic is to be s icceeded by M” Frank C Walker, who at present is director of fhe National emergency Council, anl is one of Mr Roosevelt’s closest advisers. BRITISH BUDGET FIGURES, RUGBY. September IR. A favourable : mnression created bV unehiplovmpn* tor August, Is strengthenrfl bv week’s oxchequer returns, which show the tothl of the ordinary revenue, excluding self-bal-anced items amounts tn €2*s, SOfi.lM, compared with €246 358 969 on the corresponding date last year. Income tax receipts are €49 396.000 against €48.707 000 last year The total of in’and revenue i« €lO2 786,000, compared with €lOl 427 000. The total of revenue *’rom Customs and excise is €129.130,000 against €124.814 000 in the same peiiod last financial year. Another si<m of trado development is in Post Office receipts under the heading of spTf-hs lancing revenue, which is £25,150.000. fwo million pounds more than the previous year. The total of ordinary expenditure exclusive of self-bn lan ring items, is €313118000 against £297 745.041, on thp corresponding date in 1934.