GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 4 May 1936, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 1Sir Austen Chamberlain arrived at London last night- i/oni a visit yO Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. He denied that he bad been on any mission. LONDON, May 1. The Tokio correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that Japan is expected to put a surtax on imports of Australian wool, making it as dear a? South African. Business meu say that) if this occurs, Japan is likely 'to buy from South Africa, a third of the_ amount hitherto bought from Australia. Purchases of wool from New Zealand and wheat from Canada will also be increased. A Tokio message says that business men forecast that the Tariff Commission to-morro;W’ will reC|onimend the summary imposition of a 12 per cent tariff on raw wool imports from Australia. In 1934, the last' year for which statistics are available, Japanese imports of wobTTotalled 184,379 ( 0001 b. Of this Australia supplied 155 376 ( 0601b, New Zealand 10,188,0001 b, and East and Soul’ll Africa 5,2310001 b. RUGBY. Alay 1.

The communication which is to be made to Germany by the British Government early next week with a view to elucidating certain points, and obtaining fuller inform;ation about Herr Hitler’s proposals for a European settlement, was under consideration by a committee of Atinisters lastnight, and, according fo the “Times will come’ before a meeting of the Cabinet on Monday. LINER’S COLLISION. LONDON, April 30. The liner Strathnaver, on arrival at Plymouth, collided with the tender Sir Francis Drake; while the latter was taking off 15.0 of the 1100 passengers. The tender was extensively damaged, but proceeded to the shore. NOTHING LIKE HOPE I RUGBY, April 29. The chairman of the Cunard Steamship Comany, -addressing the shareholders; expressed the opinion that the liner Queen Alary would prove a profitable ship in operation. “We know already from her trials that she constitutes an important advance in the economies of marine engineering. ” Reviewing the prosper,t s of the Atlantic trade, he declared that the comp’an’cs had taken the right and proper course in placing the order for the Queen Alary when they did. KING’S CRUISE. LONDON. April 30. The “Daily Mail” says that the King intends to visit’ the Mediterranean and the Riviera in the <*-ourse of a .summer holiday. It adds: It is known that the Royal yacht has been ordered to get ready for service. BRITISH BUDGET SECRETS SCANDAL. LONDON, April 30 Air Chamberlain is seeing the chair-

man of Lloyds again, in reference to the leakage of Budget secrets, ami expects to make a statement in u Commons early next week. Aly Attlee in the Commons, said that the matter could not be allowed to drift.'. Labour members would ask for a debate, if 'an early statement were not made. CANADIAN VESSELS SOLD. LONDON, April 30. The Balranald, Baradinc, Barrabooi and Bendigo have been sold to ship breakers for £26,000. A syndicate comprising the Commonwealth Dominion Line, New Zealand Shipping Company and EllermanBucknall, has purchased t°t £160,001 tho Te.inaiiiing vessels of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine. The ships will maintain the HalifaxAustralia serv’ce.