GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 4 March 1937, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, March 2. Mr Baldwin has informed the Protestant Alliance that there has been no change in the King’s title as Defender of the Faith. EDMONTON, March 1. The former Premier, John Brownlee, announces an appeal to the IP'rivy Council against 'the Supreme Court of Canada’s award of 10,000 dollars to Vivian • MacMillan, a Government stenographer, for alleged seduction. Admitting the failure of the twenty-five id'ollar monthly social ere-, dit dividends, Mr Aberhart urges the -district councils to vote on whether he should continue 'to be lender. WASHINGTON, March 2.

The Supreme Court, by a fivo-to-four decision, ruled that clauses in private contracts calling for payment in gold: bullion are invalid, thus ' extending the Court’s decision of February 18th, 1935. The majority decision was that contracts are actually for the payment of money and not gold as a commodity. TOKIO, March 2.

The Minister o f the Navy has an. nounced that Japan is ready to attend a naval limitation conference, if it is initiated by other Bowers on the basis of an equitable reduction of armaments. BERLIN, March 2.

A fire broke out in the War Ministry annex, the top doors being des. lro > e(L LONDON, March 2.

The British and Japanese Governments, after several years’ negotia. tions, have reached an agreement for the abolition, after 1942, of perpetual leases in Japan held by British trad, ers, who will thereafter forego exemption from land and other taxes, and will occupy the same position as the rest of the community. It. was feared that falling an agreement, the Japanese would unilaterally denounce the leaseholders’ status quo. LONDON, February 27 ; A Coronation payment of 2s 6d,with Is for each dependent child is to be made to all registered unemployed during the week ending May 8. PERPIGNAN, February 26.

Tugs successfully towed the Llando. very Castle to the quays at Port Vendees. Divers found a gaping hole in the bows, about eighteen feet long. It will be impossible for the liner to pro. need to Marseilles, until this hole is t empo rari ly repaired. PANAMA CANAL DUES. WASHINGTON, February 27. President Roosevelt has asked Congress to enact legislation to abolish the dual system of measurement of the vessels using the Panama Canal, substituting for i!t Panama Canal rules of measurement as prescribed by the President. This change will entail a reduction of the tolls in some cases.