GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 11 February 1938, Page 12

GENERAL CABLES

ROYAL VISIT TO FRANCE. [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] LONDON, February 9. It is understood that Their Majes ties do not intend to take the Prm cesses to France, despite the ap peals of French newspapers to allow the children to accompany their par ents, who will unveil an Australiai memorial. The "Daily Hearld says “The visit symbolises the deep, inti mate friendship now existing be tween France and Britain.” Th- “ Daily Telegraph” says: “Frenchmei need no reminder that Britons frofi lands separated from France by dis tances far greater than the Channe stood not so long ago by the side o France. Before beginning those stil unchartered voyages overseas, fo which the more-distant lands of th British Commonwealth hope, th King will stand forth on French son as the head of the State, of the Do minions, as well as of their Mothe Country.” BRITISH WARSHIPS AT LISBON (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, February 8. i The Portuguese Charge d’Affaire (Senor Antonio de Faria) called a the' Foreign Office and expressed th< pleasure of. the Portuguese at th< visit of the British warships to Lis bon, and the appreciation with whic the messages of Admiral Sir Roge Backhouse, the of the Home Fleet, had been receives VAN ZEELAND REPORT. RUGBY, February 8. Mr Chamberlain stated in th Commons that the report of M. Pat van Zeeland was now under careal consideration by the departmenl concerned. MACDONALD BUST. RUGBY, February 8. The National Portrait Gallery hs purchased a bronze bust of Mr Ran say MacDonald. SOVIET OFFICIAL’S DISAPPEARANCE. BUCHAREST, February 9. The Butenko mystery has deepe; ed, after the discovery that the su posed bloodstains on the stairca were red ink. MIMIC BATTLE AT SINGAPORI [British Official Wireless]. RUGBY, February 6. Press telegrams from Singapo report that the four days’ miro battle between the attacking “Blu land” fleet and the “Redland” flei the defenders, ended this morning. There was a big attack last nigl but the enemy was heavily bomb from the air by the light of flan and shelled by the shore batterit Despite this, landings were mac but the attackers had a hot recC tion, and had to retire under a smo screen. DR. TOWNSEND’S CONVICTION WASHINGTON, February 7. The Federal Court of Appeals u held the contempt of Court conv tion of Dr. Townsend, promoter the Townsend pension scheme. LONDON COMMODITY PRICES LONDON, February 7 Gold 139/9, dollar 501, franc 142 Butter has been irregular, a fluctuations are likely to contim There is. however, a certain optimi: in the future, resulting in some ( mand for a shipment of Australian J. Mills, in their annual report, stf that a feature of 1937 was the mi ked decline in imports, 470,818 tu compared with 487,037 in the pi vious year,' the .smallest annual i port since 1933. Consumption show a slight increase, and thus eold-ste stocks were considerably reduc The price for Australian and N Zealand averaged 9 per cent, me than in 1936; Danish 6 per ce higher. \The narrowing margin 1 tween Empire and Danish butter most gratifying. New Zealand ma tains her position as Britain’s larg< supplier. Her exports increased per cent., and her new record amou is 31 per cent, of Britain’s total ii ports, compared with 29 per cent. 1936.

Cheese prices were also higher, o ing to an improvement in the ptl chasing power of the public.