GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

REINDEER- HERD. A BIG PURCHASE. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) OTTAWA, Dec. 3. One of the greatest treks in the annals of Canadian ,history began in the far north where three thousand reimiecer were purchased by the Dominion Government from a firm ; -in Alaska, were started from Elephant Point on a fifteen hundred miles pilgrimage across to the Mackenzie River delta. They will not get there till early in spring of 1931. The Government bought the herd for 195 thousand dollars and contractors are attending to the delivery. The doer are designed to furnish food and clothing for the natives of Canada’s Furthest North. U.S. AIRCRAFT WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The parity, of aircraft carrier tonnage provided for Washington Treaty is the most urgent need of naval aviation, Secretary Adams states in his annual report. He .did not specify whether the Navy wished a maximum tonnage of 135,000 permitted .under, the Washington Treaty or merely, a figure equal to. the British aircraft carrier tonnage in the neighbourhood of 107,000. AGA KHAN MARRIES. , PARIS, Dec. 8: Dense curious crowds were present at the environs of Aix Bos Bairns Town Hall for the wedding of Aga Khan and Mademoiselle Canon. There were present a record gathering of journalists and .photographers who during the last fortnight have given Miss Carron no peace. She carried herself with great dignity, looking charming in a dazzling gown in which emerald and turquoise predominated. It is understood the trousseaiA cost eight thousand sterling. She remains a Catholic. The Grand Inian at Paris Mosque insists there is nothing irregular in Aga Khan marrying one whose religion recognises one Divinity. The Inuui later conducted a religious ceremony. The Mayor who performed the civil ceremony conferred the, Freedom of the City on the Princely couple.

BRITISH PROPOSAL. FOR BULK FOOD PURCHASING. LONDON, Dec. 6. A message has been received from Australia suggesting that Hon. Mr Fenton (the new Federal Minister of Customs) would discuss in London on his coming visit important marketing proposals, promising the British: people cheaper food and the Australian producers better returns, has again focussed attention on the bulk purchasing sclieme announced by the 'British Minister of Agriculture on iSeptember 18th last. A PROPOSAL discussed. (Beceived this day. at 9.40 a.m.) BERLIN,- Dec. 9. Writing in the “Berliner Tageblatt,’’ Professor Oswald Flamm warns Sir 11. Wilkins of the folly of (attempting polar exploration in a submarine. He describes the whole project as absurd, and asks how he is going to rise to the surface and recharge accumulators. He points out the indicator with which he hopes to keep in touch with the air would be destroyed by blasting the ice cover. The other idea of fitting the boat with a buffer would be nonsensical, because a buffer would have a weight of 450 tons and would upset all calculations of speed and trim.

BIG LIABILITIES. (Beceived this day'at 9.40 a.m.) ’ LONDON, Dec, 9. The official receiver reports the liabilities of Horn, cabled on 28th November, are roughly estimated at 356 thousand and assets ( fifty-four thousand. MEMBER OF COMMONS. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 9. The Commoner, Mr ThurtTe, has resigned from the Independent Labour Party because the Council disapproved of his signing a manifesto regarding the Unemployment Insurance Bill.