GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1937, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

AFRICA REACHED. (United Press Association—By Electro i Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, June 7. Airs Amelia Earhart Putnam, who is flying round the world, has arrived at St. Louis du Senegal, on the West Coast of Africa, from Natal (Brazil). She took off from Natal at 3.13 a.m. to-day, her time for the Atlantic crossing being 12hrs l7mjn. From here Mrs Putnam will fly to Aden, Karachi (India), Darwin, Howland Island, and Honolulu, to Oakland. CHILDREN BEING INOCULATED. LONDON, June 7. Three doctors are inoculating 3000 Basque children in the North Stoneham camp against typhoid at the rate of 200 an hour. Six children are now in hospital, but the outbreak is mild. A PROTEST. LANSING (Aliehigun), June 7. As a protest against the arrest of strike pickets, the United Automobile Workers’ Association called a labour holiday which paralysed industrial plants, bus systems, and taxi-cabs. Alain thoroughfares were blockaded by rows of Cars. Crowds of union members manned traffic intersections, directing the milling crowds. After the demonstration had begun, the local president of the Automobile Workers’ Association announced that an agreement had been reached lor the release of the pickets. PACIFIC PACT. LONDON, June 8. The “Morning Post.” in a leading article commenting on Hr J. A. Lyons’s Pacific pact proposal, remarks: “If it could he achieved, it would indeed he a signal stroke of policy. Air Lyons deserves high credit lor Kinging the idea on to the threshold of practical politics, hut it is necossaiy to realise that its fulfilment depends on many factors beyond tlu- control of the Empire. Tt should he the aim ol British foreign policy to remove whatever obstacles are in the way. PEACE ON FRONTIER STAILA, June S. Simultaneously with the gathering of tribal elders to hear the Bntisa officials’ terms for frontier peace, troopswithout opposition occupied the more-tmuhlesome centres, and the elders were ordered to expel hostile tribesmen. There is no trace of the Fakir of Ipi, since lie fled L'om his cave stronghold. OIL FROM COAL TOKTO, June 8. The liquidation of coal in eommerieal quantities will begin shortly under a process invented at the Japanese Naval Fuel Depot, Tokuyamn, according to AI. Matsuoka, President of the South Alanchuria Railway, who has been conferring with Japanese Admiralty officials. OXFORD GROUP. (Received this day at 12 noon). , LONDON, June 9. The actor,lvan Menzies, speaking at Leeds Conference of the Oxford group, at which fifteen nations were represented, said the movement was bringing great beneficial changes in the lives of men of all classes in New Zealand and Australia. JAP WHALER. (Received this duv at 12.5 p.m.) TOKYO. June 9. The seven thousand ton whaler. Nisshipniaru was launched at Kobe, No. 2. for the Taivo Whaling Company. Tt will proceed to the Antarctic for the coming season. CERTAIN RELIEF FROM PILES. Neglected piies are dangerous. Get rid of them hv using Znnn Treatment. I Generous trial sent for nineponee ! stamps. Zanu Pty., Box 952 J.K. A\el- \ lington,