GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1937, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

“OLYMPIC” LAST SEA TRIP (British 'Official TFirefessO RUGBY, September 17. Shipping 011 the Tyne will be suspended for two hours 011 Sunday, when the 46,000 tons White Star-Jiner “Olympic.” leaves Jarrow for Inverkeith, Firth of Forth, for the final stages of breaking up. Eight local tugs wjll take the vessel out ol the Tyne and four Hull tugs will undertake the sea tow, which will last two days. FILM OF QUEEN VICTORIA RUGBY, September 17. The first screen portrait ol “File of (sueeti Victoria,” to be permitted in Britain, was shown before a distinguished and enthusiastic audience in ''London The film, entitled “Victoria the Great.” was produced at the Denham Studio, near London, and was recently shown at the International film exposition at A cilice, and was awarded the cup of all tuitions in competition with seventy other productions. Critics are agreed that the incidents selected in the film are well chosen. Those depicting the conferment of the title of Empress of India and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations are shown in colour.

SECKETARJ.ES confer RUGBY, September 17. . Sir Frederick Phillips, one or the Under-Secretaries of the British Treasury, .who is spending a holiday in Canada, will visit the United States before, returning to England. During his visit he will have talks with MiHenry Morgenthau, junr. United States Secretary of the Treasury. Jt is stated in official quarters in London that there is not any question of opening negotiations or discussions. The visit is regarded as mainly for establishing personal contacts. A Washington message attributes to Mr Morgenthau the statement that lie Tias no intention of discussing war debts with Sir Frederick Phillips,