GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1940, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

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(United Press Assoeiation--rßy EUictrio •Telegraph—Copyright). *.

' u,.. NEW' YORK, ■ March'{iP ' Dr. .Berios, ex-President of Czechoslovakia, was made a godfather, when the first American-born German’ Pi-in* cess* -namely, d Maria Elizabeth/" ! 'the daughter of Prince and Pririeos‘S:Hiibertus of Loeweustein, was • baptised,’ Prihee rind Princess • Looweftsteiii*' are exiled .German Catholics/ Bud are becoming! American • citizens/ ''■

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HOPE FOR MINERS ABANDONED > NEW YORK, March 18. A message, from Bellaire, in Ohio; tri-day States that hope has been abandoned for the 89 . men entombed who were in the Willowgrove coal .pit.. ![ ;t .. * a■ ■■ JAP. ; LINER’S MAILS SEIZED. -c-,.:' TOKIO, 'March 17. vWhile the Japanese liner Maru’t was lying at the pier in Singapore; harbour"; British authbfities ■bearded her- They seized' of mail that were bound for Germany. v. ■ V ■ :: ■ —. ' .’.i. .0 r-vhc.i.d I jfYU

BOMB! AT NEW YORK STATION

NEW YORK/ March 17

The- police have found fragments of a map of New Zealand in a suitcase containing an irigenious incendiary tiriie bomb. The bomb had Exploded in the parcel room of the New York'Central Station filling the room with clouds of ,smoke arid-causing a panic. , ■'' '

-The police are exploring the possibility that the bag was 4'trired in the station-preparatory to an attempt to sabotage; the liner Queen ; ' Mafyi* the QuOen Elizabeth, or the. Normriridie.

ANGLO-ITALO TRADE, ': f 'A ROME, March 18. < It ik annouiiced that-an official of the'British Treasury, Mr Playfair, is .arriving -in Italy -’ shortly- to examine causes of a recent breakdown i#'com.mercial’negotiations between England and Italy. He will seek a basis for resumption of the negotiations:

■ BARTER TRADE. : : ■ TOKIO, March 18. 1 M. JSunia has confirmed that; Japan .and Argentine have*- reached a barter “agreement. of( views.’’ It was i reached on March ‘

Japan is to buy annually- 30,000,000 yen; worth of Argentine products, including wool, ■ meat, and \yheat. S"'-*. " The, Argentine will buy the*' 5 same value of Japanese goods/ granting Japan foreign exchange at'a rate on the “most favoured nation” basis.