NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3373, 3 October 1931, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

In order to relieve unemployment the Invercargill City Council invited applications for a £SOOO loan at 4 per cent. The amou'nt was immediately taken up, indicating that there is plenty of money for investment.

Commenting upon the Canadian financial situation in a speech at Toronto, the Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. Bennett, declared that Canada would honour all her obligations in accordance with the terms of her borrowing contracts.

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Sir Thomas Wilford has officially denied rumours that New Zealand was contemplating opening trade with Russia.

The Daily Express Bradford correspondent declares that orders are pouring in on tcpmakers, spinners, and piece-good manufacturers, and the mills are back on full time. It has been the most hectic ten days since August, 1914, said a leader of the industry.

The police charged with batons thousands of unemployed who were attempting to rush Sali'ord Town Hall. The whole area resounded with booing, screaming, and hissing. The unemployed were ridden down and trampled on by mounted men. Many arrests were made.

Six . aeroplanes brought to Le Bourget nine tons of gold from Amsterdam, valued at 150 million francs. Four more gold-bearing 'planes are en route for Paris.

After taking into consideration all the facts, as well as the strong recommendation of the jury for mercy, the Executive Council, His Excellency the Governor-General presiding, decided this afternoon that the sentence of death passed on Pahara Rameka Kere (George Rameka), who was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Gwen Johnson at Auckland should be commuted to imprisonment for life.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Philip Snowden informed Mr. D. Kirkwood (Labour) that the French war debt to Britain at the date of the funding agreement in 1926 was £600,000,000. The annuities hitherto paid amounted to £43,625,000.

Earl Jellicoe has, says a London message, been ordered by his doctors to cancel all his engagements for two months.

It is understood that the five Liberal members of the Cabinet decided to remain in the Government despite Mr. Lloyd George's advice.

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