GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 120, 20 April 1934, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

Received April 20, 2.5 p.m. LONDON, April 19. The Evening Standard, referring to the fight for the Eastern shipping trade, says the Hamburg-Amerika’s and the Nord Deutscher’s two 17,000,ton vessels now being constructed have a speed of 21 knots. Italy is planning 24-knot ships for passengers, mails and fine cargo only. Such speed was never before dreamed of in the Oriental trade, where only the Peninsula Company ever attempted to exceed 17 knots. The Republican Army court-martial dismissed with • ignominy Price and O’Donnell, two officers who had been found guilty of numerous acts of gross indiscipline. . A surprise cricket item is that D. K. Jardine is to report the Test matches for some London newspapers. The House of Lords read the second time the Petroleum Production Bill vesting in the Crown the property m petroleum within Britain. As the liner Oxford does not arrive at Southampton till one o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, it will be impossible for Woodfull and the others of the Australian cricket team to participate in the official Anzae ceremonies, but they will go immediately by road to London and place a wreath on the Centotaph. The tennis player Austin is confined to his bed with gastric influenza and is unlikely to participate in the British hard court championships at Bournemouth, in which Perry defends Ins title. An exceptionally strong entry in the singles, which are limited to 32, includes Malfroy (New Zealand). Football results are: —Association : Bristol Rovers beat Queen’s Park Rangers, 4 —l; Bournemouth drew with Brighton, 1—1; Reading drew with Bristol City, I—l. Scottish League : Clyde drew with Celtic, 1 —1; Kilmarnock beat Queen’s Park, 3 —l. OTTAWA, April 19. Major Douglas concluded his Social Credit .campaign hearing here before the House of Commons Banking Committee without submitting a plan for Canada. He offered plans for New Zealand, which Colonel Ralston, producing figures, declared were of little importance. PARIS, April 19. Tlie British Rugby League has informed the French League authorities that they will be allowed to join the International Board as soon as they have proved their vitality. ROME, April 19. Contrary to earlier reports, most of the Italian newspapers carried summarised accounts of the British budget.