GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 257, 27 September 1940, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

The George Cross. In connection with the award of the George Cross it is stated in London that there will be a small military division of the George Cross to enable special awards to be made to members of the Services. Designs for the George Cross will be.considered in the next few days, Artists and designers have been invited tio submit ideas and the final choice vr.ill rest with the King. Saviours of St. Paul’s. A number of New Zealand military officers have cabled their High Commissioner in London asking him to convey congratulations and their admiration to Lieutenant Davie'- and his party of the bomb disposal unit for their'work in removing the bomb which threatened the fabric of St. Paul’s Cathedral. —British Official Wireless. Banks Remain Open. The banks in London will keep open for the trill taction of urgent business during air-raid warnings in accordance with a decision by the committee of London Clearing Bankers. If it is necessary for a staff to shelter during a period of danger services will still be provided though’ there may be cases where the offices cannot be opened to the public.—British Official Wireless. German Armoured Cars. Neutral observers on the Spanish frontier report that 500 German armoured ears arrived at Bilbao a fortnight ago. They detrained and. proceeded southward. American Precautions. T'iie United States Housing Authority has announced that it is studying the practicability of embodying some form of air raid shelter in low-rent housing schemes. Pan-American Trade. President Roosevelt has signed a Bill authorising the Export-Import Bank to lend 500..000,000 dollars to assist, the development of trade with South America.