POINTS FROM THE NEWS

Northern Advocate, 23 October 1935, Page 8

POINTS FROM THE NEWS

A N encouraging view of the inter- *** national situation was taken on the London Stock Exchange yesterday, and markets closed V/ith a good undertone, and the demand in all sections expanded considerably. rrtiHE annual census shows that road 1 traffic in Britain has increased by 47.8 per cent. rpHE bullion market in Bombay was A subject to the most elaborate hoax in the city’s history, when bank managers and prominent business men received letters purporting to announce a 10 per cent, duty on gold exports, and the abolition of the duty on the export of silver. The rumour spread to the market and forced dowh the price of gold 12/- per ounce, arid rocketed up silver before the Government’s denial arrived. It is Estimated that traders lost £IOO,OOO. iyRS Van der Elst, widow of a wealthy New Zealander, who has made herself conspicuous in Britain by an extensive campaign against capital punishment at every execution announces that she will contest the Putney seal at the forthcoming general election. rpHE British general election will take place on November 14, and the results of most contests will be known by the evening of November 15 j WITH the removal of Major Fey, j ’ states the “Financial News,” Aus- 1 tria’s economic assistance to Italy will j only be limited by her resources. Prince von Starhemberg has made it clear he intends to stand or fall by Italy. A true bill was returned by the Grand Jury in the Supreme Court yesterday in connection with the charge against Eric Marco, aged 44, musician, who is charged with having murdered his wife. rpHE “Daily Mail’s” medical correspondent says the use of leeches to relieve an overburdened or inflamed organ, such as the liver or the heart is returning to popularity. At an inquest a doctor said the patient had been bled to relieve high blood pressure, fJTHE delegates to the' South Wales coal conference decided that the 15,000 to 20,000 miners, who are on strike, should return to work on the managements’ undertaking to recognise only the Miners’ Federation. This ends the “stay-down” strike. MESSAGE from Kingston. Jamaica. states that banana planters estimate their losses at 2,500,000 dollars after the second destructive hurricane within a month. A boy was drowned. iyfß Arthur McElhone has been electA ed Lord Mayor of Sydney for the remainder of 1935. FOLLOWING a long dry spell the whole of New South Wales has been drenched by incessant rain. Floods are reported in the south, and wheat crops and orchards have been severely damaged. rphe Dutch Government has decided to strengthen the East Indies fleet, and is building two submarines similar to the KlB class, which toured the world last year. Holland is alarmed at the Japanese attitude in the East Indies, which she apparently . regards as a second Manchuria.