GENERAL CABLES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 May 1927, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

SALVAGE AWARD

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, sth May

The master' and crew of the Devon were awarded £10.250, £7850 of which goes to the owners, by the Admiralty Division for salvage services in towing the Eastern Moon to Sydney in May last year.

SYNTHETIC PETROL

PARIS, sth May,

M. Herriot announced that the Government was informed that the secret of making synthetic petrol has been discovered. There are no further details.

RECORD SOUNDING

BERLIN, sth May

The cruiser Emden reports that while voyaging from Macassar to Magasaki, Japan, it took a sounding at 34,120 feet, tlio greatest ever recorded.

COMPULSORY ARBITRATION IN NORWAY

OSLO, sth May

After stormy scenes a- Bill providing for compulsory arbitration in labour conflicts was adopted by both Houses.

NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS

LONDON, 6th May. Exhibitors at the Salon Des Artistes include the New Zealanders Rhona Haysard, Leslie Poole Smith, Syd. Thompson, Margarete Stockinet and Cora Wild-

PRESENTATIONS AT COURT

LONDON, 6th May,

Presentations at the first Court, to take place on 25th May, include Lady Parr. ..Mrs Vivian Riddiforcl and her daughter Jocelyn, of Wellington. Mrs Walter Bean and her daughter Louisa, of Christchurch, Miss Mont a Macdonald, of Christchurch, Misses Dorothy and Mary Macdonald and Olive Lyon, of Timaru, .Miss Joy Mctlnrdy, of Palmerston North.

OVERSEAS LOYALTY

LONDON, 6th May. The lion. W. -McCormack, Prime .Minister of Queensland, responding to the to-ast of Imperial relations at the Chamber of Commerce dinner in London, said that, he saw greater evidence of loyalty overseas than in London. The Duke and Duchess of York were rendering an Imperial service in bringing the peoples of the Empire closer, proving that the monarchy was the centre around which the Empire revolved.

LAHORE RIOTS

CALCUTTA 6th May. The full toll of the Lahore casualties is fourteen killed and 103 wounded.

(“Sun" Cable.)

DELHT, 7th Mav

The total casualties iri the Lahore riots are 18 dead and 162 wounded. The departure of British inf van try battalions from neighbouring cantonments for hill stations for the summer has been indefinitely postponed.