GENERAL CABLE NEWS
By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright , MAORI CHIEFS. LONDON, July 10. The Maori chiefs who are visiting England will return by the Otway. MARCONI COMPANY. LONDON, July, 10. The Marconi Wireless Company’s net profit for the year was £122,000, compared with £43,000 in tho preceding year. A dividend of 17 per cent.' on preference shares and 20 per cent.. on ordinary shares was declared, and the' amount- put forward was .reduced by about 50 per cent. MR PHIL SNOWDEN. LONDON, July 10. Mr Philip Snowden, Labour M.P., and his wife, have sailed for Canada. Mr Snowden will visit New Zealand and address temperance meetings; also study social and economic questions. SUEZ CANAL. LONDON, July 10. The Suez Canal Company has decided from January Ist to raise the maximum draft of vessels passing through the canal to'3o feet.' COOK’S LETTERS AND DIARY. LONDON, July 10. Captain Cook’s letters and diary were sold at auction for £IO7O. AVIATION—A WORLD’S RECORD. BERLIN, July 10. Herr Linnekogel aeroplaed at an altitude of 6570 metres —a world’s record.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8783, 13 July 1914, Page 8
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174GENERAL CABLE NEWS New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8783, 13 July 1914, Page 8
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