GENERAL CABLES
British Coal Mines Bill. Rugby, May I.—The House of Lords agreed to the second reading -of the Coal Mines Bill without a division. The Conservatives, however, indicated their intention of amending the Bill in the committee stage. Lord Thomson, Minister for Air, said that the Government would have to take a very firm stand on the committee stage. The Bill was a measure of national importance, and it was introduced to help the coal industry. London Naval Agreement.
Washington, May I.—President Hoover has submitted the London naval agreement to the Senate with every expectation of prompt ratification. Riotous Assemblies Bill.
Cape Town, May I.—The Assembly read a third time the Riotous Assemblies Bill after the Prime Minister, General Hertzog, had declared that if the measure were rejected he would appeal to the country.
Rocket Plane Wrecked. Berlin, May I.—An engineer airman, Espenlaub, was trying out a rocket-driven monoplane when there was a tremendous report and the plane fell 50 feet and was wrecked. Espenlaub was injured.
Population of Australia. Sydney, May 2. —Statistics show that Australia’s population at the end of December was 6,414,373, an increase during 1929 of 77,587 persons.
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Southland Times, Issue 21073, 3 May 1930, Page 7
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