GENERAL CABLES

Southland Times, Issue 21560, 25 November 1931, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

ACTION DISCONTINUED. (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) Sydney, November 24. The Commonwealth Crown Solicitor has filed a note of discontinuance in the two actions commenced in the High Court against New South Wales by the Commonwealth and other States to recover the amounts in respect to which the State had defaulted overseas and the payment of which had been made by the Commonwealth. The amounts claimed in the writs were £557,519 and £220,875. END OF FAMOUS CIRCUS. London, November 23. The world-famous Bostock and Wombell’s menagerie, which has toured the cities, towns and hamlets throughout Britain for the past 12G years, is breaking up this week, the animals having been sold to London and other zoos. The personnel of 51, some after a half-century’s service, is scattering throughout the country. DEER SHOOTING FATALITIES. (Rec. 8.40 p.m.) New York, November 24. Fatalities in the New York State’s deer shooting season, which has just closed and in which there were fewer hunters in the woods than usual, totalled 20 men killed and 101 injured. DEMONSTRATION BY UNEMPLOYED. (Rec. S p.m.) Sydney, November 24. Unemployed numbering over a thousand marched through Sydney today to the Domain where fiery speeches were made demanding 100 |>er cent, increase in the dole allowance and the disbandment of the New' Guard. The police prevented a prearranged hostile demonstration by unemployed at the reopening of Parliament. INDIAN APPOINTMENTS. (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, November 23. The King Emperor is pleased to approve of the following appointments: Sir John Anderson, present Permanent Under-Secretary of the Home Office, to be Governor of Bengal in succession to Sir Stanley Jackson, whose tenure expires in March next; Sir James Sefton, of the Indian Civil Service, to be Governor of Bikar and Orissa in succession to Sir Hugh Stephenson, whose term expires in April next; and Mr Michael Keane to be Governor of Assam in succession to Sir Egbert Hammond, whose term expires in June next. KRISHNAMURTI GOES INTO BUSINESS. Vancouver, November 22. Krishnamurti announces that he is giving up his religious activities and is leaving his Californian Palace to enter into business here. A Press Association message from Christchurch states:—Miss E. Hunt, Christchurch, who states that she is chief agent in New Zealand for the Star Publishing Company which exists for the purpose of publishing Krishnamurti’s books and magazines, had some comment to offer on the cable news concerning Krishnamurti. Miss Hunt says that the cable is not correct. The Star Publishing Company which has been working in Holland for some time, is moving to Los Angeles, California. With this organization, Krishnamurti docs not concern himself. It is not correct, Miss Hunt states, that Krishnamurti is giving up his teaching work. It is also not correct that he is giving up his palace in California for the reason that he never had a palace in California, but only a little bungalow in the Ojai Valley, California. In a recent letter it was stated that Krishnamurti hopes to visit New Zealand next year. NEW FRENCH WARSHIPS. Paris, November 22. Instructions have been given for the laying down of one 7550-ton cruiser and two 2700-ton destroyers of the new programme.