OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18888, 14 October 1929, Page 7

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Canadian Lumber. VANCOUVER, October 12. To sell lumber in New Zealand and Australia, a delegation of mill-owners and operators will leave Vancouver on December 11. by the Aorangi. A grant from the Provincial Government is aiding the mission.—Australian Press Association. Shipbuilding Firm in Difficulties. LONDON, October 12 The Bank jf England and several joint stock banks interested in the famous Clydeside shipbuilding, and steelmaking firm of Beardmores, have appointed Sir James Cooper and Mr Frank Hodges to represent them on the control committee of the firm, whose capital was drastically written down on Wednesday. The recent increase in the bank rate sent up the interest on the banks’ loans to the firm to the extent of £20,000 a year. Beardmores, in war time, was one of the largest armament firms in Britain, and employed 40.000 hands. In recent years the number employed has been upwards of 3000. Glasgow City circles express the opinion that the present re-organisation will enable the firm to turn the corner. Lord Invernair, a former head of the firm, lost his entire fortune in attempting to save the firm, and is now penniless and broken by the post-war shipbuilding slump. Beardmores built the Largs Bay and the Esperance Bay.—Australian Press Association. Cinderella’s Coach. LONDON, October 12 The outstanding novelty at the motor show at Olympia, which will be opened on Thursday, is the sunbath motor car, resembling Cinderella’s glavSs coach but it is made of unsplinterable glass It enables ladies, suitably attired, to undergo a sun-burning cure while motoring.—Australian Press Association. Coal Industry in Britain. RUGBY. October 12 The coal-owners met yesterdav and considered the final draft of the scheme for co-ordination of district marketing, under which the output and price of coal ‘will be limited. Almost the whole of

the country will be covered by the schemes of the Central Co-ordinating Committee. The newspapers state that the scheme will be submitted to the Government next week, when a further meeting between the coal-owners and the Government, in connection with projected legislation, will be held Con versations with the miners' representatives are also still proceeding, and yesterday the whole situation in the mining industry was further reviewed at an interview between members of the Government, headed by Mr f H Thomas, Lord Privy Seal, and repre sentatives of the Miners’ Federation The conversations have not yet been completed.—British Official Wireless. Imperial Unity. LONDON, October 12. The “ Morning Post,” in an article affirming that, if the Empire is to pull its weight in the world, its component States must agree to do things together, instances Mr Mackenzie King saying in Canada that they would not allow another accredited Soviet agent to enter the country. Thus Canada took one line and Great Britain another. Similarly it was hard to believe ( that Australia would endorse the British Government’s adherence to the Court of International Justice. The article concluded by expressing the opinion that agreement on such subjects should be reached before, rather than after, a decision was made by the Mother Country.—Australian Press Association. South African Trade. RUGBY, October 12. Lord D’Abernon. head of the British Economic Mission to South America, is, with the assistance of his colleagues, preparing a report for the president of the Board of Trade on the development of trade between Britain and the countries visited. In an interview on his arrival in England yesterday, Lord D’Abernon paid a tribute to the far-seeing and practical outlook of the statesmen of South American countries. The basis of business between Britain and South America, he said, must be reciprocal.— British Official Wireless. Association Football LONDON, October 12. At Londonderry, an amateur international Association football match was played between Scotland and Ireland, the former winning, 3-o.—Austra-lian Press Association.

Constitutional Conference. LONDON, October 13.

There are hints that the Irish Free State has already raised embarrassing problems at the Imperial Constitutional Conference, especially with relation to the Royal Assent to dominion bills, though the right of veto is hardly likely to be exercised nowadays. There is apparently a majority that is disinclined to remove this safeguard. It is understood that the discussion reached such a delicate stage that Mr P. M’Gilligan returned to Dublin to consult the cabinet. It has also been suggested that Ireland has revised her claims made in 1926 for a separate mercantile marine flag.—Australian Press Association. Whaling Industry. LONDON, October 12. That the present rate of -killing threatens serious detriment to the whaling industry is the opinion of the Whaling Committee of the International Council of Sea Exploration, which recommends the restriction of the capture of all species in the Antarctic and of certain species in the Tropics —Australian Press Association—United Service. Trade Returns. RUGBY, October 12. The Board of Trade returns, issued to-day, show that exports for the first nine months of this year amounted in value to £543,411,000, compared with £534,953,000 for the corresponding period of last year, and £518,494,000 in 1927. Imports amounted to £898,000,000. compared with £886,000,000 and £892,000,000 v for the first nine months of 1928 and 1927 respectively.—British Offi cial Wireless. Empire’s Dairy Farm. LONDON, October 12. Sir James Parr, who was the chief guest at the Refrigerating Association’s dinner, said that refrigeration made of New Zealand a veritable Empire dairy farm. Three scientists would shortty investigate the possibility of shipping beef to Britain. New Zealand did not see why Argentina should have things all her own way.—Australian Press As sociation. The Secret Service. LONDON, October 13. The “Sunday Express” says that the Government is contemplating the aboli tion of the Secret Service. Mr Arthur Henderson discussed espionage with representatives of othei

Powers, hoping to reach an international agreement on the subject, after the naval conference.—Australian Press Association. Italian Acceptance. ROME, October 13. Italy has sent an unqualified acceptance to the invitation to the FivePower Naval Conference.—Australian Press Association. Australian Cricket. SY’DNEY, October 13. For the First Grade cricket matches the wickets were damp and tricky. Batting for Balmain against Mosman, Jackson made 67; for Gordon against University, Macartney, 57. retired with a hurt leg; Kellewav, 50, for St George against North Sydney; Fairfax made 47. Bowling for Paddington against Waverley, Bettington took seven wickets for 68 runs.—Australian Pres* Association. Australian Industry for Canada. SYDNEY, October 13 The Sunshine Harvester Company, of Melbourne, have announced that they have completed arrangements for the establishment of a manufacturing business for the production of Sunshine harvesters in Canada. This decision is due to the restrictions arising from compulsory arbitration and repeated industrial disturbances.—Australian Press Association.