GENERAL CABLES.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17589, 19 December 1928, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

SCHNEIDER CUP. THREE ITALIAN ENTRIES. (By Telegraph—Press 1 (Australian Press AssociaUon.) LONDON, Dec. 17. The Aero Club Has received entries from three Italian machines for the Schneider Cup. Entries close on January 1A DICKENS MANUSCRIPT. SOLD AT SOTHEBY'S. ' LONDON, Dec. 17. A section of the manuscript of Pickwick papers was auctioned at Soth ebvs for £7500 sterling. It d e SCIIDea he midnight meeting of Arabela Aen with Pickwick and Winkle at Clifton Down. Rosenbach was successful after keen competition. NEWSPRINT FACTORY. ESTABLISHMENT IN CHILI. AMSTERDAM, Dec. I*7. A group of financiers has conferred with the Chilean Consul preliminary to establishing a newsprint factory in Chili. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS. EXTREMELY ILL. . PARIS, Dec. 17. The Russian Grand Duke Nicholas is extremely ill with pneumonia. IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. ' POSTPONEMENT SUGGESTED. LONDON, Dec. 17. It is understood the Dominions Office addressed the Prime Ministers last week asking their views with regard to postponing the Imperial Conference of 1930. NAMIE CREEK ORE. VALUED AT £SO A TON. CANBERRA, Dec. 18. The Warden of Home Affairs Department valued the gold ore taken from the discovery at Namie Creek at £SO per ton. TO CLOSE DOWN. BISCHOFF TIN MINE. LAUNCESTON, Dec. 18. The manager of the Bischoff Tin Mining Company slated that in consequence of the legislation passed governing occupational diseases, the directors have decided to close down the mine indefinitely.