NEWS BY CABLE.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19051, 15 September 1933, Page 8

NEWS BY CABLE.

GENERAL SUMMARY. STILL THE BEST SELLER. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 13. The Bible is still the world’s best ■seller. The British and Foreign Bible Society’s annual report states that 10,617,470 volumes were published last year. This Is an increase of more than 65,000 compared with the previous year. The report says the Bible now has been translated into 667 languages.

PRINCE OF WALES. United Tress Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 13. The Prince of Wales, who has been spending a holiday privately at Biarritz, left Paris on his return to London tills afternoon. Unfavourable weather conditions necessitated the cancellation of the Prince’s original plan to fly home from Le Bourget.

JAPANEBE POLITICS. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. TOKYO, Sept. 14. Count Uchida has resigned his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs for health reasons. Mr Hirota, formerly Ambassador to Russia, succeeds him. OPTIMISM IN BRITAIN. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, Sept. 13. The English newspapers comment optimistically on the Improved trade returns, details of which were given yesterday. Generally they describe them as further proof of the slow but steady improvement in ‘the British trade situation in spite of trade restrictions and other impediments to international commerce.

LATE KING OF IRAQ. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. LONDON, Sept. 13. Sir Francis Humphrys, British Ambassador to Iraq, will represent His Majesty at the public funeral of the late King Feisal at Bagdad. The British cruiser Despatch, which is ■conveying the body home, is due to arrive to-morrow morning at Haifa, where a Royal Air Force machine is in readiness to carry it on the last stage of the journey to Bagdad. WARSHIPS FOR BRAZIL. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. TOKYO, Sept. 14. At a conference of Japanese shipbuilders they decided that they could not tender for the construction of 30 Brazilian warships as the barter terms of payment offered were not. acceptable.

PLOTTERS IN INDIA. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. CALCUTTA, Sept. 14. Twenty-two of the accused men in the Indore conspiracy case, whose plotting included the setting up in India of mi independent army, have received sentences ranging from seven years’ imprisonment with rard labour ■to six mouths.