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DECEMBER 30, 1933.
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Age-old traditions and customs were awopt away in the recent aloe- tions in Spain, when thousands of women voted for the first time. swinging the nation back to conservative rute, The picture above, typical of scenes throughout Spain, shows a woman presenting ber credentials to election omotals a few days before the balloting,
S. AFRICA AND THE DOLLAR
EFFECTS ON EMPIRE TRADE
South Africa has been seriously concerned lately in the continual fail
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CREW TAKEN OFF BY BREECHES BUOY
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7 Queen's Road, C.
London, Nov. 30. A BRITISH PRODUCT-
The crow of the schoonor My-
of the dollar and its detrimental nonie R. Kirby, which left Fal- effects on Empire trade. As pre- viously reported, orders which mouth on Sunday on a voyage of have hitherto been going to Britain Islands, have had an adventure of adventure to the South Sea have been diverted to the United States. One particular make of
| on unexpected kind. American car, for instance, re-j The schooner was dismasted in ceived more orders in the pasta gale 100 miles west of Brest and month than in the whole of the the cargo steamer Star of Ramleh previous year,
took her in tow for Falmouth, On the other hand, South miles and yesterday she was seen Sho broke adrift after about 100 African exports to Britain are also from the Scilly Isles at the mercy affected, it is feared. There is an of an casterly gale. outstanding danger, notably of
citrus fruits, being swamped on
The powerful Dutch tug. Zwarte
the British market by Californian Zee, went to her assistance, but competition.
was unable to launch a boat to get
a cable fast. The master of the
The South African Minister tug, therefore, wirelessed for the of Finance has been in daily com-St. Mary's lifeboat, as the My- munication with the British nonie R. Kirby was drifting to- Government on the matter that an important announcement |
and wards the shore. may be expected shortly.
The crew of the schooner word of the breeches buoy, and taken to rescued by the lifebont by means St. Mary's.
drifting schooner.
The tug remained beside the
Meanwhile it is almost certain that South Africa will impose a heavy exchange dumping duty ou all American imports at an early date. This will not be an isolated action, but will be carried out simultaneously by
Five-Year Expedition all Empiro countries in order to protest the The main purpose of the schoon- Ottawa benefits and Empire, tradoers voyage was a hunting and generally.
fishing expedition. The trip had been organised by Mr. W. B. Gib- son,-of-Galashiels, and Herr Karl Berke, a German. The skipper is are four young Englishmen and Captain Carr, and his companions Herr Berke,
PRICE OF GOLD.
This, naturally, will not help the Rand gold producers who have been, suffering under the continu- ed rise in sterling and the conso quent drop in the price of gold. The voyage was expected to last In order to counteract this sug-five years, and Malaya, Java, Suma- gestions are being made for atra, and Australia were to be visit South African currency break of d
the link with sterling and for the Gibson declared that they were Before leaving Falmouth, Mr. devaluation of it in a way slightly similar to that adopted by Aus- tralin.
It is pointed out that when South Africa left the gold stan- dard such a contingency was al- lowed for, and hence South Africa Ans not irrevocably pegged to sterling.
At present, however, no official action is being taken in this direc- tion as it is felt that the dollar cannot descend much further, and it is advisable to see which way the pendulum swings in the next; fow weeks. Furthermore, certed action by means of dump- ing duties may speed up some form of dollar-sterling stabilisa- tion agreement with a consequent increase in the price of gold.
con-
not on a treasure hunt nor were they going in search of a wreck containing gold.
in endeavouring to and gold," he "We are not looking for trouble said, "but are going to the South Sea Islands for a little amusement. We are going to do a little shoot. ing and fishing, and take. some cinoma.films. Two film operators will join the Mynonie R. Kirby later on."
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