MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18362, 21 April 1925, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

It is announced from New York that Madame Schumann-Heink, after twelve years' absence, will sing again in the Metropolitan Opera House next season. Tho "Daily Express" understands •that the Home Secretary lias written to Thome's father regretting that he has failed to discover any grounds justifying a reprieve. - The enginedrivers and firemen employed at Walsh Island, Sydney? struck following the refusal of the management to increase their wages. it is feared the trouble will spread to other branches of the works. Arthur Train, a New York lawyer and novelist, prior to sailing for the Balkans, took out a bandit insurance policy fof £IOO,OOO with Lloyd's, who have contracted to pay 90 per cent, or any ransom required if the writer is kidnapped, the premium to be at the rate or 2 per cent. Another Greek, Nicholas Tsontas, has ben arrested iu connexion with the death of Joanes Vlachos, whose dead bodv was found in a quarry at Peter- • borough, South Australia. The police earlier arrested Arastotilis Beitnetos, who had in his possession a number ot cheques and other papers inscribed with the namo Vlachos.

All Saints' Parish Church, Wandsworth, was crowded to hear a jazz band from a well-known West End music hall accompany the hymns at the evening service on Sunday. This is the first time a jazz band has taken part in a church service. All Saints' congregation includes a number of theatricals.