GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 183, 5 May 1925, Page 9

GENERAL CABLES

Br Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. The death of Professor Palisa, the astronomer, is announced by a Vienna message to Sj-dney “Sun.” The French municipal elections have so far resulted in no change in Paris, but slight gains to the Left Bloc in the provinces—Reuter. Hopner’s portrait of Lady F.lizabeth Bligh was sold at Christie’s for 10,200 guineas. Reynolds’s famous picture, “The Calling’ of Samuel,” sold for 6700 guineas—Reuter. A seaplane and nn aeroplane collided over the mouth of the river Ifden. The aeroplane landed safey, but the seaplane buried itself in mud, and the pilot and the observer were smothered. The Telegraph Construction Company of Greenwich is building a new vessel to lay the < able from Vancouver to Fanning Island, because no ship now available is laiye enough to transport the length of cable required.—Sydney “Sun” Cable. An interesting development in the shipping competition in the trade to Australia is the Nord-Dcutsciier Lloyd Company’s decision to run a jisssengel service, via the Cape of Good Hope. It will begin in June with the motor-ship Konigsberg, A fire at Buninvong, Victoria, destroyed hwlf a business block. It vvas caused by an explosion of petrol in a garage. A man named Arthur Tlopsc is in hospital in a critical condition, as the result of burns, and two firemen were injured when a building collapsed. There are no details of the damage. Following on the election of Von Hindenburg as President of Gerjnany, special conferences of the Moscow Communist Internationale decided to appetil to the Socialist parties to join in combat with the capitalistic and monarchist reaction in all countries, mi l also to increase their, propaganda, especially in Germany, where it is believed a class war can be advantageously started The New York University authorities announce that a “floating university,” which will combine a year’s college study with a trip around the world, will leave here next September with 450 vouths, selected from all parts of the country. Air. James E. Lcugh. of the University’s extra-mural division, will be in charge. The itinerary includes Hawaii, the Orient, India, North Afiica, and Europe.

The Executive Committee of the Sydney University War Memorial proposes, subject to confirmation bv the Senate, to accept a tender for a can.lon of fettynine bells, in a framework capable of carrying fifty-three bells, under a guarantee from the tendering firm that the tower arrangements will be perfectly suitable, and that artistic success will be assured. The amount si.b.>cri;ircl is £17,390.

. Pola Negri, who on arrival at New York was charged with failing to declare some iewellcry, was allowed to go to her hotel, after being questioned and on promising to appear at the Customs House and pay whatever fine was assessed. When the Berengaria docked the officers seized sixteen bottles, which were in Pola Negri’s trunks., and broke them against the deck railing. They fined her five dollars for each bottle.