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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 141, 1 July 1937, Page 5

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No Advertising It is officially announced that advertisements have been barred in Italian broadcasts. — Eome. Divorce Law After a two-day debate, in which bishops and distinguished authorities took paTt, the House of Lords gave the Marriage Bill a second reading without a division. — Official Wireless. Car-Racing Record In the trials held at Westbury for the* Vanderbilt Cup races on Jiily 3. Bernard Rosemeyer drove the Auto TJnion Silver Flash at 159.3 miles an hour, the highest speed ever reoorded on an Ameriean course.— New York. Fire-Damaged Steamer The Burns Pbilp Company has received advice that repairs to the steamer Machdui, whieh recently was afire off the New Guinea coast, have been eompleted and the vessel is expected to reach Sydney on July 8 — Sydnev. Pleased with N.Z. Tour The English amateur Soccer team was cordially welcomed by dfficials of the Australian and New South Wales Soccer associations. Mr Wreford Brown, manager of the visiting team, spoke highly of the manner in which the team had been received in all centres in New Zealand. — Sydney. Big Rise in Revenue - The Exchequer returns ehow that the total ordinary revenue for the current financial year to date amounts to £133,347,323, compared with £121,736,656 last year. All items of direct taxation show increased yields and the customs and excise duties collected totalled £79,539,000 agaiust £73,519,000 at the corresponding date last year. The total ordinary expenditure to the end of last week, was £199,117,221, compared with £190,703,929 at the corresponding date last year.— Official Wireless. New Sculpture HalU The King and Queen drove from Buckingham Palace in an open iandau drawn by, four Windsor greys to thc Tate Gailery, Where his Majesty opened the new sculpture halls which are a gift from Lord Duveen The King deseribed the new halls as the finest in the world, and congratulated the gailery, which owes its origin to private genhfosity and the fact that benefactors have always been ready to subscribe towards the extension of its scope,— Officiak Wireksa, Sweeping Victory The Government pf Nova" Scotia, Ueaded by Mr A. L. Macdonald._ was returned to power in the provincial election. The Ghverpment won three additional seats, and now bolds 25 out. of the 30. The victcjry is expected to sti'engthen the band of the Dominion Piemier. Mr W. L. jjlackenzie KijJg. ^ Halifas.