CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 155, 19 July 1937, Page 6

CABLE BREVITIES

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Two Title Bouts Louis Ainbers, Pedro Montanez, Sixto Escobar and Harry Jeffra have signed up for 15-round title bouts on August 17.— New Xork. Actor Collapses The film actor, William Powell, collapsed from an illness following sbopk over the death of Jean Harlow. He has been ordered to take a complet* rest. — Hollywood. 40-Hour Week The High Conimissioner. Mr J. W. Jofdan, has introduced the 40-hour week at the New Zealand Office. The staff inusters half an liour earlier on week days and has Saturday free, with the exception of three offieials to attend to visitors.- — London. Quick Divorce Wanted A message from Reno says that the boxer, Jack Doyle, arrived there by air. He said that he wanted. a quicker divorce than the one obtained by his wife on April 15. He added that there was no other woman at t-he monient. — New York. Bid for Throne The Rev. Anderson Jardme. m an interview, said : "I believe the Duke of Windsor will make a strong bid for the Throne in the event of anything happening to George YL'» He added: "King George has given strong mdications of emulating the Duke of Windsor by atteinpting to introduee 'a resumption of kingly activities.' "—New York. Avoiding Revolution Congress rule is assured in all six provinces where? the party agreed to fonn a ministry. Gandhi has written what is regarded as "policy speech" in the Bombay weekly, "Harijan." He says acceptance of office does not mean the Congress Party intends to work the India Act for what it is but as a step towards complete independence, Acceptance of office is a serious attempt to avoid bloody revolution of the mass and cxvil disobedience.— Poona. Kidnapped — Then Freed A message from Allen (Oklahoma), says that three armed bandits, Peter Rexler, Fred Tindol, and Charlie Chapman, who escaped from Texas prison on July 8, kidnapped Baird Markham, junr., aged 21, a son of a wealthy oil man from the wells, where he was working while on vacation from Yale University. He was forced into a stolen motor car and held afe a hostage. Posses are guarding and searching the roads throughout the .State. A late? message states that Markham waa ^teased ^unhsroedL-^Newi iYork.