CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 171, 6 August 1937, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES

-Preas Aaaii.— Copyriglit.)

(Bj Telegraph-

No More Doughnuts Confectioners have been ordered not to make any more doughnuts, owing to Germany's fat shortage. — Berlin. Financier's Fortune Sir Eric Geddes, chairman of Imperial Airways, wbosft death occurred on June 22, left £100,432. — London. ! A Second Cromwell Under the impression that he would stop the business, Couucillor fayior, at a meeting of the Glasgiow City Couneil, during a heated debate adopted a Croniweiiian device. He seized the mace and hid it in the banqueting hall, but the Lord Provost rujed tLat the b.usiuess proeeed. — London. Scouts Entertained Aj; the special invitatign of the K.L.M. lloyal Dutclx Air Lines, the Australian Boy Scouts inspected the Schipliol aerodromer and then tlew over the jamboree camp iu a Douglas liner. ~ Amsterdam. Ate 44 Bananas ■ A world 's banana ealing record is claimed by Emest ltenault, who consumed 44 in half-an-hour. The previous record as reported from Melbourne was 43. Prior to breaking the record ltenault ate thx'eo-quarters of a pound o£ Germau sausuge and biseuit and drank a tin of coudonsed milk and a bottle of cordial. — Launceston. Royalty at Aberdeen The King and Queen received a stirring welcome on their arrival at A.berdeen. Their Majesties drove thi'ough the decorated streets thronged with thoufeaads Of speetutors into the country, and travelled through gaily-dec-oratod towxis and villages to Balmoral. Their Majesties will visit l.anoksMi'e nest May. — Official Wifeless. Death of Cricketer George FrederU'k boster of Manchester. was charged at the Bolton Court with manslaughter of the crioketer, McDonald, who was struck by a car. The prosecution said that MoDoitald was thrOwU 10 to 15 feet irito. the air when struck. by Poster's car, which passed under him. Foster said he did not see McDonald . — Loudoa,