CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 177, 13 August 1937, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES

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Dead and Alive A Jo'rsey clcrgyman, tho Bov. V. O'Meara, idontifiod as his wife's a body found in Pevonsey Bay. The Coroner was satisfied and returued a verdict of suicide. Mr O'Meara then had the body buried at sea from the Susscx on August 9, but yesterday while wallting at Bexhill he mct his wife alive. — Loudou. Rift After 30 Years After 30 years of marriage Edith Oland is suing tho actor Warner Oland (Chprlie Chan) for soparate maintenaneo of 3500 dollars a jxionth. Shc alleges over-xndulgonee oi' Iiquor. — Santa Bavbara. Record Gold Yield Tho gold production of Australxa for tlie year ended Jnno 30 iucreased in valuo by more thau £2,000,000 compared with tho prceediiig year. Tho yield amounted" to 1,390,849 ounccs, — -Qanberra, ,

Busy London Pool Tlxe tonnage' of vessejg eutering tlie • Port of Londou last year iucreased by 1,194,449 tons, compared witlx 1935, the tfital bein^ 30,868.381. Vessels arriving from foreign ports uumbered 14,454.— Official "Wireless. "Books'' for Blind The promised gift of £35,000 from ,Lord Nuffield towards the jjrovision of "talking books" for the blind will be made in 14 lxalf-yearly instalments of £2,500.— Official Wireless. Cuts Restored Tlxe pay for railwaymen has been advanced to the 1931 level by tlxe restoration of the balance of tho "crisis" cut. This will cost the companies £2,500,000 a year, whiclx is being passed on to the public in tbe foi'ni of iucreased fares and freight charges. — London . Wholesale Prices Rise The coxxtinuous rise ixx tlxe JJourd o) Trade indox of wholesale prices, wlxicF bcgan in May, 1936, but was cliecked tlxis June, was resumed in July, when it was 0.7 per cent liiglier tlxan in May, and about 19 per cent above the index of July, 1936. — Official Wireless. Our Sailor King The King is considering building a new racing yaclxt to the L class rule witlx a watering lexxgtlx of 65ft and a tonnage of about 100. Other owners have agreed to build similar yachts, provided they are approved generally. Axnerica is tentatively favourable.— London. More Radio Listeners The total numbfer of wireless receiv- : ing licenses in force in the United | Kingdom at the end of July was 8,269,500, ah increase during the year of 550,700.— Official Wireless. Canadian Rifle Shooting The rifle shooting chaxnpionships were continued yesterday jn a blinding raijistorm. For the McDouald Brier Tropliy, Jauics Secured second place witlx 122 out of a possible 125. Motioix fialafegff witff 119— -Ottawa.