CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 199, 8 September 1937, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES

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Morocco Rlotinga . : Further rioting is jreported la Morocco. The military were cailed out and Fez authorities are rdunding Up foreign agitators who are stirrlng up troiible. Speedboat Record. H. A. Mendeisohn, who drove the speedboat Notre Dame to victory in the 90-mile gold cup race at Detroit, has established two race rectirds. He averaged 68.64 m.p.h. in the third heat and 63.67 m.p.h. for the entire race. Entrants repteseni'ed Britain, Unitecf StateS^ France and Italy. Duel Iu Cars. A tavern argiument at SilVer Spring, Maryland, becauie a highway duel ih which motui-carg were used as weap* oils. It resulted -in the deaths of Arhold Woli'j ttged 22, and Roy Butler, aged 20, when a car driven by the former skidded 100 feet and erashed into a pole after colliding repeatedly With a car driven by John Wingrove, aged 19 who was unhurt. He was ar* rested and charged wilh nianslaugliter and reckless driving.

Rcjoining the CoIour$. NearJy 1500 British ormy reservists are already back iii the army under the ofier announced by Mr Hore Belisha recently- to allow reservists to rejo:n the coldtits with a view to qualifying for a pCnsion. The humber who have notified the army record offiees of their desire to aecept the offer has now reached more than 3200. — British Official Wireiess. Science Congress. Lord Rutherford will preslde at tlie Science Conglcss to be heJd at CalcUtta in January. Amoiig tbe subjects on Which papers will be reutl are ehemistry, geology, geography, botany, anthropology, medicai research, psychology aiid pbysiology.— British Official Wireiess, Sftiiiiig'ShipR' Race. The sailing-ship Joseph Oonrad arrived at Bermuda at 1.56 p.m. and the Seven Seas l2miit. 3sec. later Dhe tft tlie time atlowance based* oh the differenee in sizes, the sUialler Joseph Conrad elainied victory by 11 seconda. 1 he feovt'u Sbus also claimed victory churging the Joseph Conrad with f 6tik* ing to finish under sail.