CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 212, 23 September 1937, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES

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Markets Rally The London stock markets continued to rally yesterday. Dealers report a steady voluine of buying. Death of Champion The death has occurred of the New South Wales State table tennis champion Cecil Smith, who had been selficted to play for Australia against the visiting Hungarians on October 11. Argentine Navy Three torpedo-boat destroyers, ordered by the Argentine Government, were launched at Barrow-in-Furness on Tuesday within 19 minutes. — British Official Wireless. Air Speed Record Flying a Sevlisky modified pursuit plane, Jacqueline Cochran, of New York, set a new speed record for women — 293.05 miles an hour. The test was carried out at Bonneville, over a threekilometre course. Search Abandoned After six days the Coast Guard has abandoned the search for Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour I., which broke loose while being towed from New York to England. The three cutters and the patrol boat have been ordered to turn baek. The guard declined to speculale on the fate of the yncht. Sydney Wool Saies At the wool saies at Sydney yesterday 11,23S bales were offered of which 9620 were sold, also 1394 privately. There was an improved demand for all better classes of fleece and skirtings. prices ruling being in sellers' favotjr. Occasional saies were made to America apd Japan. Grcasy merino ^realised 23id. Paralysis Epidemic After a period of quietness in the infantile paralysis epidemic more cases occurred in Melbourne this week, bringing the total to 364. Two more deaths bring the total to 26. Nasal spray teSts are being tried now for the first timo on 30 selected children with their parents' consent with the object of seeing whether it provides the immunity claimMedical opinion previouBly dpubted Us flfififtsijr*