CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 6, 30 September 1937, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES

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Fire in Knittiiig MU! A large part of the knitting and spinning mills Of Henry Stirling, Ltdat Sydney was gutted by fire yesterday. Much valuable machinery was destroyed and the damage is estimated at £15,^00. Boy Stars Contract The Superior Court at Los Angeles ruled that the contract entered into by Freddie Bartholomew, the boy film staf, with M.G.M. mUst stand. The Courf issued a permanent injunction against the acceptance by the boy of offers ffom dther studios. Wedding Party Raided The poliee faidcd a wedding party at Paris and arrested the bride and bridegroom and twelve guests, alleged members of a gang of pickpoekets operating throughout the country. A nuinber of other guests, Who were foreigners, aro to- be depofted.

Sydney Wool Saies At the Sydney wool saies yesterday 10,487 bales were offered and 9690 eold, also 788 privately. Continental buyers were the chief operators, with good support from Bradford. Comebacka and crossbreds sold in sellers' favour and at times were 5 per cent. above Tuesday's rates. Greasy meti.no made to 22^d. Bullet Punctures Balloon A cameraman at Biddeford (Maine) taking pictures from the air, where he was held by a cluster of balloo'ns, found himself unable to descend when the saf ety line snapped. Cramp in his hands compelled him to drop the camera^ and the lightening of the weight carried hitn up into the clouds. Rain brought him down again. Thousands watched, unable to lielp, until a clefgyman wlio was motoring by secured a xifle and punctured sevoral balloons, enabling the cameraman to dcscend safely, but exhausted.

Gift of Land Sir Robert McDougall has provided funds for an addition to the area pwned or proteeted by -the National Trust in the Dove and Manifold Valleys, in StaffoTdshire. The National Trust now owns in the Dove Dale area more than 80Q aeres, and protects by covenants a further 1400 acres, chiefly as the result of Sir Robert McDougall 's generosity. The Pilgrim Trust has also given £5001), and Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltds and Mr Kerfoot have presented land in Dove Dale itself. — ^British Offieial Wiroless, Lost His fiearingk Dr. Clyde Fenton, popularly inown as "The Flying Doetor," was extremely exhausted when discovered, states a Darwin message. He left in his plane from Newcastle Waters in answor to a sick call in the interior, but had to make a foreed landing owing to losing his bearings and to shortago of fuel. His sUpply of concentrated food had all been consumed by the fourth day. Dr. Fenton is now at Newcastle Waters. The plane was not damaged, and is being flown back to Danvin, Crops Threatened According to newspaper reports, New South Wales is faced with the prospect of wholesale crop failures unless rain falls within a week. The Director of Agriculture, Mr. A. H. McDonald, deelares that a critical position is fast approaehing over the whea't areas. Serious deterioration has already set in, owing to the dry hot weather and last month's frosts. The position, two months ago, by contrast, was extremely promising. Buoyant Revenue The continued buoyancy of the British revenue is indicated in the ieeeipts, which totalled £7,441,576 last week, against £5,595,965 in the corresponding week for 1936. The Eehequer returns also show that the total ordinary revenue ainounts to £300,315,625, compared with £274,888,235 at the corresponding date last year. The total expenditure, less self-balancing itenis, is £392,922,881, compared with £36i,6S9 at the corresponding date in 1936, — i British Offiical Wireless,