CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 23, 20 October 1937, Page 11

CABLE BREVITIES

PresB Asan.

(By Telesranh-]

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United States Finances President Roosevelt has^revised his Budget estimates. The predicted deficit at June 30 is now 695,000,000 dollars, an increase of 277,000,000 dollars on the earlier estimates. President Roosevelt blames the failure of income to meet expeetations? and also the fiact that expenditure has been increased by approximately 250,000,000 dollars owing to new legislation. The gross public debt on June 30 will be approximately 37,119,858,732 dollars. Confession of Murder Paul Dwyer, aged 18, who was arrested at North Arlington, New Jersey, ou a cbarge of murdering a doctor and his wife, was arraigned at South Paris and pleaded innocent. It was diselosed that he had signed another conLcssion in which he stated that his motive was robbcry. He denied that any girl was involved. "I needed the money and intended merely a hold-up, but I became panicky," he said. Royal Tour Their Majesties the Kiug and Queen left London on Monday night on their tour of industrial Yorkshire. Their train was to halt at a siding to enable their Majesties to obtain a night's sleep and was then to hiave proceeded to Hull. Their Majesties are to stay at Harewood House for two nigths- as the guests of the Princess Royal. Request Refused Signor Mussolini uuexpectedly refused plans to transfer the European section of Addis Ababa to a lower al-. titude after the Italians' discovexy that only Europeans with strong hearts and lungs could live at 9000 feet. H Duce's refusal is believed to have been prompted by eeonomic reasons, Milestone of Journalism A milestone of journalism on the Rand was reaehed with the publication of the golden jubilee number of the Johannesburg Star, which, though not the first newspaper on the field, is the only surviving one of the pioneer years. Claim by Sellassie Haili Sellassie, Emperor of Abyssinia, who was deposed by the Italian invasion, is suing Gable and \vireless, Ltd., for 'approximately £10,000, which was owing before the departure of the Emperor from Abyssinia. The amount is for maintenanee of the LondonEthiopia radio-telegraph service. The company admitted that the money was due, but pleaded that the King of Italy had become the Emperor and that the cause of Sellassie's action was vested in the Italian Governmcnt Habitual Criminal For tho third time in his criminal career, which dates back to 1904, Frederick Lane, aged 49 ,traveller, was clared. Following a year in gaol he esMelbourno quarter sessiona to be ?m habitual criminal. In 1016, at "Wel-

lington, New Zealand, Lane was declared an habitual criminal, and in 1923 at the same place he was again declred. Followinga year in gaol he escaped. Ambassador Transferred ' Dr, von Papen ,the German Amassador, has been transferred from Vienna to Kome. Labour Leader Resigns Mr. Tunnecliffe, who has been Leader of the Vietorian State Labour Party since 1932, has resigned. He is succeeded by Mr J. Cain. Holiday Camps Expressing personal interest in joint holiday camps for young French and Germans, M. Chautemps, French Prime Minister, sent a letter to Herr von Shirach, Leader of the Hitler Youth, saying that he wished thousands of young people might live side by side year after year and learn to understand and esteem each other. Disallowed Legislation An Edmonton message reports that Mr \ . Aberhart, Social Credit Premier of Alberta, has made representations to the, Ottawa Government regarding belated- consent to submit the disallowed Acts to the Courts.