CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 30, 29 October 1937, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES

-PiEas Asan.-

(By Teleatapli-

-CopyriEht.)

Windsors' Visit to U.S. The Duke and Duchess of Windsfi? are going to the United States by the German liner Bremen on November 0, According to the Daily Mail, they have chosen the Bremen because it g-oes direct from Cherbourg to New York, not calling at any English port. The Dutch Throne A Royal decree at The Hague state| that the first child born to Princesf Juliana will be known as the Prince 0? Princess pf Orange-Nassau. Any sub? sequent child will be the Prince o* Princess of Lippe-Biesterfeld. The Soviet Flyers Sir Hubert Wilkins has arrived at Montreal to i-mrchase equipment. H| said he believed the Soviet flyers were alive, They were lost in tfie atterapf at a non-stop flight over the North Pole. He is planning a new search im tfie middlo of November. Second Victim Dies Jack Brinkley, aged 25, the second! victim of the shark attack at Coolangatta, Queeusland, died yesterday. Both victims were skilled surf swimmers and life savers. A large shark was caught yesterday in the vicinity of Weduesday's attack, being killed by Tiffc shot», Visit to the Tower C^ueen Mary took Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose to tho Tower of London, where they spentj nearly an hour. The visit was quito informal. The Royal visitors wero soon recognised by the other visitors, and on leaving were warmly cheered.--B British Officiai Wireless. Slept at Wheel The tennis champion, J. D, Bqdge, was put and bruised when an automobile he was driving overturned threo times and hurtled into a ditch, states 0 Los Angeles message. Budge went to sleep at the wheel while en route from Oakland to a rendezvpus where he wag to play an exhibition match with Viue^ The match was abandoned. Budge rei fused inedical aid. Rich Diamond Field Bliecial police have been drafted to eheck the rush of prospectors to the newly-discpvered diamond fields at Verneukpan, states a Johannesburg

message. Verneukpan is a dried-up lake where Sir Malcolm Campbell established speed reeords in 1929. The fields are stated to be equal in.richness to Namaqualand, One prospector is . reported to have found 100 stones. King's Future Tours During the debate on the Addres§-in* Keply in the House of Oommons, Sir Hugh O'NeiR (Con., Antrim) referred to the King's plan regarding his visit to lfidia, and said he hoped the King would also visit the other Dbminions ia the course of his reigu. "It used to be said that the King could not leavo the country to go as far as Canada, Australia aud New Zealand, but now we have a young and active King,'* said Sir Hugh. "It would be of tio* mendous Imperial benefit if in the nex| few years such visits could be arranged," * Fireworks Explosion Officials are unable to determine tho cause of the explosion of fireworks oa the Sydney waterfront which killed onO workman and injured five others. One expert declared the fire-works were ot a type not permitted in New South Walos and instructions and a warning against holding crackers in the fingere was printed on the wrappers in English as well as Chinese. The Union Company was instructed not to load the rot mainder of the fireworks aboard the Niagara. The sonsignment comprised over 100 cases transhipped from the liner Nanking and destined for Suvfc The Niagara is in no way harmed by the explosion, and she sailed for Van^ cover via ports yesterday. Actor's Ashes The London News-Chronicle fpund, Miss Primrose, the former revue actress, living in rooms atop of a block of North London flats. "As you see^ I am a poor woman now," she saii She would collect the urn containing the ashe3 of the actor-producer Horatie Bottomley, immediately. "Mr Bot«i tomley told me to dispose of the ashee as I wished. I know what I shall do with them, but it must remain a set cret," she added. It is true I paid the funeral expenses, but I have not been able to collect the ashes during the intervening years. Yes, there 's a reason, but I do not wish to talk about it." Delivery Speeded Up The large-scafle production of air^ craft in Britain has been subjected te close examination by British manufacturers recently, and as a result schemes are in opera-tion whereby it will become possible to aecelerate deliveries of many types, An exampie was provided last; week when, well in advance of Bchedule, delivery to the Uruguayan War Ministry was completed of a batch of nine De Havilland Tiger Moth aeroi planes. In all, the Uruguayan Air Force now has 18 Tiger Moths, a type well suited to flying training. Six hundred Tiger Moths havo gone into flying clubs and military schools scattered throughout the world. — British Officiai Wireless.