CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 40, 10 November 1937, Page 6

CABLE BREVITIES

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Murder Mystery l-etectives engaged on the truck mystery are making virtualiy no progress in tracing tlie murderers of the driver, Deripsey, sfates a Melbourne message. They discovered i'aint brands on the bag that contr.incd the b'ody, "A over iM,-' ' which they are hopeful will afford a clue. The Government analyst thinks that Dempsey was shot at pointblank range with a revolver point.ing downward over the shoulder, possibly while driving the truck. Stable Steel Prices In ordey to stimulate trade • activity British steel producers have announcea that steel prices will be stabilised until the eud of 1938, despito the increases in the pnces of raw m&terials. Stalin Congratulated Presldent Roosevelt lias cdbled congratuiations to M. Stalin ou the anni- ' versarv 0+' the Russian revolution, reports a AVashington message. The oable txpressed " best wishes for the welfara

Merinos, in Demand At tlie Sydney wooi saies yesterday 12,145 bales were offered and 9620 sohi. 1084 privately. Best deseriptions of mcrino met a strong demand from Yorkshire arid ihe Oontinen't. Averagq (vools showing fault were sometimes 5 per cent. lower, and inferior sorts 5 to 7i per cent. weaker than last week. The crossbred section was most irregular, tending lower. Greasy merinc made 25id. .

White Disciple x A message from Kingston says one of. the most disquieting aspects of the Pather Diviue inQve'ment — the American negro religions movement — was disclosed .when .the patents. of a white girl aged 20 appeared in Court to obtain an order to compel her to return home after three years' residenee in various "heavens. " The girl described liow she worlied her way upward to "heaven." Ultimately she said she achieved 4 ' angelhood ' ' and lastly 1 ' archangelship." She lcft for:'her iromd la'sfc night. :