CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 67, 11 December 1937, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES

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Lightning Damages Plane RUGBY: A hail storm which was accompanied by lightning forced down the Imperial Airways liner Horatius on its flight from Paris to Croydon. The liner landed at Lympne, where inspeetion revealed that a flash had burned a two-foot rent in one wing. The passengers, who included Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., continued their journey to London by train. — British Official Wireless. Prohibition in India LUCKNOW: Two million more Indians will "go dry" as a result of total prohibition which will be enforced in. six United Province districts as an experimental measure. Steps in the direction of a dry India as visualised by Mahatma Gandhi have already been taken at Ahmedabad, where no liquor is to be sold to Indians after April 1, 1938. Prohibition is also enforced in the Salem district in the Madras Presideney. It is expected uiat similar measures will gradually be introduced elsewhere. Russian Prince Dies HELSINGEORS: Once a Life Guard officer and head of one of Russia's noblest families, Prince Alexander Demidoff died from injuries he received while driving a hayeart. Exiled by the Bolsheviks, the prince went to Finland Avitli rich possessions, but later be was forced to sell his estates. When lie was ruined he worked in the fields. Royal Visitors RUGBY: The King and Queen of Denmark are due to arrive in London to-day on a private visit. — British Official Wireless.