CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 71, 16 December 1937, Page 5

CABLE BREVITIES

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Australian Golfers SYDNEY: The golfers Norman, von Nida and W. Bolger will sail on Friday to compete in the Philippine Islands open golf championship. Birthday Greetings EUGBY: A large number of messages of congratulation were received at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the King's birthday. Queen Mary drove to the palace to convey good wishes. — British Official Wireless. Princesses' Party LONDON: The two Princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, acted as hostesses at Buckingham Palace when they held their first Christmas party, which was attended by 90 children, who were the Princesses' friends or children of their Majesties ' friends. Queen Mary, Prince Edward and Princess Alexandria were also present. Severe Winter Storm EUGBY: Many parts of the British Isles are in the grip of severe wintry weather, and in Northern Eng'land and Scotland many heavy snowfalls isolated several villages and brought traffic on country roads to a standstill. Scotland experienced an exceptionally severe blizzard. — British Official Wireless. League Offer LONDON : Mr Harry Sunderland, manager of the Australian League Team iu England, has received a lucrative offer of a position as seeretary-manager of the famous Wigan club, a position similar to that held by the New Zealander. Mr Lance Todd, with the Salford club. Sydney Wool Saies SYDNEY: Keen competition continued from the Continental, Yorkshire and Japanese sections at yesterday's wool saies, and it resulted in very satisfactory clearanceB. Greasy merino made to" 26id. The oflferings totalled 8188 balee and 7S10 were sold; also 2299 privately. Appeal Allowed SYDNEY: The High Court, by a three-to-one majority judgment, allowed the appeal of the Goldsborough Mort Co., Ltd., from the decision of the State Full Court that the company was not entitled to retain out of the insurances paid on wool destroyed in the fire in the company 's stores in September, 1935, amounts representing commissions that would have been earned on the sale of the wool if the fire had nofc oceurred. Everest Climb EUGBY; Most of the party of seven men who will constitute the British expedition which next spring will make a further attempt to reach the 29,000ft. summit of Mount Everest have now been selected. Mr. H. W. Tilman, 39 years, is the oldest member of the party. He has had wide mountaineering experience, but has not previously participated in ap Everest climb. Four of the men who will accompany him — namely, Smythe, Shipton, Warren and Oliver — were, howevCr, with Mx. Hugh Euttledge in the attack on Everest last year. — British Official Wireless. Another Arrest MELBOUENE: Harold John Eeeve, aged 37, a barman, has been charged with having murdered John Thomas Demsey, the truck driver whose body was found buried in a sack near his lorry, which was found abandoned between ^yneton and King Lake West in October. William Grahame, an Englishman who came to Australia recently, Francis O'Keefe, aged 37, of North Melbourne, and Eoy McFarlane, aged 32, Newmarket, have been charged with the same crime. In respect to the last two the police do not allege that they killed Dempsey, but that they were present when the murder was committed. Archduke's Claim VIENNA; Under the terms of the agreement announced in Court, Archduke Leopold Salvator must leave his mother's palace within 24 hours. She is to pay him £15 a montli^ provide him with a two-roomed flat, and pay the rent thereof. Leopold pledges himself not to sue for an allowance befora 1941. It wa£ reported a week ago that an "armi'stice" had been agreed upon between Archduke Leopold Salvator and his motlier. In suing his mother, the Archduchess Blanca, for maintenance and an allowance, the Archduke, who is a brother-iu-law of Princess Ueanq of Eumauia, alleged tliat he had suffered humiliation at Ihe hands of his nearest relatlvei,