NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 18 November 1927, Page 7

NEWS FROM OVERSEAS

CABLES IN BRIEF

No Voteg For Women: The Ulster Parliament, by 25 to 14, rejected a private bill giving votes io women.

Sydney City Council: The N.S.W. Assembly, by 46 to 42, refused a petition presented by the City Council praying that counsel o n their behalf be heard at the bar of the House in support of reasons against the suspension of the council.

Fatal Shooting; A mysterious fatal shooting occurred in Paddington, a suburb of Brisbane. The body of Phyllis Miller was found in a street, while a few yards away a man named Reginald Vaughan was found with a severe bullet wound in the back of the head.

A Lively Topic: The Manoilescu affair continues to be the liveliest topic in Rumania. Assemedly as an answer to Professor Jorga’s threat, the Government has now banned the National Peasant party’s congress fixed for Sundaw.

Easy Money: Mis s Ruth fclder has signed a vaudeville contract tin,] will apiiear in New York for 100 days at 1000 dollars a day. She is also considering an offer for a series of eight lectures, at 1200 dollars each, dealing with her flight across the Atlantic to the Azores

Carol Waiting Hig Chance: Though Prince Carol is in retreat at Belleme and estranged from Madame Lupescu sensational stories of his nlans are being circulated persistently. It is stated that Carol believes M Bratiano is now in a difficult position and that if later he is forced to resign Carol will return to Rumania immediately to try his fortune

In Dail Eireann: In Dail Eireann Mr. Cosgrave’s Government was defeated by 66 to 64 on Captain Redmond’s motion seeking a commission to inquire into the circumstances of ex-service men in the Free State. Mr. Cosgrave said h 6 would accept the no-confidence motion with respect to the division and give time for its discussion to-morrow or Friday.

The Red Army: The “Daily News’ ” Riga correspondent says that, following on the Trotsky upheaval. there is considerable unrest in the Red Army, where he was once chief, and fears of a military revolt have resulted in changes in the staff. The “Daily News’ ” Berlin correspondent s vs it is reported that Trotsky is imprisoned in the Kremlin.

Slotted Wing Oevice; Sir Samuel Hoare is flying experimentally as a passenger in a machine fitted with the automatic safei- wing-slots, the invention of Mr. Handler Page, the American rights of which have been sold to the T nited State? Government for £220.000. The slots are designed tn give the pilot lateral control when flying slowly and when in such a position as would ordinarily mean stalling and a fatal spin, to which is attributed approximately 90 per cent, of al] aeroplane accidents.