AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1926, Page 3

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, August 28. The challenge issued by Lis>tbergeii .is to “Everybody; Kderle unexcepted.” Ederle’s counsel said she would “consider such challenge when it was received.” VAI .ENT 1 NO’S EEN EH Alt. (Received this day at S a.in.) NEW YORK, August 28. Fairbanks, several picture directors and producers and two countrymen of Valentino will carry the body to SL. Malachies Church for the funeral services on .Monday. Pola Negri, on route from New York, dressed in mourning, did not emerge from seclusion oil Saturday as the train rolled through Chicago The Secretary of the Valentino memorial committee received many sacks of "letters believed to contain contributions to the memorial fund’ They will hot be opened til) offices are established next week. HELP FOR MINERS. NEW YORK. August 28. At Cleveland, Ren Tillct (British J.nbour leader) announced that United States had pledged full financial support for “ locked out miners and three million unemployed in Great Britain to whom millions ol dollars would be sent.” n HURRICANE FATALITIES. NEW YORK. August 28. A Washington messages announces 21 were killed as the result ol a hurricane which hit Louma, Louisiana. American Red Cross hondruiarters stated to-night that a representative in the vicinity had appealed lor aid. The War Department has authorised the use of Government blankets and cots trucked from New Orleans.

STORM DISASTER. NEW YORK. August 27. ■ Reports of seventeen deaths attributed to the storm oil Wednesday evening were received on Saturday. A naval seaplane circling over marshlands bordering the gulf found eleven liodies near a shattered fishing camp. Parties are searching near Covent, Louisiana. Six arc believed to have been drowned when a tugboat was swamped. A PROFIT A - RLE HUS I NESS. NEW YORK. August 27. 'flint the swimming of the English Channel has become a profitable business as well as a great athletic feat was demonstrated when -Miss Ederle’s attorney'announced lie had already received offers totalling 990,000 dollars for theatrical tour mid swimming exhibition and would shortly announce which of these she will accept. Two promoters to-day made offers aside from the above, for a race between Miss Ederle and Mrs Carson, for a 25,000 dollars purse, around Manhattan Island whereon New York is situated, a distance of forty-two miles, ami one ihundred thousand for a race on Delaware Ray over a course of 2) miles or mare. It is expected Miss Ederle will probably accept. She received a welcome usually only given to a national hero upon arrival here. Hundreds of thousands thronged the streets to see her, while thousands of congratulatory messages, including one from President Ouolidge, are continuing to arrive at her home,