GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1927, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) ’PHONE AS ALARM CLOCK. VIENNA, Dec. 2. Citizens of Vienna have not responded to the efforts of the PostmasterGeneral to wake them early. Following the scheme started in other European countries, the Austrian postal authorities offered to call up by telephone subscribers who wished to gel away early in the morning. All the citizen bad to do was to notify the exchange overnight of tho hour of the call. The response was so poor that the authorities are now planning to cancel the service as the fees do not cover the expenses. In fact, had it not been for the practical jokers who nightly left instructions for friends to be called at unearthly hours, the fees collected would have been negligible.

COST 200 LIVES. LONDON, Dec. 2. The Paris correspondent of tho “ Westminster Gazette ” says that a vendetta, which lias already cost 200 lives, is raging between the Emir of Fouaz, an Arab sbeilc, and bis grandfather, the Emir of Nouri. ne vendetta lias arisen over Founz’s white wife, whom lie has proclaimed “ Queen of the Desert,” Nouri resents the marriage as an infringement of tribal custom. LAUDER. SUNOS AGAIN. LONDON. Dec. 2.

Acknowledging Edinburgh’s gift of the freedom of the city, Sir Harry Lauder sang a verse of a patriotic Scottish song.

Tic apologised to the Provost for breaking the pledge never to sing again made when bis wife died, blit pleaded that be bad only broken it a “ wee bit tie.”

GRAFTING GLANDS. LONDON, Dec. 12. A Madrid correspondent states the Voronoff method of experiments have begun at the School of Agriculture. The grafting of sheep from the national flocks is being carried out by members of the commission who recently visited the French Government’s farms in Algeria. The operations consist of grafting half-year olds with glands, which are then killed.

LITHUANIAN AFFAIRS. LONDON, Dec. 12

A Riga correspondent says the Lithuanian War Minister, Daukaiiatns, acting Prime Minister during Valdemnrns’ absence, expelled General Btulrys, Chief of the Political Police, allegedly due to his facilitating the departure of the Opposition Leader, Dr Bystoros, during the recent political crisis. GOVERNOR ASSAI LED. NEW YORK. Dec. 12. A message from Oklahoma City states that Governor Johnston, who is lighting the insurgent legislature determined to impeach him on the ground of irregularities in public finance, lias succeeded in preventing the session of law makers in the State capital, by dispersing them with the National Guards. The Governor obtained an injunction restraining the Lower House from receiving the impeachment charges drawn up by the investigating committee. The injunction also prevented the impeachment in any other State officials, and legislators say they will meet outside the Capital and continue the impeaclnnet proceedings, despite the courts and troops, which the Governor called out. While bitterly denouncing the legislative insurgents, lie said: ‘‘The danger to constitutional authority is great, and its destruction is imminent.” Legislators describe the Governor’s move as “ the last desperate move of a mad tyrant.”