GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1928, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

PRINCESS ELIZ A BETH

HER FIRST CONCERT

LONDON. April 27. The little Princess Elizabeth enjoyed a new experience .at AA indsor Castle when, with the King and Queen, and her uncle, the Prince of AA’ales, she was allowed to stay up for her first concert. She was dressed in frilly pink georgette. Her eyes moved round in wonderment and her tiny hands heat time to the singing of the Royal Welsh Ladies Choir, which starts on an Empire tour next month.

At the conclusion the King, patting her golden curls, told the Princess to thank the choir. AYitli great self-pos-session she toddled on to the held out her hand and said, you. conductor.’ f to Madame Clara Novella Davies, mother of Ivor Novello, the cinema star.

NEW FLYING RECORD. VICTORY FOR BRITISHER. LONDON. April 27. Captain Broad, flying a Do Havi-. land Hound will', a 550 horse-power '"'j Napier engine, won the world's 100 kilometre record for Britain at Staglane. He carried a ton weight of load, representing a ttsoTul commercial or military load, and averaged 100.801 miles an hour, beating the French record of 153 miles an hour, held since 1025.

The difficulties of the take-off with such a tremendous load, and little wind, were considerable, and his success constituted a masterly feat. Britain at present holds three out of 8-1 officially recognised flight records, namely, the Schneider Cup. the light aeroplane 100 kilometre record of 180 miles an hour, and that won to-day.

RELATIONS AVITH EGYPT. RUGBY. April 25.

In the House of Lords, the Marquess of Salisbury, replying to requests for information regarding relations with the Egyptian Government. said that there were no negotiations going on between this country and Egypt since the rejection of the recent proposed treaty. Britain had gone back to the situation before that treaty was put forward.

LADY BAILEY HAS TROUBLE RUGBY, April 26.

Lady Bailey, who is making a solo flight to Capetown, is experiencing difficulties. She arrived at Bulawayo yesterday from Livingstone, having made this stage despite an attack of influenza.

She said that she had had a troublesome flight owing to the strong wind.

To-day she was due at Johannesburg. hut did not arrive, and some anxiety was felt, but later Lady Bailee was reported to be safe. Shortage of petrol and oil bad caused a forced descent in Northern Transvaal.

HIS ARMY LIVES

RUSSIAN GENERAL'S DEATH

PARIS. April 27

Though General AYraligel is dead, his army lives. lhe greater part, numbering 30.000. are working on the land in Jugo-Slavin. Several thousands are in France, and the rest are scattered in every European capital and big industrial city. All are linked by brandies of the inn do Gallipoli, a name derived froiji tlr' huge camp established at Gallipoli in 1020. when 150,000 refugees, including women and children, were saved from massacre by British and French warships. Tim Union exists to perpetuate wartime comradeship and to help the needy Members have never lost the hope that Russia will vet need them.

DISASTROUS EXPLOSION

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 28.

Many people were killed and injured by the explosion of a secret munitions depot at Trebizoud, the Turkish Black sea port. A fire billowed the explosion and it sprea-l rapidly.

JAPANESE POLITICS. TOKYO, April 28

A motion ol no confidence in the Home Mi Ulster has been introduced by M Minserto, who has the hacking of the minor parties. The Diet has been suspended for three days. AED HAN KIND. BERLIN, April 29. King and Queen Ainanullali have gone to Warsaw.

ANOTHER RIO TRUST. LONDON. April 27

The “Financial News” publishes a rumoured offer by a powerful financial syndicate to the Imperial Government for the purchase of the Empire cable and wireless services. Australian delegtes to the cable conference emphetb clly deny that any such proposal has come within the knowledge of kho conference.

Mr Walter Baker (Labour Member of the House of Commons for Bristol East) is questioning Mr Baldwin on Tuesday next as to whether he has received an offer for the purchase of the whole of the means of imperial communications.

I TUTSI I COVER NOR -OF. XER AL. LONDON. April 27.

The presence of an armed guard at Westminster Hospital lias .increased the mystery surrounding the admission of a patient whose identity the authorities and the police have refused to disclose.

The patient was admitted to the hospital on Thursday, and simultaneously a policeman, armed with a revolver, which is unusual in London, was posted at the entrance steps. There he remained until another armed policeman relieved him. There was an unusual number of police in the vicinity throughout the night. The guard remained until yesterday evening. It is now revealed that a patient named McNeill was admitted about the time that the guard was posted. The patient, therefor, must he Mr James- McNeill, the Governor-General of the Irish Free State. A message from Dublin states that CovomorGeneral McNeill is at present in London, hut: that his address is unknown. Governor-General McNeill came to London in March for the purpose of ■titering a nursing home for a slight meration. hut lie subsequently return'd to Dublin. M. BUI ANILS ILLNESS. .Received this day at 8.50 a.mA LONDON. April 29. The King sent a message to M. Iriaml express concern on hearing of ns illness. The latest report states d. Briaiul is improving.