GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

Australian Press Assn.—United Service AIR MACHINES ORDERED. LONDON, August 9. Tho United States lias ordered twen-ty-eight Avro Avian light aeroplanes, similar to that used by Hinkler on his Anglo-Australian flight. LOWENSTEIN’S ESTATE. (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, August 9. Loewenstein’s estate is valued at about eight millions sterling. It will j be divided equally between the widow and son. The Treasury benefits little as nearly all Lowenstcin’s money is invested in companies registered, and therefore exempt from British death duties. It is estimated he was worth twenty millions a few weeks before his death. MUSICAL CRITICS. LONDON, August 9. Madame Clara Butt cabled Dame Nellie Melba that she has temporarily withdrawn her book from circulation to permit the deletion of the offending passage. PUBLIC SCHOOL MIGRANTS. LONDON, Aug. 9. Thirty public scholars under the [leadership ‘of Mr 'Williams (headmaster of Winchester) are travelling third class under migrant conditions in England to tour New Zealand. It is expected some will settle down. MANSION BURNT. LONDON, Aug. 9. Lord Oushenden’s mansion on 'the Antrim coast has been destroyed by fire. It is recalled that the Sinn Reiners destroyed his earlier home, Clenmona House. A MILLION POUNDS CONTRACT. LONDON, Aug. 9. ' The Broken Hill Proprietary, Newcastle, Australia, has placed a £1,0(X),000, contract with a Copper Coy. in London, for the construction of coke ovens for by-products plant, which is one of the largest contracts in Australia’s industrial history. A MINISTER’S STORY. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) SHANGHAI, August 9. The Rev. Chderr, from Hengchow, Hunan, reports a ghastly story of the red uprising in Hunan, carried out at the orders of Moscow. Failing to gain control of the south-eastern countries the red forces laid waste to eleven 1 counties and raged many cities and J villages, killing over a hundred thou- J sand. Leiyang, a city of thirty thou- ! sand, was completely destroyed by fire, not one house remaining. 1 RAILWAY WAGES CUT. ' 1 (British Official Wireless). t RUGBY, Aug. 9. l The Railway Wage Provisional c Agreement for 21 per cent, out all ) round, was accepted yesterday by a 1 majority decision of delegates of the v conference of the Associated Society of t Looomtoire Engineers and Firemen, v The endorsement of the Agreement ; was strongly recommended, solely on t tho ground that in view of the rail- <- way situation and general state of f trade, it would 1 be impossible to get a i better settlement.

Mr J. H. Thomas, at Carlisle yesterday, predicted that before the end of the week the Agreement would be finally accepted by all parties. A delegates’ conference of the National Union of Railway-men to-day accepted by an overwhelming majority tho Provisional Agreement whereby wages on railways arc to be reduced. The voting was, 77 delegates for and 3 against. It will he recalled that it was part of an agreement that the directors of Railway Companies should submit also to 2.J per cent, reduction in their fees, and this co-operative effort undoubtedly had a great effect in procuring acceptance of reduction of wages by the men.

AN AIRMAN’S'END. (Received this dav at 1.5 p.m.) PARIS, Aug. 9.

“How I wanted to fly the Atlantic.” These last w'ords of Drollin',n the famous flee reveal the extent to which his life’s ambition possessed him. M. C'ouzinct (financier of the flight) sat sobbing beside the dying aviator, who was conscious throughout. He recounted the accident, a,nd said lie had a presentiment that something would happen. The vibrating wings made terrific noise a,nd then the machine went into a nose dive. Ho rolled himself into a ball, and covered his face with his hands. Lebrix was due to accompany him, but was held up, and when his motor car arrived at the aerodrome he found the machine in the air. France to-day is mourning the loss of one of its foremost aviators.

SERVIA MOURNING. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.) PARIS, Aug. 9

A Zagreb message states that everybody feels convinced the inevitable result of Raditeh’s death will be tho separation in some form -from Serbia. Meantime order reigns and the people are mourning the lost leader. The funeral has been fixed for Sunday. The body is lying in State. Peasants from Western Jugo-Slavia are flocking to Zagreb to pay last respects. Raditch’s brain weighed 1450 grammes, stated to lie almost a record.