GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SALE OF RACEHORSES

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

LONDON. Oct. 31

Sir Abe Bailey’s sale of racehorses at Newmarket yielded 50,450 guineas. Nineteen yearlings realised 27,n30. colts out of (.Mocitlsof-Mamis) fetching 0100 and six thousand guineas respectively. The top price for two and three year olds was 4000 guineas paid by an American buyer.

SHIP SINKS MYSTERIOUSLY PARIS. Oct. 31

The Nuiuidia due to leave Marseilles for Corsica, carrying cargo and 250 pasongers mysteriously sank in Marseilles harbour last night. 'Pile cargo was aboard hut the passengers (wore ashore. In the small hours of the morning a stoker found the ship was filling with water. Ho gave tin* alarm, and a salvager did its utmost hul it was impossible to save the ship. No lives were lost. The only explanation is that one of the cocks was opened either accidentally or deliberately. In view of the recent maritime strike suspicion of foul play exists. A full inquiry has been Nmlercd.

THE EMPRESS’S LETTERS,

LONDON, October 31

Lord Ponsonby’s reply to the exKaiser statecl that the letters were given to him by the Empress. It appears while Ponsonby was staying at. Friedrichshof ns Equerry-in-AVaiting to King Edward, the Empress expressed a wish that he take the letters to England. They were removed from the castle in two boxes, labelled “ Books and china—with care.” under the nose of the ex-Kaiser, while he was larewolling Ponsonby. ’Phe letters were missed after the death of the Empress. A line and erv was raised. The ex-Kaiser was most anxious to recover them, hut their locale remained secret until now.

FRENCH AIR BUDGET,

PARIS. October 31

A discussion on the air budget in the Chamber revealed that I*’ranee intends to spend more* than a million sterling immediately on tin* experimental construction of a new type of aeroplane designed by Frances Poncet. Ihe Government aimed at securing new and better machines rather than accumulating stocks of existing types.

OBITUARY

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. I. Obituary.—William Leonard Courtney.

AIR COMPANY’S STAFF STRIKE WARSAW, November 1.

Only one passenger aeroplane departed owing to the staff of the Polish Aerial 'Transport Company striking because their demand for a twenty-five per cent increase in wages was refused.

AIRSHIP MAIL. LONDON, November I. The airship brings 101,083 letters and postcards weighing a ton. for which the German postal administration is credited Clo,l!3 by America.

ARMISTICE DAY MEDAL. LONDON. November 1

In commemoration of Armistice Day. the Royal Mint has struck medal designed by C. L. Domini, of M imbledon. Hie obverse side typifies deliverance, showing a figure of Great Britain in support of a young warrior with broken shackles of war offering a wreath in memory of the fallen. The reverse is a cenotaph surrounded by the words: “Their namo livetli for ever more.”

A VALUABLE ORDER. LONDON, November 1

There are rejoicings at Clydeside, where the winter outlook has hitherto been of the blackest, owing to the Canadian Pacific Company’s placing a contract for a forty thousand ton liner with John Brown and Coy. designed to cross the Atlantic in a five day trip.

NOT A BRICKLAYER. LONDON, November 1

The Executive of flic Amalgamated Union of Building 'Trade Workers decided lit, Hon. Winston Churchill was ineligible, because he did not intend to earn his living as a bricklayer. RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS.

(Received this day at 11 a.m.) BERLIN, November 1

Official figures from Moscow show there arc 1.-118,000 registered members of the Communist party, under one per cent of the population.

TORNADO STRIKES NICE. PARIS. November 1

A tornado struck Nice yesterday afternoon causing much damage. No details have been received.

french cabinet compromise PARIS, Nov. 1.

The threatened Ministerial crisis Ims been avoided, The Caibinet have reached a compromise. The benefits to the Missionary bodies wil be limited to a specific list. Further application for similar treatment must be subject to separate legislation.

BANK CASHTER RETIRING

LONDON, November 1

Sir Ernest M.usgrave Hnrv.e. chief crshier of the Rank of England is retiring on pension on 6th November. Probably lie will be appointed to 100 directorship in place of the late G. G. Arhuthdot.