GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1928, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

AVINES COMPETITION

(United Press Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright)

(Received this day at 10.30. a.m.) LONDON, November 7.

The Empire wines competition at the Brewers Exhibition drew 115 entries, the largest since the war. All were Australian. Two judges, who are buyers attached to large retail firms, expressed gratification with the excellent quality of the wines, especially the strong types, which they said were the best they had seen.

R ERA RATIONS CONFERENCE PARIS, Nov. 7

Negotiations for the appointment of a committee of experts on reparations are held. It is unlikely members will he named before December. It is expected the Conference will be opened in Paris and will meet later in Berlin, the work continuing until the spring.

PIRATES ARRESTED. SHANGHAI, Nov. 7

Brilliant work by the Chinese police at Hankow resulted in the arrest of a gang of twenty-three, which pirated the steamer Nhasi. The police secured one ringleader and the others were arrested as a result of a series of betrayals. The culprits were discovered having a good time, instead of fleeing from the eitv.

OBITUARY. LONDON. Nov. 7

Obituary.—At Nice, the American doctor, Frank Crane, newspaper and sermon writer.

SOVIET Tit EAS'D It ES. BERLIN. .Nov. 7. The auction of Soviet treasures realised £IOO,OOO.

A RECORD BROADCAST. LONDON, Nov. 7

Probably the finest Empire broadcast from Sydney was picked up at Keston from 2A1.E., Sydney, to-night, wave length 82’, metres. H was a rehearsal in preparation for Saturday’s cricket broadcast of gramophone records. It was crystal like and clear as London’s best, the whole entirely without distortion or atmospherics. L.li.C. is sympathetically considering a suggestion that its sliort-waver SS.W. should be used to pick up Saturday’s broadcast relaying round tile world and back to Australia. In the event of the same splendid standard as to-night’s test if would ho unquestionably be beard everywhere.

CHANGE OVER

RAILWAYS TO PLANES

LONDON, November 7

The “Evening Standard” forecasts speedy development in the conversion of vast railway plants throughout the country to the production oT aeroplanes in the. event yd' the railways being granted air powers. There are signs' that Parliament will lie asked .forthwith for such powers.

BRITISH SERVICE TO PRAGUE

LONDON. Nov. 0

S,peaking fit. a dinner celebrating the troth anniversary ol the Czer-lio-Slo-vakian Republic, Rt Hon Sir S. LToare ('Sir Minister) announced that the assistance of President Masarvk and D] Renes had been secured for removal of financial ” and other .difficulties e "- abling a regular air service from London to Prague, covering the distance in eight hours. It would be stark*,l in the spring.

A BARON’S FLA'. DELHI. Nov. 7

Carrying only a toothbrush and a towel, Rarou Friedrich Von Keening Warthauscn. the tw v enly-two year old Gorman amateur has flown from Moscow to Karachi by easy stages in a twentv horse power Klcmni-Raiinler monoplane, hast week lie flew from (Berlin to Moscow, a distance ol mib's in fourteen hours, which he chi inis is a. record for a light ulnnc, fl'e had two forced descents durin< T {.he journey from .Moscow. The nlarnwas one- forced down by lugb winds In the Persian mountains. Warthauscn only gained his pilot’s certificate a few weeks ago.