GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. RUMOURED ENGAGEMENT. (United Press Association—B.v Electric Telegraph--Copyright) LONDON. Jan. 31. Th(‘ “Daily News” understands the engagement of the Duke of Glomester to Lady Angela Scott, the youngest, of the Duke of Buecleugh’s live daughters. will be ollieiidlv announced when the King is sufficiently recovered, ft will fulfil a long standing romance. There were rumours in 1927 that the Duke of Gloucester was shortly affiancing the daughter of a famous Scottish family. Lady Angela is a pretty brunette, of twenty-three, one of the best liked among the younger set. Like the Duke, she loves a healthy open air life and is a. good rider to hounds. A RELEASE. LONDON, January 31. Lieut.-Col. Norman Rutherford has been released from Broadmoor Asylum. !t is understood lie lias loft flic' country. He was tried in 1919 for the murder of Major Setmi. of the Austraban Medical Corps, and found guilty but insane. WOOL SALES. (■Received this day at 9. a.m.) LONDON. Jan. 31. At the wool sales the total catalogued was 102.706. It. is estimated about forty-nine thousand were sold to the Continent, two thousand bo United States, thirty-four thousand for Homo trade, and seventeen thousand held over. A ROYAL INSPECTION. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) LONDON. Jan. 31. The Queen and Princess Mary motored to Bognor and inspected Craigwell House. POLAND POLITICS. RIGA, Jan. 31.. Kovno reports Valdemaras forced General I’lekhavichus, chief general of staff, to resign and arrested him. Twenty other officers are suspected of plotting to overthrow the Government. U.S. NAVAL. PROGRAMME. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The adoption of a naval construction programme as a measure of safety, was urged in the Senate to-day, by Senator Hira.ni'''Johnson (Republican, for California). He said: “A brief period, as'time goes, until the world drama will be played upon the Pacific Ocean.” FOOIL IN BED AGAIN PARTS, Jan. 31/. Marshall Foch has a slight congestion of the lungs, and is again in bed, four doctors attending him. M ELBA’S PROTEGE. ROME, Jan. 31. Madame Melba’s protege, the Australian. Sholngh Nunn Patrick, made a hit on her debut in Bari, as Elsa in “Lohengrin.” Critics comment on the richness of her voice and her striking stage presence.