GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 5 February 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

NEW U.S.A. CABINET. STIMSON SUCCEEDS KELLOGG. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) NEW YORK, Feh. 4. The “New York. Times” states that - has been learned from authoritative resources that Mr Stimson, GovernorGeneral of the Philippines, has been offered. and has accepted, the post of Secretary for State under Air Hoover. Mr Stimson is hacked hv -Mr Eli Ini Loot and Mr Charles Hughes. He lias often been mentioned for the position, and is now preparing to leave Manila for the United States. The New York Times says that Mr Stimson is highly fitted for the post. Colonel Lindbergh to-day refused to comment on a report that he will 1m? the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aviation. MADAME MELBA ILL. (Received this day ai 11 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 4. Madame Melba lias been seriously indisposed from influenza. This morn, ing her doctors announce a slight improvement. WIRELESS PICTURES. i Received this dav at 11 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 3. Alarcon is announce a facsimile transmission of a number of pictures and written messages between New York and Somerset on a short w;ve by beam during tbe week end. following three years experimenting. The announcement adds that they have scrap pod all previously done in Hie field of picture transmission and evolvcsl a system differing greatly from any other, whereby they now are able to transmit two images, eight indies by ten. across the Atlantic, in twenty minutes. Certain difficulties remain before practical perfection will he obtained. From the published description the process resembles in essentials Siemens Sciickert which the Post Office is installing in Australia. AN APPOINTMENT. LONDON. Feh. 4. The Victoria Cross winner, Colonel Freyberg, has been appointed to command the first battalion of the Manchester Regiment.