GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1929, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

SALE OF ROYAL HORSES.

BIG OROAVI) ATTEND

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

LONDON, February 23

An enormous crowd of persons interested, from all over the country, including Americans, was present to witness at Leicester the sale ot the Prince of Wales’ hunters. Many of the spectators were women, some or whom nearly fainted owing to the crush, round the auction stand. The Prince of Wales, whom the crowd wildly cheered, saw that the horses wore specially led, and lie watched the sale from a window behind tlie actionem’, who ferpiently consulted him. The sale realised £4l9(i. The mare Miss Aluflitt realised the highest price, seven hundred guineas.

SALE OF THE PRINCE’S HUNTERS

fßeccived this day at 8 a.m.)

LONDON, February 23

The Prince of Wales was present at the sale of his hunters at Leicester. It was obvious that he felt keenly parting with his loved horses. Prior to the sale he went to each box and spoke and patted the horse therein. There was a sympathetic cheer when the auctioneer referred to the patriotic sacrifice in the Prince giving up his favourite sport at any rate for the present. The twelve horses fetched 4,062 guineas. The top price was for a favourite mare, seven hundred guineas. The Prince withheld only one of his hunters foi sentimental reasons, which he called: “ Just an idea.”

\ temporary SUSPENSION

LONDON, Feb. 23

The Prince of Wales when regret was expressed at severing connection with the Leicestershire hunting field, said it was only temporary, adding that he intended to buy more hunters.

LONDON’S LATEST BIG BUILDING

LONDON, Feb. 22,

One of tlie most remarkable office buildings in the world has been completed on the banks of the Thames. It is the head office of :, the Imperial Chemical Industries. It has cost a million and a half sterling. Ulieio are seven hundred rooms, all of them different. There are two , thousand telephones. 540 electric clocks, and 1370 windows. There are nine lifts, a rifle range, a Badminton Court, a motor park, snacK liars, card rooms, a restaurant for serving seven hundred meals simultaneously. The whole is centrally heated by means of coils of pipes embedded In tlie ceilings, and the wall panels. BOXER DEAD. LONDON, February 24. Obituary.—Billy Plimmor, ex-world bantam champion. WOMEN AND FASHIONS. LONDON, Feb. 23. Italian women have decided that they will no longer be slaves to Paris dress fashions. The “Daily Mail's Rome correspondent says a committee beaded by Princess Piotnbitio, wife of the Governor of Rome, including many notable women in Roman society, pledged themselves to wear only clothes of Italian design made in Italy, ot Italian materials. The Fascist newspaper “Limpero,” urges men similarly to cast off the slavery of tlie London tailoring fashion and co-opdr-ate in evolving Italian dress.

THE RHTNE FLOODED. LONDON, Feb. 23. Serious Rhine floods are feared as a result of the thaw. The “Daily Mail’s” correspondent at Strasburg says there is great alarm among the riverbauk population who have packed their moveable in readiness lor flight to higher ground, for which the signal will be the firing of guns and the sounding of a toscin. ’i he river ice, which is two feet thick, is sending out ominous cracks, which can he heard a mile away. The Army of Occupation is standing by in readiness to assist the German authorities who are hurriedly erecting refuge lints. OBITUARY. PARIS, February 24. Obituary.—The composer, Andre Message! - . REMOVAL OF LORD OXFORD’S BODY. ()PER.ATIONS SUSPKNDED. LONDON, Feb. 24. The removal of Lord Oxford and Asquith’s hotly has been suspended for the time being owing to the attitude of the villagers. CHIMNEY SWEEPS’ ESCAPADE. LONDON, Feb. 24. John Curran, chimney sweep of Glasgow, when drunk climbed the roof of a tenement and began operations on chimneys at random. Housewives, wondering why soot was falling discovered Curran drunk, black and happy. He was arrested and lined three pounds.

ANOTHER BIG FLY. LONDON, February" 24. Tlie British United Press Berlin correspondent states the Oral Zeppelin will leave Friedriclishaven for North America on March 20th. AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. PARTS, February 24. The unprecedented scene of a woman under death sentence, appearing in prison garb to give sentence against another murderess, was witnessed in the Criminal Court. The condemned woman gave evidence that Madame Value, who was charged with murdering a farmer, confessed to her in the prison cell that she shot the farmer, but that the fault was her husband’s. Largely on this evidence, ■Madame Valeo was found guilty and sentenced to death and the husband to life imprisonment. Throughout the trial the husband and wife accused each other of the crime. u X F3IP r.OY ED DEMONSTRATE. • LONDON, February 24. Eight hundred hunger marchers from Wales, the North of England and Scotland, whose pilgrimage the Uaboui Leaders deprecated as serving no good purpose, demonstrated in Trafalgar Square to-day with the co-operation of a number of London polfficTTi bodies. The so-called president of the hunger march was the chief speaker and lea the singing of the Red Flag. Other speakers included Mr James Cook, the Miners’ Secretary, who marched with the Welsh contingent, am? Mr Saklatvala.