OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1929, Page 5

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

ELEVEN YEARS AFTER. OPPOSING GENERALS TO MEET. (British Official Wireless.) -RUGBY, Oct, 17. An interesting meeting wnY’ take place on December 2nd. between. General Smuts, who commanded the Bri--.-sli forces in East Africa during the Great War and General von Letto Vorteck, the German commander, who was General Smuts’ opponent in that struggle. The occasion is the East African Campaign dinner at Which General Smuts will take the chair. He will propose the toast of General von Letto Vorbeck. It is recalled that the latter only surrendered after the signing of the Armistice which specially accorded him Ihe honors of . war. ARMISTICE DAY SERVICE. PRINCE TO REPRESENT KING. RUGBY, October 18. The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the Armistice Day service at the Cenotaph this year. The service last year was the occasion of the last' public appearance of the King before his illness. It was not anticipated that the King would attend the service this year, ’ AT OLYMPIA. A COMPREHENSIVE DISPLAY. WIDE VARIETY OF CARS. RUGBY, October 17. Over ninety mnkes of motor-ears, of which nearly sixty are from other countries, are exhibited at the greatest motor; show' yet held, which opened at Olympia in London to-day. The comprehensive nature of the exhibition is its most notable feature. ' There is a wide variety in chassis, in capacity and number of cylinders in engines, in body work and in price.

Prices range from about £3500 down to a little over £IOO. In the small car market, in which British manufacturers have always held a prominent place, there is a large exhibit, and makers are confident that the popularity of cars of from seven to twelve horsepower is undiminished On the other hand, there is no falling off in demand for luxury cars. It is, however, in the medium priced cars fvit hsix-cylinder engines of about fifteen horse-power that the greatest development is recorded in the present show.