GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

french sports woman

fights interdict.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) PARIS February 25. Madame Vi lotto Morris, a famous French motoris and all round athlete, is determined to fight the last against her expulsion from the Feminine Sporting Federation, because site had insisted on wearing trousers on the sports grounds. She is beginning an action to-morrow, claiming £BOO damages. Madame AI orris, who has worn masculine attire for years, finds trousers more convenient for her as the proprietor of a garage, and also- when she is engaged in sports.. She asked a newspaperman whether he could imagine her with a fluffy dress, curly hair and rouge, driving a powerful racing car, or bossing rough men in the garage while showing her legs in silk--stockings.

HEADQUARTERS SHIFTED. BERLIN, Feb 25. Though it means only 14 hours steaming to reach the North Sea, it is felt that to-day’s transfer of the German 'Fleet headquarters .from Wilhelmsliaveu to Kiel is an event of considerable importance, especially minimising the French fears of Germany’s ultimate fleet of six pocket battleships. It is likewise interpretahle as a German resolve not to allow Russia to dominate the Baltic. Other comments regard it as a defensive gesture in answer to.an unconfirmed report of the conclusion of a Franco-Da nisli agreement, but the most, outstanding impression is that it is Germany’s filial renunciation of tho North Sea.

SOVIET CONSUL

STATEMENT AND DENIAL. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) LONDON. Fob'. 20. Although Australia has made no request for a Soviet Consul in Australia, the Soviet apparently considers it lias already concluded an agreement with A ustralia.

The Communist organ “Humanite,” published in Paris, contains the following statement from the Soviet News Agency, Moscow: “Australia lias agreed to establish a Soviet Consulate, having definitely accepted through Mr Henderson with whom the Soviet negotiated.”, The Foreign Office categorically denies tin's. It says Australia- did not request a- Consul, and there can be no Consuls in the Dominions unless the latter request them. . .

ATLANTIC FLY

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.l PARIS, Feb. 26

Attempting to realise the French dream of flying the Northern Atlantic from east to west, in which Nungesso-r and C.oli were killed, Costo and Bellonfe have planned a non-stop Paris to New York flight in the “Question Mark,” which is being reconditioned. It will not he ready before the end of April.

WIRELESS SURPRISE

LONDON, February 26

British listeners were surprised yesterday evening to hear talk from Captain Vauglian iCommander of the White star Majestic) while steaming twenty throe and a half knots, thirteen hundred miles from London, it .vas the first B B. C. item from midocean and was a great success.

COMMUNIST demonstrations

(Received this day at If' a.m.) VANCOUVER, F'b. 20

Communist demoiistintioiis to-day in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal, called allegedly at the orders of the International at Moscow to expose the “inefficiency of capitalistic’order,” through Hie Communist Party m Canada, was postponed until March 6t!i. Meetings were he'd in each, centre, but . parodes. i is they arc forbidden by ll ,y ‘ police, were not attempted.