GENERAL CABLES BLISSFUL OBLIVION.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1930, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

BLISSFUL OBLIVION.

SEQUEL TO HONEYMOON. .United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, July 25. “Keep off—just married,” was the unique label which accompanied an old shoe, which Frederick Joseph Skatulla affixed to the motor car in which he set off on his honeymoon. The car later knocked over a motor cycle and side car, but did not stop. The police tracked Skatulla by the label on the shoe. When summoned for dangerous driving, he agreed that he was too interested in the bride, and did not keep a sharp look-out. The bride when told that there had been an accident, replied: “We didn’t feel anything.” Skatulla was fined £ls, including costs. MINISTER’S MOVEMENTS. LONDON, Aug. 3. Rt Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald is at Obevmmergau (the scene of the Passion Play), and most of the other Ministers are tired and are resting. Rt. Hon Mr dynes .has gone toGlarnis Castle ',in Scotland,.,in anticipation of .the fulfilment of the duties of Home Secretary in connection with an interesting event expected there very • shortly The Duchess of York has been at Glam is Castle for some time. MOTOR CYCLE RECORDS. LONDON, Aug. 3. A Grenoble message states: Dashing daringly through Alpine tunnels, holding a pocket torch in her teeth, having lost a headlight in a collision with a runaway motor car careering backward., down the mountain pass, Miss Marjorie Cotthe completed the International motor cycle test-, not losing a mark, and won t::o highest, award, a gold medah ■ , An Italian trio of men riding mag■nificently, completed over a thousand miles on Alpine roads in the scheduled time and won the International trophy.

Britain, Franc© and Belgium each lsot a member of their team.

CRUISER SCRAPPED

TOKIO, Aug. 3

The cruiser Akashi,' condemned to be scrapped, was ineffectively bombed by three naval planes for 90 minutes last night outside Tokio Bay. The attempt was renewed this morning when the vessel sank.