GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1930, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

BUCKINGHAM PALACE. AMERICAN RUSH FOR MEMENTOES. ' [United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. ] (Received this day a* noon.) ' ■ LONDON, Sept. o. Rich Americans are early competing to secure part of the original stonework at Buckingham Palace, principally flooring, over ! 1 which so many Royalties have walked, but which now is in bad;.repair* wand-:rliS' w: being replaced with artificial stone, The Duke of : Buckingham built the palace in 1670. FOUND ’DEAD. MADEMOISELLE FROM ARMENTIE'RES PARIS; Sept, 0. Allegedly ,tho original Mademoiselle from Armentiei’C'S, Mile, Laure Vail anquet was found dead at. La; Chapelle D’ Armentieres, a beautiful young woman in 1914, and was the centre of attraction in the, little village in which she lived as a refugee. AN AIR, RACE. (Received this day at 10.30 a.ra.) LONDON, Sept. 7. Three British pilots are secretly preparing for an air race from England to Australia, states the “People’s Aviationer.”

Officials say the machines will start together, but will probably take, different routes.

BELGIAN BABY PRINCE. (Received this dav at. 10 a.m.) BRUSSELS, Sept. 7. Princess Astrid, Cbown Princess of Belgium, has given birth to a son. ANDREE’S (EXPEDITION. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 7. The whaler Isbjoeril, conveying newspaper men to White Island reports the discovery of Andree’s camp in which were part cf a skeleton, bejieevd to be remains of Fraenkel, the third member of the expedition, also Fraenkel’s notebooks, scientific instruments and pieces of the gondola of the balloon. The camp was apparently in excellent order suggesting some swift catastrophe, such as a blizzard, caused the death of the explorers. MR CHURCHILL’S SPEECHES. LONDON, September 6. The most talkative member of the House of Commons is Mr Winston Churchill. A statistical record of the number of columns spoken on the Front Bench in the House of Commons reveals that Mr Churchill heads the list with 336 columns. Mr Graham, tlie President of the Board of Trade, fills 329 columns while Sir P. Cunliffe Lister (Conservative) is third with 286 columns. STAKE WINNING RECORD. (Received this oav at 10.30 a.m.) NEW YORK. Sept, 7. A new world’s stake winning record was made at Belmont Park by Gallant Fox. which regained the three year old championship, by winning the Realisation Stakes worth £6OOO and bringing bis total to £63,500. a thousand in excess of Zcv’s earnings.