ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 74, 20 December 1929, Page 8

ITEMS IN BRIEF

FROM FAR AND NEAR Thames Floods Falling.— The Thames floods continue to fall rapidly, and the high spring tides have passed their maximum without incident in London. —British Official. Wireless. Wages in Pastoral Industry.—A reduction in wages in the pastoral industry. including a reduction in rates for shearing from 45/- to 40/- per hundred, was granted by the Full Bench of the Arbitration Court, states a Press Association message from Brisbane. Tasmanian By-Election.— Unexpected cross-voting enabled Mr. Frost (Labour) to win the Franklin seat in the Federal House of Representatives. Mr. Blacklow (Nationalist) is runner-up.—Press Assn.

Motor Registrations in Britain.—A British official wireless message states that the latest monthly Transport Ministry report states that the number of motor vehicles registered for the first time during September exceeded 17:000. compared with nearly 15.000 new licenses in September last year.

Youth Missing.—A youth, Dick Vercde, disappeared"from Mr. Stanley. White’s Station at Waingake, a week ago (stated" a Press Association message from Gisborne yesterday), and has not since been seen, though search has been made in the neighbouring country by the police and friends. Other search parties are going out. •

Cold-Blooded Murders.— Walter Crabtree. of Romney. West Virginia, developed such n grouch against the authorities, who had several times arrested him. that he made out a list of six people intended to wipe out. Before he was overpowered nnd captured, he had called at three homes, killing one in each nlace. and carefully crossing the name off the list as he disposed of them. The victims included a Justice of the Peace and a gaoler.— Press Assn.

The Runnymede Gift.— ln order to preserve for ever the site where Magna Carta was signed by King John in the thirteenth century, nnd to. honour the memory of Hie late Mr. Urban Broughton, his eldest son. Lord Fairhaven, and other members of the Broughton family Jmve presented to the National Trust 186 acres of land on the banks of the Thames, near Fghnm. i-eludlng " Runnymede.— BrltUb Official .Wireless.