CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 November 1931, Page 9

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

“IF THOU HADST KNOWN.” [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYBIGHT.] LONDON, November 8. The City Temple was plunged into darkness to-night when Dr F. W. Norwood arose to begin a sermon. A single beam of light shone on a large painting behind the pulpit, by Will Longstaff, showing Christ stretching His hands in peace and protection over two hemispheres. Mr Norwood, preaching to an invisible congregation , including the artist, dwelt on the picture’s peace message. He said that a stranger had commissioned Long/staff to paint a picture entitled “If Thou Hadst Known,” and had requested that it be sent to the City Temple as a gift from “Mister Nobody of London.”

ITALIAN STATE BANK. ROME, November 9. Premier Mussolini announces the formation of a State Bank, with a capital of £5,500,000, in order to finance industry. WAR GRAVES REFLECTIONS. LONDON, November 8. “If the Empire requires courage to face the difficulties through which it is passing, I suggest a visit to war graves which perpetuate the Empire’s unity,” said Sir A. Ryrie (Australian High Commissioner) .when broadcasting at London on his recent tour Of war graves. “Even if the victory have not given all that we had hoped we have gained and built on the sacrifices of our bravest and best. This was the first model of Imperial unity ’n a permanent free partnership that tho war has been introducing.” Sir H. Ryrie said that if they wanted to realise the number of men of the Empire who died for freedom, they must imagine them on Armistice Day marching past the Cenotaph in fours, when it would take eighty-four hours for them to pass.

KYLSANT’S SENTENCE. LONDON, November 9. Lord Kylsant is not appealing to the House of Lords against his conviction and sentence. COTTON CROPWASHINGTON, November 9. The Department of Agriculture’s estimates have further increased the cotton crop to 16,903,000 bales, the second largest in the history of the country. MARINE OFFICERS’ WAGES. LONDON, November 9. The “Daily Herald” says that shipowners are applying to the National Maritime Board for reductions in pay of officers, inclding mates and second engineers of £4, and the others from 70/- to 50/-. SCENT FACTORIES. PARIS, November 9. Depreciation of sterling and fears cf tariff are perturbing perfumieres, who have a million sterling yearly turnover in Britain. Several are now negotiating to establish factories on the outskirts of London. NOVELIST DIVORCED. LONDON, November 9. Mrs Frankau, formerly the wife of an actor, Leon Quartermaine, obtained a decree nisi on the ground of Gilbert Frankau’s misconduct with an unnamed woman. His wife said in evidence, that the novelist had not obeyed the restitution of conjugal rights decree, granted .in June.