CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 April 1933, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

TORNADO IN TEXAS. [by CABLE —PBEBS ABBN. —COPYBIGHT.] SHELBYVILLE (Texas), March 30. At least sixteen persons have been killed, and fifty have been injured, while ’ widespread damage has been done by tornadic winds in the Louis-iana-Texas border area, and in South Western Arkansas. The winds occurred on Thursday night. NEW YORK, March 31. Tornadic winds, accompanied by rain, hail, and lightning, killed 33 persons late on Thursday in East Texas, north-west Louisiana, and south-west Arkansas. No large cities were struck. MINISTER AT VATICAN. RUGBY, March 30. The newly-appointed British Minister to the Holy See, Sir Robert Clive, was to-day received in audience by the Pope. STEWART COURT-MARTIAL. LONDON, March 31. The “Daily Express” says that the War Office contributed £lOO towards the recent defence of Lieut. BaillieStewart, on whose behalf lawyers are now preparing a petition. NAVAL MANOEUVRES. RUGBY, March 30. The Atlantic Fleet of forty ships will assemble at Weymouth from July 20 to July 27. ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT. RUGBY, March 30. The Central Electricity Board report shows an increase of over 11 per cent last year in the generation of electricity by the public supply systems in Britain, which now occupies third place in the world’s production of electricity. Despite Britain’s depression, domestic and commercial electrification continues to make substantial progress. The cost of constructing the Grid is estimated at about £26,700,000. The Grid comprises approximately 400 miles of transmission lines. PRINCE AND UNEMPLOYED. RUGBY, March 30. The Prince of Wales continued his tour of Mutual Service Clubs and Community Services in Scotland, todav, in pursuance of a campaign to encourage efforts to lighten the lot of the unemployed. To-day’s visits' began at Motherwell soon after 10 o’clock. He was received with great enthusiasm. At each of ten centres he visited yesterday, the Prince talked with men, and displayed every interest in the work being undertaken. L’ATLANTIQUE VERDICT. PARIS, March 31. The Committee of Enquiry has reported to the Minitser of Marine that the L’Atlantique fire was due to incendiarism. SYDNEY ARCHBISHOPRIC. LONDON, March 31. The Rev. C. M. Chavasse, who has been approached regarding the Archbishopric of Sydney, says that the importance of his work here precludes his acceptance/ The Chaplain of Lambeth Palace said that the names of I several English clerics had been mentioned. '