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Greymouth Evening Star, 13 December 1933, Page 8

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

NORTH AMERICAN STORMS.

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NEW YORK, December 12. The second cold wave of the winter, held the eastern portion of the United States in an icy grip. Below-zero temperatures, accompanied by high winds, are reported in many sections. Eleven deaths have occurred from cold. ROYAL GUESTS. RUGBY, December 12. The King and Queen entertained to luncheon at Buckingham Palace the King and Queen of Denmark, who are paying a short private visit to England. Their Majesties afterwards attended a command performance of Queen Room Plays at Drury Lane Theatre, on behalf of King George’s pension fund, for actors and actresses. FIRE INSURANCE FRAUDS. LONDON, December 11. In the Miles case, Harris declared that he made the statement implicating Miles because he desired to extricate himself from Die seething mass of bribery and corruption in which .he had been involved for 15 years. He wanted to serve his sentence,. feeling that he had cleared himself of all hie previous associations, in order to help in clearing his conscience. VIOLINIST ACCLAIMED. LONDON, December 11. Yehudi Menuhin, the young violinist left an audience of SOOO breathless at’the Albert Hall. He played until his arms were weary and his collar burst The crowd would not disperse 1 until the lights in the hall were switched off. WYNEKOOP TRAGEDY. CHICAGO, December 11. Dr Earle Wynekoop was freed today on the charge of being an accessory before the fact in the murder of his wife, Rheta Wynekoop (found shot on an operating table). His mother, Dr Alice Wynekoop, remained Jn her cell, being charged with the murder. WHISKY ORDERS. LONDON, December 11. Mr Charles Bertelli, President of the Trans-Europa Corporation, one of the largest American importers of spirits, said that Scottish distilleries have a. chance of regaining in eighteen months, all they lost during the depression. ST. PAUL’S CATHEDRAL. LONDON, December 12. The existence of a ‘‘pond” underneath the foundations of St. Paul’s Cathedral, is disclosed in a report by Sir Alexander Gibb and Mr. Ralph Freeman ,who say it is essential that the flow of sub-soil water in future should not bo appreciably varied, and recommend that a defined area in the neighbourhood of the Cathedral be controlled, with a view to avoiding excavations.

The total subsidence of the central part of the Cathedral in 37 years is stated to be 2.39 inches. The investigators urge that three ex-

perts be appointed under Act of Parliament, to control the area, which will require the most rigorous attention.

EMPIRE TRADE.

RUGBY, December 12

When asked in the Commons whether he would consider establishing an independent trade body under the chairmanship of a British Minister, to underlie the development of Imperial trade and unity, the Prime Minister replied that the Government was always ready, in consultation with the other members of the British Commonwealth, to consider means for the development of inter-Imperial trade relations.