CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 May 1936, Page 7

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S BIRTHDAY f PRESS ASSN. COPYRIGHT J HOLLYWOOD. April 23. * Shirley Temple celebrated her 7th birthday to-day. “Gee, I’m growing up ” she said. Her presents included a pony from her mother, a bicycle from her brother Jack, and a turquoise ring from her brother George. She received three birt'hday cakes, one being from the Governor of Tennessee. Shirley visited crippled children in the hospitals, and she did not act to-day. MEMORIALS TO ADMIRALS. [BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS] RUGBY, May 5. Tributes were paid to the late Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Beatty by the Prime Minister, and the leaders of the Labour and Liberal Oppositions in the House of Commons when a resolution was unanimously approved in favour of an address to the King asking for erection of a memorial monument at the public charge.

Speaking of a similar resolution passed a few months ago in memory of Lord Jellicoe, Mr Baldwin said that to-day they sought not to compare or to measure, but merely to express their thankfulness that, at the time of the country’s need two such men as Lord Jellicoe and Lord Beatty wore there to respond to the call.

PECKHAM BY-ELECTION. LONDON, May 6. The Peckham by-election held through Viscount Borodale’s succession to the Peerage on the death of his father, Lord Beatty, resulted: — Mr L. Siklin (Labour) .. 13007 Capt. P. G. A. Harvey (N.C.) 12907 This is a gain for Labour. At the general election, the Conservative majority was 731.