CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 June 1936, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

CINEMA FIRE. /PRESS ASSN. COPVU’GHT.) LONDON, June 16. Regarding the Motimahal film fire disaster, the “Daily Herald’s” Madras correspondent says: A Hyderabad official’s wife, by improvising a fire escape, saved many lives. She tore off her gaily-coloured sari, and tied it to a balcony railing, thus enabling forty persons, including herself, to slide down to the auditorium, whence they escaped. AUSTRALIAN LOAN. LONDON, June 16. The Associated Press understands that the success of the conversion loan may be gauged from the fact that cash applicants received only 68 per cent, of their requirements. The ‘Evening News” says: Cash applicants for the Australian loan up to £lO,OOO received full allotment, and thereafter the basis of allotment was approximately 657. per cent, of the requirements. Dealings opened at oneeighth discount.

EVEREST CLIMB. DARJEELING, June 16. A Tibetan in close touch with the officials at Lhassa, is of the opinion ic will be at least eighteen months'mfore Tibet will permit another Everest expedition. PRINCESS’S ELOPEMENT BAGHDAD, June 16. As a sequel to Princess Assa’s elopement with a porter, a decree, signed by the King and members of the Cabinet, is being submitted to Parliament, providing that any Prince or Princess marrying without the Kina-’s consent, may be deprived of all rights, including property, and the right of residence in Iraq.