CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 February 1939, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

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RUGBY, February .1

The Bank of London and South America has contributed 250,000 pesos to (he British relief fund, which lias been established in Santiago. as a. practical expression ol (he sympathy of British people with Chile.’

UOLD COAST CRUISER

RUGBY, February 1

The Admiralty has arranged for H.M.S. Ashanti, one of the destroyers of the Tribal class which is just completed, to make a cruise 'o the Gold Coast before taking up (Inly in the Home Fleet. The vessel will visit, Freetown and Takovadi, the new C3.00u,01i0 harbour built by the Culd (’oast Government.

PA L EST IN E CONFER E N (’ E

RUGBY. February 2

Mr MacDonald has been in touch personally with all the representatiives who have reached London .in connection with the Palestine conference. and it is hoped that, the discussions will open on Tuesday. Representatives of the Palestine Defence Party will probably arrive early next week. PENSIONS FOR COMMONERS LONDON. February 2. A private member’s motion, on a scheme for pensions for past members of the House of Commons, over (it) years of age, with less than £3 weekly on which to live, was moved in the Commons by Sir Assheton Pow-

nail. He said £1 monthly, deducted from the salary of all members of the Commons, would yield £7OOO yearly.. Pensions would he til the rate of £l5O yearly for members needing them. Mr Chamberlain, in supporting the motion, pointed out that the scheme imposed no charge on lite public funds. The mot urn was carried by 201 votes io 103.

I’RING ESSES AT PANTOMIME, RUGBY, February 2. The Queen, this afternoon, took Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to the pantomime, “Red Riding Hood,' at Covent Garden.