GENERAL CABLE NEWS
OFFICIAL RECORD PASSED
G RAF ZEPPELIN OUTFLU WiN
ONLY DIXMUDE TO BEAT NOW
United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright
(United Service). (Received Jan. 7, .1. ami.) VANCOUVER, Jan. 5
Late on Saturday night the passed the Tilth hour, passing tho time of the Graf Zepplin’s cruise from Germany to America and, on Sunday morning, it is expected that she will beat the Dixnmde’s world record, for any class of airship, of I..LS hours.
United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Australian Press Association.) (Received Juju 7, 12-55 a.m.) LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5. The at 11.2 G on” Saturday niglit bad been 112 hours in the air, passing the official longest aircraft flight, that of the Graf Zeppelin, IIIJ hours. The unofficial lIS hours of the Freti ob dirigible, Dixmude, is the only endurance mark left.
MILLIONS OF MOTORS'.
DETROIT, Dec. 26
The automobile production this year rtill exceed the previous record established in 1926 by many thousands.
Jt is expected that 6,000,000 new units will ie manufactured next year.
There lire now almost 25,000,000 motor vehicles registered in the United States, representing a six per cent, increase during the year.
11-YEAR-OLD VIOLIN IST.
ASTONISHES NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Dee. 20. Yelm-di Menuhin, an 11-year-old violinist, played amazingly to-night lit the Carnegie Hall as soloist with the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in the Tchaikowsld Concerto.
His parents’ chief problem is to prevent the prodigy from beco-nding spoiled. Laudatory newspaper articles are kept from him and lie is not permitted to go out in the evenings. He has ten other engagements to fulfil then will return to San Francisco to school.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10787, 7 January 1929, Page 5
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