GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 25 August 1928, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

KING’S TRIBUTE TO LORD HALDANE. RUGBY, August 21. The newspapers continue to publish tributes to the work of the iaTe Lord Haldane, who will be buried privately at Glemagles, Scotland, on Thursday. The King, in a message of sympathy to his relatives, says: “Lord Haldane will he remembered with respect and gratitude for his services to the StatF. and especially by all who recognised that it was chiefly due to his able administration as War Minister that, fourteen years ago, on she outbreak of hostilities, the British Ev pediUonary Force wAs promptly efficiently mobilised and despatched abroad. (Received August 24 at 7.50 p.m.) LONDON. August 23. Lord Haldane was borne to the family burial ground at Gleneagles private chapel on a horse-drawn lorry. The Earl of Lucan represented the King. FIJI METHODIST CHURCH. (Received August 24 at 7.5 p.m.) SUVA. August 24. A Methodist Mission deputation returns from Fiji, Sydney, this evening by the Moeraki. As the result of conferences. the Rev MacDonald (Chairman at Fiji) has withdrawn his resignation, and remains in office. HORSE STRANGLES A MAN. PARTS, August 23. A grim tragedy of an infuriated horse strangling its master was enacted at Courneuve Station, by otf»? of a team of horses eating hay. The master tried to replace a bridle, but the horse caught the nian by the throat .with its teeth, and lift'd him in the air. When ,the horrified spectators forced tKe horse’s teeth apart, the man was dead. FROST DAMAGES CANADIAN CROPS. (Received August 24 at 7.5 p.m.) WINNIPEG, August 23. Serious damage to the wheat crops by frost last night is reported from many widely-separah'd points in Saskatchewan and from a number of places in Alberta. It is impossible to tell how much, damage has been done until the threshing, but where the crops are gn-en and late, the loss will be serious. The principal damage is confined to Saskatchewan, which is the chief wheat province. TAKING FORD’S PLACE. LONDON, August 23. Preliminary arrangements are made to form the Worry Engines Parent Company, with a capital of half a million, for the purpose of building seven horse 1 power light motor ears, to sell at £BO.