GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 16 October 1936, Page 12

GENERAL CABLES

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, October 14. “Keep women out of Rotary,” was the plea made by Rev. J. Beeby. chairman of the London District Rotary Internationa.', in a speech at Chingford. “Rotary is a mqn’s affair. I hope the tint,, will not come when feminine influence wild control the Rotary Club.” The statement that Scot laud Yard research experts took finger-prints of the Donne quintuplets. and found them all different, was made during a ease at the Somerset Quarter Sessions In support of the prosecution argument concerning the re-iabil'ty of the finger-print identification of a man who was sentenced to a year’s hard labour for theft of money from a gasmotcr. Evidence showed that the fin-ger-print on the empty gas container was similar to the left forefinger of the accused. The King will broadcast to the Emp’re on the ever of the Coronation on the lines of his father’s Jubilee message. The King, in these circumstances, will not broadcast at. Christmas. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, October 13. The French Foreign Minister (M. Yvon Delbos) gave a luncheon and reception in Paris in honour of the Canadian Prime Minister (Mr W. L. Mackenzie King). M. Leon Blum (Prime Minister) was among those present. A wages increase for clerical grades of the civil l service wiß result from rhe award of the Industrial Court announced on the. claim of the C’vil Service Clerical Association for h’gher maximum wage rates. The> now award is estimated to bo equivalent to an incren=e of 25 per cent, for most of those affected, and u’t>mntely -'t is understood that the, increase wijl apply tin about 20 000 clerks. The ehanfire from the old maxima to the new will bo effected bv annual increments.

RUGBY. October 14. It is understood that the Royal Commission is ready to depart for Palestine as soon as the High Commissioner reports that 'it is. pnssib'e for them to move freely about the country without risk of interference.