GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 15 December 1937, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

[Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] ISTANBUL,' December 10. Cyclists henceforth must pass a riding test, according to the new municipal regulations. Those passing the test will receive licenses and number plates. Pillion riding is for bidden. Children Under 10 will not be allowed to possess bicycles. VICTORIA (8.C.), December 10.

A the closing of the session, the Legislature adopted a resolution: That this House favours the principle st Empire preference and urgses upon the Dominion Government the great importance of the maintaining ol existing markets in Britain and other parts of the Empire.” RUGBY, December 11.

Flags were flying at mastheads in London to-day, and the Royal Salute was fired at noon in celebration of the first anniversary of the accession to the thrown of King George VI. LONDON, December 12.

“The Times” Cairo correspondent states that Nessim Pasha, obtaining favourable reports from the foreign doctors, appointed by the Court, secured verdicts declaring he is fit to manage his own affairs, in a suit which lasted some months, in which his relatives sought an interdiction against his intention to marry a young girl, Hueber. LONDON, December ,12.

The “Telegraph’s” Paris correspondent states: Jean Morel, druggist and ex-member of the Croix De Feu, was arrested at Lyons, in connection with the arms conspiracy, after a search of his premises revealing a machinegun, rifles, other weapons and ammunition. ... LONDON, December 12. A Castlecary message states that 33 were severely injured in the railway smash, and 57 slightly injured. BUCHAREST, December 10. During a breach of promise hearing the plaintiff, Madame Urbanceanu, drew a revolver and fired five shots at the defendant, Dornescu, an engineer, who died instantly. The Judge, witnesses and officials disarmed Urbanseanu, as she fired a sixth shot at herself, slightly injuring her head. RUGBY, December 10. The Chairman of the Nooel Committee handed to the British Minister the Oslo peace prize recently conferred on Viscount Cecil of Chelwood. Sir Cecil Dormer said that Lord Cecil hoped later to deliver a Nobel lecture in Oslo. LONDON, December 10. The “Guardian” states that a most successful television broadcast was carried out from the Broadcasting Corporation’s studios, Alexandra Palace, when it projected to a full-size cinema screen thirty miles away, by the new Baird apparatus. The audience stated that the vision was equal to that of a directly projected film. The Gaumont British, owners of the cinema, were so impressed that they hope the Broadcasting Corporation will encourage similar experiments and they are willing to co-operate, supply stars, and organise variety programmes for projecting films from their entire huge circuit of . cinemas as a supplement to the normal film entertainment. RUGBY, December 10| The National Trust announces that Mrs Geoffrey Mander, M.P., is presenting to the nation, Wightwick Manor, near Wolverhampton. The house, which was built in 1887, is generally considered to be a remarkable example of work done under the influence of the pre-Raphelite School. LONDON, December 10. His Majesty will broadcast a message Empire-wide from Sandringham House, on the afternoon of Christmas Day. • RUGBY, December 10. Three private members’ bills were read a second time without opposition in the Commons, and received the blessing of the Government spokesman. The most important, which was introduced by Miss Ellen Wilkinson, deals with the abuses of the system of hire purchase. Miss Wilkinson made it clear the Bill was not aimed against hire purchase, but only the unscrupulous exploitations of the system which became a grave social evil. She stated that various trade interests had co-operated in framing the proposals. The Bill deals with agreements involving up to £5O for one article or £lOO in any other case, and provides that such agreements must contain a statement of the cash price as well as the hire purchase prioe. Another of the Bills would give power to local authorities to close streets at certain hours, for use as children’s playgrounds, in congested districts.