GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 June 1924, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

FIRPO’S FATHER. BY CABLES—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received June 13, 9.35 a.m. Luis Firpo’s father has been released from a private insane asylum, being declared sound mentally by the medical officers. The pugilist’s father said he had been unjustly detained in the asylum at the instance of his son. — Reuter. : ' cotton for” Russia. NEW YORK, June 12. The AH. Russian Textile Syndicate announces that it has purchased £40,000,000 worth of cotton from the United States since the first of the year.—Reuter. TRUCK DRIVER’S EXPERIENCE. NEW YORK,' June 11. The precious stones stolen in Chicago were being imported from Europe. When Foy, the "driver of the truck, recovered consciousness, lie found himself seven miles from town, where the robbers had thrown him from their car.—Reuter. IMPERIAL TRADE. LONDON, June 11. , Speaking at a dinner tendered to'him by a number of prominent Australians, Sir Robert Horne paid a tribute to Mr Hughes as the protagonist of Imperial trade. Personally, lie was neither a Protectionist nor a Freetrader, but simply a business man, but he wondered how anyone could be so foolish as to destroy preference.—Reuter. MURDER. OF A Boy. LONDON, June 12. H. Horner, a well-dressed man of twenty-three, is charged with murdering a five-yeair-old boy by drowning him in Salford Canal. It is alleged he asked the boy to accompany him to the canal and he there picked him up and threw him into the water. Then he knelt on the towing path and watched the boy drown, Another man failed to rescue the boy.—Reuter. ROTARY CONVENTION. OTTAWA, June 11. The Hon. George Fowlets, of New Zealand, and Sir David Graaf, of South Africa, where the first delegates to arrive in Tononto for the international convention of Rotarians. The British delegation reached Montreal on Saturday. Other European visitors are en route. Trains and automobiles are bringing thousands of delegates from the United States and Mexico. “ ! OLYMPIC GAMES. - Received June 13, 11.45 p.m. PARIS, June 12. •The Australian Olympic team was welcomed by the French Olympic Committee and start training immediately. Forty-two nations have entered lor the Olympic games. The Australians compete in shooting, athletics, Wrestling, boxing, swimming, rowing, tennis and cycling.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.