NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 18 October 1924, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

SOVIET BUYS 10,000 HORSES IN CANADA. LONDON, Aug. 14 It is stated that the Soviet Russian Government, acting thfougn Albert Champagne/former Canadian AI.P., has made a contract to purchase 10,000 Canadian horses. RAILS OILED IN HODD-UP OF FRENCH TRAIN. MARSEILLES, Aug. 14. Seven masked bandits- on AVednesday night /held up and-robbed a. fast, train near here, escaping with approximately 30,000 francs. They stopped the train by oiling tne tracks. r MAJESTIC AND LEVIATHAN NOT . TO RACE. * NEW YORK, Aug. 10. In order to prevent the .possibility _ of the ships racing, the officials of the two lines concerned have agreed that the Alajestic and Leviathan, which are - both due to cross the Atlantic on August 16, shall start six hours apart. The Alajestic will leave port at noon, ana the’ Leviathan at- six o’clock in the evening. These times will be reversed altera ntely in future sailings. A COMPOSER’S SHOCK. BARCELONA, Aug. 14. Sen or ’ Crist ia, who composed the music for a new revue recently produced in Barcelona, suffered such a severe shock when he read the criticisms of the work that he died a few moments later. The revue caricatured a number of dead aqd living politicians and literary men, and was not only received badly by the nublic, but also condemned by the critics as displaying bad taste. BANQUET FOR 1500. BERLIN, Aug. 14. Prince Ferdinand Radzwill, who will be 90 in October, and his wife, who is ten years younger, have just- celebrated their diamond wedding day at their castle in Posen. Fifteen hundred places ware laid for guests from all parts of Poland who had come to take part in the .rejoicings. The Prince was for many years leader of the Polish Party in the Reichstag. - AVHAT SHALL WE 1)0 WITH GRANDFATHER? LONDON. Aug. 15. At the British Aledical Association at Bradford, Dr. Herbert Jones (Herefordshire), who presided, said that the expectation of life had increased enormously as the result of medical, reform, Some 25 years ago the favourite topic wasc “What shall we do with our boys?” The same boys were now in- , qairing, “AVhnt- shall we do with our i grandfathers?” I 'mmnrrnmm, ■■■iiii.ii " inii