NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 25 November 1924, Page 6

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

CONCRETE GARDEN CITY. LEICESTER, Sept- 28. Leicester’s garden city, which is to f accommodate 8000 people in 1500 con- ] crete houses, Whs begun yesterday by ; the cutting of the first sod by the vicechairman of the housing committee. j The cost of the scheme will be } £841,500. The contractors Jiope to build twenty houses per week, each , with three bedrooms and a targe gar- * den. There wilL be tennis courts playing fields, and open spaces. j PRINCE GLAD TO RETURN. j WELCOME IN LONDON. j LONDON, Nov. 1. “England again! How glad I am to be back,’’ said the Prince of Wales on arriving at Southampton. Bronzed and smiling, and wearing his cap at a saucy angle, he added that he had had an enjoyable and profitable time, and said that there was a, great deal to be learned’ on the other side of the Atlantic. The Prince was heartily welcomed on his arrival in London. His baggage consisted of 100 trunks, showing how keenly he had collected mementoes. GERMANS IN THE CITY. QUEST FOR LOANS AT 12 PERCENT. LONDON, Sept'. 24. Complaints have been received by the Daily Mail of a horde of German “financiers”- Who have .invaded London during the past few days in search of money, for Which they are prepared to pay 12 per cent, interest. They are for the most part men who have taken advantage of the depreciated currency in Germany to secure large holdings in industrial concerns, and are now appealing to British finance to assist them in placing the businesses in a position to take advantage. of the removal of the McKenna duties - to under-cut British trade. POWER OF NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. LONDON, Oct. 5. A high tribute to the power of newspaper advertising is contained in the report of. the first year of'the “Eat More Fruit” campaign issued by the Fruit Trades’ Federations. The whole aim of Abe campaign, the report States, was to induce people to cultivate the habit of eating fruit. For the purpose of educating the public the most effective means : known- to expert advertisers are newspapers and periodicals, daily, weekly and monthly; they enable advertisers to present arguments to the public iii a complete, interesting and telling way, and hy so doing influence demand for the commodity advertised. This is the largest co-opera-tive fruit advertising campaign ever launched in this country, and during the past season the peculiar virtues of oranges, apples, lemons, pears and grapes have been brought home to more than twelve and a half million people-' in Great Britain daily, and nearly 100,000,000 weekly by Press advertising. The success of the campaign is proved by letters from fruit-brokers, shippers, wholesalers, and retailers throughout the country, and by the fact that it has just been renewed on an even mote extensive scale. 100,000 CATTLE FOR BOLSHEVIKS. WINNIPEG, Sept, 28. The Bolsheviks have bought 1000 ranch horses and 100,000 cattle in Western Canada. Of these numbers 2200 have already been shipped to Russia. CANADA’S CREDIT. OTTAWA, Sept. 22. . Canadian Government loans are breaking all previous records. An offering of 60,000,000 dollars (£10,000,000) 4* per cents. \va?i oversubscribed before noon'. An issue of Treasury bills in New York last week was likewise absorbed in a few hours. RATES UP TO 24/6 A YEAR. LONDON, Sept. 28. West Ham. Town Council, which has a Socialistic majority, has made a rate of 12s 5d in the £ for the half-year ending March 31 next, against l2s Id for the current half-year, an increase of 4d in the £. The rate for the whole year ending March 31 next is one of 24s 6d in the £, against 23s 5d for the previous year. LI VINCI "ON AIR. PARIS, Sept 23. Professor Daniel Berthelot, the French scientist, hopes that he may' soon be able to make the phrase “living on air” a reality. ” The professor ig experimenting with ultra-violet rays, and says he may be able to obtain sufficient-substance from the air to enable a human being to live Professor Berthelot asserts that the action of ultra-violet rays on the air enables chemists to obtain sugar from the atmosphere. 1200 DIVORCE SUITS. HEAVIEST LIST FOR THREE YEARS. LONDON, Sept. 28. The divorce list for the Michaelmas term, which begins on October 13, closed at Somerset House yesterday. There are more than 1200 defended and undefended cases down for hearing, in addition to several cases pitf back from last term’s list —a record for the corresponding terms during the past three years. More than 600 of the cases ar e . undefended, and the list contains several well-known names. SHIP BLOWN UP IN MIDCHANNEL. SEA LIT BY FLAMES 60 FEET HIGH. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 28. The salvage tug Renover was blown up in the middle of a heavy gale. She left Harve for Southampton with a cargo which included 400 lbs of guncotton and 400 gallons of petrol. When .was twenty-five miles off the Isle of Wight there was a heavy explosion and the ship broke into flames, which shot up to a height or sixty feet. 1 The tug was towing a boat at the time,, and the captain gave orders to take to the boat immediately and cut- , the painter. There wag a high sea run. I i n S> hut the crew of five managed to stand by the tug for four hours, watching her burn. Tt then became obvious that thes could I not 8° back to the ship, and in the darkness they made efforts to reach the Isle of Wight, steering by the light \ from St. Catherine’s Point. The tide j turned, and they were driven back again towards the French coast. The crew' made a sea anchor, and | rode to this for some time. After I eleven hour s in the open boat they were Picked up by the German steamer Erika, and were taken to Portsmouth.

WORLD FLIER IN THE SEA. MAJOR ZANNI NEARLY DROWNED. HONGKONG, Sept,'24, Major Zamii, the Argentine world flier, had a narrow escape from death in Hongkong this morning while proceeding with his mechanic and the Peruvian Consul, Senor Rouillon, on a. motorboat to his machine at Laichikok, three miles front Hongkong. The motor-boat had reached a point about the middle of the harbour when the Government launch Alexandra appeared suddenly, and the two boats came in collision. Major Zanni, who is unable to swim, struggled desperately until, a. Chinese motor-boat rescued him. The airman is now confined to bed suffering from a severe shock. GIVING! AWAY FLAGS. AMERICAN WOMAN’S HOBBY. LONDON, Sept. 28. Mrs. Charles Robinson, an- American, is devoting her life to giving away' at her own expense silk United States flags to foster patriotism and create a wider love of the flag. , Any organisation which has a good object can have one of the flags if it applies to Mrs. Robinson, who will travel to any part of the U nited States to present it, if the people who make the request so desire. Mrs. Robin son, is now in Europe on a mission for the Junior Navy League of America. THE WANDERING JEW. ‘ ‘As a direct outcome of the war and of the psychology it engendered, the tragedy of the Wandering Jew is to-day deeper than ever,’-’ says the Chief Rabbi in a message to the “Jewish World” on the Jewish New Year. “lii the hour of Jewry’s greatest need,” he continues, “the United States of America has almost barred and bolted her doors to the immigrant fleeing from fanaticism. “In consequence, masses of our brethren are scattered and dispersed to th© four winds of heaven. And grave i-eligioiis dangers await them in those distant and strange lands that are alone open to them.” TILE COMBINE WHAT SYDNEY BOARD FOUND. . • SYDNEY, Nov. 7. In a scathing manner the Board of Trade of New South Wales has reported that there is a tile dombin© working id restraint of legitimate trade. Its findings were to the effect that the various -firms trading as arid with Roofnig Tiles, Ltd.: , (a). Did combine and monopolise the.trade in -roofing .tiles unci with intent to control the supply and.. price. thereof, and such combination still exists; (b) that such combination was attempted to restrain the manufacture arid distribution of roofing tiles and accessories; (e) reusoil able regard being had to the interests j °* Producers, distributors 'and consumers such coinbination is detrimental to the public; (f) that the association, known as the Master Tilers’ Association did .combine with Roofing Tiles, Ltd., and its members to monopolise the service of fixing tiles and accessories on roofs, . and such combine still exists; ,(g) . . . and such combination is detrimental to the public. The board recommended that copies of all agreements made by groups of manufacturers and (or) distributors be lodged with the Attorney-General, and the similar associations "be obliged to kee-p proper records of their transactions, minute hooks of all proceedings and accounts of all funds received and disbursed. SCfttiOLMA.SfE-flt’S' LUCKY FfND. A school teacher, who' was recently appointed to a school in the backblocks of the North Island, has a- tale to tell of the hardships he had to face in reaching his new charge. Bush bog, and bad weather all contributed to his discomforts, and when he finally ailived at his destination he had contracted a very severe cold. On rummaging through the school cupboards lie fortunately discovered a bottle half-full of Baxter’s Lung Preserver. There and then he took a big dose of the mixture, and was surprised a.t the gratifying relief which followed. Next momirig his cold was nearly better. For safety’s sake, however, he coritiriued taking “Ba.xl ter’s” till the bottle was finished, and by then his indisposition was only a memory. Enquiry amongst the children elicited the information that the former teacher always kept Baxter's Lung Preserver handy in case of emergency, i As a genuine cough and cold remedy, “Baxter’s’’ lias no equal. It attacks the ailment right at tlie jump, and drives it completely out of the system. Besides, Baxter’s Lung Preserver possesses bracing tonic properties which invigorate and . enrich the blodd, and enable you to enjoy better health always. Obtain a generous-sized bottle of “Baxter’s” from any chemist or store for 2s 6d; or, better still, get the family size at 4s 6d. —B6 TEETHING CHILDREN. You may not need Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to-day, but you surely will some time during the season. The cost is trivial, so you can easily afford to have a bottle on hand ready for emergency. < If you have a teething child you must always be on the watch for diarrhoea developing. You can feel perfectly safe if you have Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand, for if given at the first unusual looseness of the bowels it will check tlie attack. Bold everywhere.