NEWS BY CABLE MAIL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 December 1924, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE MAIL.

dan the gunman. ROGUES AT HIS FUNERAL. HONOUR IN “GANGLAND. 55 CHICAGO, Nov. 15. ! Chicago’s millionaire gunman, who died with his boots on because he -wastoo slow in drawing his automatic pis-' t°lj was buried with w'onderful pomp. ! Dan had been an altar boy in the: Holy Name Cathedral, but the Arch-: bishop declined to allow; ecclesiastical rites for a man who .the .police say was responsible for 25 killings. . His body lay in state for three .days m a silver casket, valued at £2000,: while huge banks of chrysanthemums attested that “Gangland” does these things properly when it wishes. A, glittering procession of limousines fed-! lowed the 'hearse. It was noticeable! that most of the mourners wore bulgy; clothing, indicationg the presence of the ever-ready gun ; but the only .dis-; order was an attack on -the news paper photographers. ' : O’Bannion, who sold wreaths while making a fortune in bootlegging, wascalled out of his store and shot by three gunmen. Former associates say; that O’Bannion informed on them. AIR LINES NEEDED. SAFETY OF DOMINIONS. AVIATOR’S OPINIONS . LONDON, Nov. 13. - Unless the Empire is given communications , mailing it an economic and political entity, 1 doubt whether it will hold together,” said Commander Burney, who framed the Empire'.air scheme, emphasising the importance of airships for the future defence and -development of Australia. “Instead of Great Britain- being -the world’s workshop, as formerly, ishe will .presently be competing .with Europe, Asia, and America. Britons do not realise that three-quarters of the world’s population is coloured. Until support is -given, Australia will continue to ’be a bait for Asiatic races. “I am interested iii tlie political, more than the commercial aspect. Once Australia; and New Zealand are more closely connected with England and Canada, resulting in the interchange of ideasi of leading statesmen, it will, enable public opinion all over the Empire to realise these Dominion’s jeopardy.’ STATESMEN’S CLOTHES. CRITICISM OF MINISTERS. MR. BALDWIN “UMCPROVING.” ; LONDON, Nov. 15. The Tailo-r and Cutter journal, criticising' the dress of the' Cabinet Ministers, congratulates Mr. Baldwin on the marked improvement in clothes, and urges him to acquire that “well-dressed feeling” which 'helps to- -surmount obstacles. “Mr. Austeu ‘Chaniheillain is the real leader of fashion. in the House of .Com-, mo-ns,” says the paper. “The cut of his coat and the hang of his trousers are beyond criticism. Lord Birkenhead has good clothes, and .knows how to .put them on. . Mr. Douglass Hogg does .not pay the attention to fashion that his position demands. His sleeves are -too long, and his lapels are pettyfogging. “Mr. Win-stop iGhurohili lacks judgment in clothes. He lias .play(id many parts, 'but never the part of a welldressed man.” , The 'article concludes with the -hope that the Conservative .Government will restore the frock co-at to fashion, and lift the silk hat hack to power. LAYING ON OF HANDS. AUSTRALIA’S EXAMPLE. CAPETOWN, Nov. 12. ; A motion has been introduced in the Anglican Synod in favour .of following, the lead of the eoiscopate in Australia.! in encouraging a ministry of healingby the laying on of handstand the for--mation of prayer circles. Reference was made by the moyer - to the pastoral letter from the Australian episcopate testifving to the Physical and spiritual results of Mr [ickson’s mission. ' EXTRAVAGANT PEER. NO WORK WITH TITLE. rm. . LONDON, Nov., 17. The Official Receiver in Bankruptcy, opposing Lord Loughborough’s application for discharge, said -that -his bankruptcy was due to unjustifiable ex--travagance and gambling. Lord Loughborough stated that his title was a handicap in seeking employment. The Registrar suspended his discharge for three years. Lord Loughborough is 32 years old, and the son of the Earl of Rosslyn. It was stated at the bankruptcy proceedings that his liabilities were £IB,OOO and his assets nil. His father paid his debts to the extent of £ll,ooo' in 1916, and paid £17,000 owing to moneylenders in 1921, but after that refused to be responsible. It. was also stated at the original hearing that the separate income of Lord Loughborough’s wife, formerly Miss Sheila Chisholm, of Sydnev, was £2OOO a year, and out of that she paid all household expenses.