GENERAL CABLES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 4 August 1925, Page 10

GENERAL CABLES.

ITEMS OF INTEREST. BY CABLE— press association— copyright LONDON, Aug. 2. Sir Jlaane.s and Laxly Allen entertained one hundred New Zealanders at the Royal Colonial Institute. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. The late Sir Rlider Haggard left £61,725, mainly to his wife and daughters. He requested that his wile should never sell the copyright of his uovels. He al*;> left an autobiography which must not be destroyed. —Aus-.-X.Z. Cable Assn.

The Observer publishes views supporting New ZeallancPsi claim lor Dominion representation on the International Rugby Board, and declared that, if New Zealander*’ appeal for the creation of an .Imperial Advisory Board wa.s rebuffed the question whether New Zealand shall continue to be affiliated with the English Knion will arise.—Sydney Sun Cables.

Partridge, the wireless experimenter ait Wimbledon, got 2AC, New Zealand, who intimated that IEG, Chile, was calling. Partridge picked up a receiving message fur Chileans. A former teacher. Professor Midgley. residing at Bradford, and two Canadian delegates at the Empire Labour Coutferciic'e. arc publicly warning emigrants against, going to Canada, pointing out that the industrial depression is acute there, that tens of thousands are. unemployed, hundreds of factories arc closed amd hundreds of farms in Western Canada have been abandoned. Other farmer* are struggling, being unable to pay thyir employees more flia.ii board and lodging.-—-Sydney Sun Cable.