NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 14 April 1926, Page 5

NEWS IN BRIEF.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. MELBORUNE, April 13. The tramway employees decided, to refuse the suggestion of the Arbitration Court to resume the normal Tunning of the trams and they will continue the regulation strike. This decision was reached contrary to the advice of the union officials. WASHINGTON, April 13. A Bill embodying a five year building programme costing 85,000,000 dollars for the naval air service was passed by * the House of Representatives on Monday and sent to the Senate. LONDON, April 12., Londonderry magistrates have discovered the laziest man on earth. They sentenced James Fife to two months’ imprisonment for neglecting his family on the ground that he was too lazy to work or to draw the dole. LONDON, April 13. Immense interest is being taken in musical circles in Richard Strauss’ appearance at the Tivoli to conduct the first performance of the film ojiera “Derrosenkavalier.” Long queues waited for admission from, the early afternoon. The stalls were filled with celebrities, suggesting a first night at, the Lyceum under Sir Henry Irving’s ’ management. Cinema critics are of the opinion that the gracious melody conceals the mediocrity of the film, which they say ' - is Sheer waste of good celluloid, especially as the development of the story is slowed down for the music which is also being broadcasted through Britain to-night. GENEVA, April 12. The Soviet refused to participate in the Economic Conference because of its being held in Switzerland.