OVERSEA NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 62, 28 February 1929, Page 8

OVERSEA NEWS

CABLES IN BRIEF Gallipoli Pilgrimage Abandoned i The British Legion has shelved the national pilgrimage to Gallipoli owing to the high cost of the fares, due to a proposed longer trip, accompanied by sight-seeing from the railway. Mr. Cook Not Visiting Australia: Headquarters of the -Miners’ Federation, in reply to a question whether Mr. A. J. Cook intended to visit Australia, as rumoured, discountenanced the story. Mr. Cook is at present at Geneva.

Canadian Wheat Pool: Mr. E. B. Ramsay, general manager of the Canadian wheat pool, stated that an interim payment on the 1928 crop, totalling over 6,000,000 dollars, will be distributed to pool members in Western Canada,

Pulverised Coal: In the House of Commons, Captain H. D. King, replying to Mr. W. Wei lock, said that he must await the return voyage of the Hororuta before full information regarding tlie results of pulverise! fuel was available.

New Year Honours; The “Daily Esptess” states that the delayed New Year honours are being issued on Friday There will he no further list till the King’s Birthday, unless the Government is defeated at tho election when there will be a number of resignation honours. A section of Ministerialists think that these should precede the election and that Mr. Baldwin should go to the poll with a reconstructed Ministry.

Motor Car Speed Record: Major Segrave, the British motorist who is about to make an attempt on the motor record, states that he attained a speed of 180 miles an hour on his first test on three-quarter throttle. Weather permitting, he will make his official attempt on the record on March 6.

Britain's Unemployed i The total number of unemployed in Great Britain on February r 6 was 1,458,000. This was 115,495 more than the week before and 321,313 mere than a year ago. The increase over the previous week was spread over the whole country and is no dnuht accounted for by stoppage due to the frost and snow.

Cinema Trade: The “Daily Express” states, that 4000 British cinemas are being Ijeld for ransom by an American company, which demands that they instal reproducing apparatus for talkies, costing about £3OOO apiece. The comnany only permits apparatus to be used for talkies produced by seven American filmproducing firms. Thus the effect of the scheme will be to defeat tha Quota Act and it gives the British Industry claim for Government intervention.

Maniac In Tuba Station: A husky ironworker went insane in the Tima's Square subway station. New York, which was packed with people. Screaming and wielding a butcher’s knife wildly, the man slashed eight persons, two of whom may die. The rush hour crowd was thrown into a turmoil, as women screamed and rushed towards the exits. A traffic officer entered the station and grappled with the.maniac on the floor and finally him.

More Liners: It is learned in San Francisco that specifications for two new Merson liners to ply between San Francisco and Sydney have been issued. Bids for construction will be received by the company on March 15. The vessels will be 627 feet long, with a beam of 79 feet, and will be fitted with turbines. The cost is estimated at 5,000,000 dollars each.

Timber Workers’ Strike: The Timber Merchants’ Association is standing firm against the strikers. They declare that whatever happens the award must be observed, even if the employees’ secret ballot approves continuance of the strike. The employers cannot allow a strike ballot decision to overrule the award. In Melbourne a mass meeting of carpenters demanded that Judge Lukin should be taken before the bar of the Federal House to explain his attitude in depriving workers of the forty-four hours working week. They also threaten to withdraw all carpenters from existing public works.

The Launceston Tragedy: A single, barrelled gun was found under the burned body of Thomas Archer after fire destroyed his home near Devqnport, Tasmania, on Wednesday, wiping out the whole family. The gun contained a discharged cartridge. A razor was also found on the bed. A brief bag was found in the garden containing a barely decipherable note, ending, “Goodbye, Tom.”

Youth Executed: For the first time for 40 years, a public execution was carried out at Amiens. A crowd of 3,000 assembled outside the prison to see the execution of Sere Gambier, aged 19 years, for the murder of two womeiy aged 70. Gambier only the day before expressed repentance and was baptised. A priest attended him. As soon as he awakened yesterday the youth, before leaving his cell, wrote letters to his sweetheart and grandmother. He then lighted a cigarette and walked up boldly to the guillotine.

Chicago’s City Council: The Thompson forc.es suffered further defeats at the local elections at Chicago yesterday, when party lines were eliminated and the voting was wholly for or against Mayor Thompson. The latter’s machine, which was wrecked last April and practiced)' rebuilt, was dismantled again as aidermen backed by the Civic Association were elected, due to their opposition of Mr. Thompson. The Mayor, however, still holds a certain amount of power through patronage, hut reformers believe that the vote has given the people the best City Council for years.