LATE CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 February 1932, Page 8

LATE CABLE NEWS

BOHEMIAN CLUB. “HAM BONE” HABITUES. LONDON, February 19. A member on one occasion brought Mr Bruce to lunch, said Mr Levy, defending Captain Teesdale, secretary of the Ham Bone Club, London’s bestknown Bohemian resort, who was fined £4O and 75 guineas costs for selling, drink ■ after hours. Mr Levy said membership of the club included 46 barristers and solicitors, 300 Army, Navy, and Air Force representatives, and 193 journalists.

“PUNTER’S” FORTUNE. LUCIK AND SUPERSTITION. LONDON, February 19. Starting as- a poor boy and winning £2O by picking first, second, third, and fourth prizes in a newspaper competition, Charles David Beattie became one of the biggest professional backers in the history of horse-racing. He died leaving £IBO,OOO without a will because he believed that making a will was tantamount to signing his deaith warrant. Beattie was equally superstitious about insurance, believing that a policy would result in a fire or an accident.

He married Nell Emerald, the music hall star and sister of Stanley Lupino, who says that Charlie’s first coup was winning £30,000 on the Cambridgeshire.

A wonderful judge of horse form, Beattie .never plunged heavily when luck was against him in an effort to recoup, his losses. Once he lost £17,000 in six weeks, but just kept cool and waited for his luck to turn.

SECRET AIR PLANS. ■ it- ;: - NON-STOP WORLD DASH. NEW YORK, February 19. Secret preparations for the world’s most startling aviation exploit were revealed to “The Sun” representative, when it was learned that plans were being made for the first 22,000-mile non-stop aeroplane flight around the world.

Tentative 1 arrangements call for nine ’planes to make the trip, eight being used as refuellers. The start is scheduled for June.

If the project can be successfully launched, the pilot, as yet unknown, is likely to lie Roger Q. Williams, with M. Lombardi, former airfield manager here, as co-pilot. Details are closely guarded by the sponsors, pending the definite work-ing-out of the .scheme, but the proposed flight is likely to take in all Continents.

SKY RAIDERS. FRENCH ACE’S TACTICS. LONDON, February 19. Fitted with powerful searchlights, 2 \i aeroplanes are to be constructed to participate in a new plan for the defence of Paris, says the “Midi” newspaper. The scheme originated with Captain Rene Fonck, , the French war flying “ace,” anu has been approved by Marshal Petain. A small number of aeroplanes will shepherd enemy raiding squadrons into a blaze of light and bring them under a withering fire of anti-aircraft guns. An area of 30 miles around Paris will ,be thus protected, and it is believed that the capital will be freed for ever from the shy menace.

MARITAL TROUBLES. MAGISTRATES’ NEW WAY. LONDON, February 19. Although not endorsing the plan for domestic Courts put forward by Lord Snell, ghairman of the British Ethical Union, Mr Claud Mullins, S.M., of North London, has begun the experiment of keeping husband and wife cases separate from ordinary Police Court business. At the conclusion of the ordinary business, women missionaries took the seats usually occupied by prosecuting counsel. A long string of men and women queued up outside, awaiting settlement of their differences, which Mr Mullins effected, mostly by giving advice accompanied by a probationary adjournment. The cases were mostly sordid, concerning drink, nagging and desertion. Several couples leit the Court leconciled. ' 1

MUST GIVE RECIPE. SHERIFF’S SUDDEN WEALTH. NEW YORK. February 19. New York’s picturesque sheriff, Tom Fat-ley. Iras received final warning from Governor Roosevelt Giat he must give a. credible explanation lor his suddenly acquired wealth or resign. Tn six years Farley’s personal bank account has been augmented by £/!},- 000, and the Governor agrees with the Seaburv Committee, which is inquiring into graft allegations, that Tie has given no adequate explanation for two-thirds of that amounts. ■Slo far Farley has taken refuge in the story that he merely reached into his family’s tin box for most of that money.