GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1937, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

. . . -»♦*— — TO CHECK CRIME. : . i (United Press Association—By Electric j Telegraph—Copyright;. NEW YORK. January.l7. As an aftermath to the apartment j house murder on January l-l, Alderman Morris has announced a campaign . for ’legislation requiring that fingerprints he taken ol all hotel and apartment employees. He contended that owners and managers were hiring anyone . who would work cheaply, , and j were-Tailing to,.investigate their char- j actors. The proposed system would ] expose known criminals and prevent similar tragedies. HORSES SAVED. • LONDON, January - 17. Firemen called to a blazing' s-feiblos at Newmarket opened the box eh and released 25 racehorses. f l lie 'terrified animals galloped down the streets and vanished in. the darkness. RUSSIAN FASHIONS. MOSCOW, January IS. The .Moscow correspondent of the “Daily Sketch” says: “An almost .revolutionary change in Moscow drawing., room fashions is'indicated by an order, for *a dinner‘jacket Inr M. Jose I .Stahn. ft* was* 'rmwise even a few months ago for a Soviet diplomat, to wear-an-.even-ing dress at domestic functions.*!; 1 Lately hints have been dropped that, evening dress should he -encouraged in order to express Moscow’s prosperity.” FOUND SHOT. LONDON, January 18. Captain George. Swinton, -formerly Lyon King of Arms, was .foim'd shot dead in his West End fiat. Investigators from Scotland, ..'Yardquestioned tenants i'u adjoining fiats ■and the “ Flying Squad” at midniglil locked the door of the. whole.:''.".block.: All callers are being questioned; , GOLF BALL SUGGESTION.

I LONDON, January 17. One of the irritations of goli would vanish if an enterprising manqiaeturer adopts the facetious suggestion for an iiulosabit*, hall advanced by tin* Home Secretary . (Sir John Simon) when speaking at a dinner. Sir John said: “if n golf hall which squeaks every 10 seconds could he manufactured,"it would save time and temper.” • . IL DECK'S GESTURE- V v BERLIN, January'"] 7. The newspaper “Boohaehter” u publishes an interview with Signor Mussolini, iti which lie states: “We have no territorial intentions in the Spanish war. The British and Italian agreement begins the pacification of a ccuse situation. We have through it seyeral years of quiet development ahead, during which tin* work for peace ea/i be continued.” e. COST OF LIVING. BUG BY. January, 16, The cost, of living index of tin* Ministry, for Labour shows that, the average level ol retail prices on January 1 was about. 51 per cent above the level of .July, 191-!, compared with 47 per cent- a year ago. The figure is unchanged irom December. SHIP FREIGHTS RISE.. LONDON, January Hi. ■ The Chamber of Shipping freight index number showed a sharp vise for December, and is -I! per cent' ithove the figure a year ago. The average for last year is 1)0.79 per cent of tluaverage. for the 1929 standard year for the purpose of the Oovermnent’s suK sidv. EDITOR DISMISSED. V FROM MOSCOW NEWSPAPER. ; MOSCOW. January IK. Bukharin, the editor of iln* “IzvesLia” lias hVeft disinissed. Me- lias beigundor a cloiuT- since -the Zinoviefi trial, when an attempt was made.to implicate him in a plot against- Stalin-