GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1937, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

deadlock ended

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

WASHINGTON, April 8

The Bureau of Air Commerce has announced tha the deadlock over the arranging of a trans-Atlantic airline of March R J > has "been settled. The last diplomatic 'obstacle has boon removed. Tho terms of the agreement are withheld temporarily. Mail bids will he considered and tost (lights made.

GEN. HERTZOG’S SPEECH

CAPETOWN, April 8

The “Cape Times” says that General Hertzog in his speech yesterday made it perfectly clear tlia-t there was no question of returning the mandated area of South West- Africa to Germany. Therefore', only two honest courses were open to the Germans in South West Africa. These were either to co-operate cordially with the Union, or to go elsewhere.

LADY HOUSTON’S ESTATE

LONDON; April 8

Regarding Lady Houston s ('slate of £1,528,083, in the United Kingdom, her sister. Florence W rev, has been granted letters of administration. After the death duty there is left £837.161.

The “Daily Mail” understands that Lady Houston’s administrators intend to advertise in Australia for information concerning a, number of relatives who are entitled to receive about, onesixth of her fortune.

Ti is believed that, in addition to her United Kingdom estate, her Jersey Island estate exceeds two and ahalf millions sterling.

FREIGHTER RETURNS

SYDNEY. April 8

"*A British freighter, the City of Glasgow, bound for Wellington and Montreal, with a big cargo ol Australian products for Canada, was compelled to return to Sydney to-day, after being eight hours at sea, owing to a serious leak in the hull.

AN AMERICAN IDEA

.NEW YORK. April 7

A message from Columbus says : The Episcopal Bishop, Dr Nobson, agyd 45, the youngest Episcopal Bishop in America, lias obtained permission at a Convention of the Southern Ohio Diocese to raze the church s catbcdial in Cincinnati, and substitute lor it. a motor trailer. This is to be known as Saint Paul’s wayside cathedral. It. is It) go to tin' people, instead ot waiting for them to come to it. J • will contain an altar, a. bishop s chair, a. IftVary, and cinema, equipment. It will seat twenty-four, and will have a, loud-speaker for outside services.