GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1938, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

VISIT TO INDIA. (United Press Association--By Fleetrio Telegraphy-Copyright). • I (Received this-day at 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 10. The Duke and Duchess of-Glouces-ter's household denies ’any knowledge of a planned .visit to Hhdiav !; 8.8.0. WINS CASE. (Received this day at 1.0 p.m.). LONDON, February 10. , In the Fay Compton case(Cabled 9/2) a verdict was returned for.; the' Broadcasting Corporation/’. To supplement the Compton case Golders Green Hippodrome Limited sought damages from the British Broadcasting Corporation for alleged “injurious anu falsehood;” Counsel said that while Compton was appearing at a Hippodrome the Broadcasting Corporation advertised her as participating in two performances of radio play whereas' actually it was recording which was being broadcast. ■ SECRET POLICE 1 ARRESTS. (Received this, day at 1.0 p.m.). BASLE,' February 10. The Gestapo (Secret Police) is reported to be arresting many sympathisers of Reichswehr in the "'Rhinriland'provinces. ‘lt is understood that the,German frontiers "in Switzerland and France are being closed shortly 'to prevent escapees. •' ' , . SUPER-HIGHWAYS CONSTRUCTION WASHINGTON, February 10. , A Bill for the construction of ten selfliquidating trafis-cdiitinental" super highways;- at a cost-' of eight thousand million' dollars, has. bcefVuiitrodu'ct'd' in the Senate by -Senator Robert Brilkleyi President Roosevelt is believed to favour the project. " •"‘ l UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF. WASHINGTON, February 10. President; Robsevelt will a sir Congress to appropriate' an additional 250 million dollars fbr unemployment 1 relief. ' ARMY GENERALS RETIRE. v WASHINGTON, February 10. To-iriitke room -for' you tiger blood, 26 geriernls’in the-United States Arhiy will be retired in 1938. The average age'of generals"‘will then bo 54.