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Inangahua Times, 3 December 1934, Page 3

CABLE ITEMS

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

■ CROWD GREETS PRINCE ‘ OF WALES. London, November 30 The Prince of Wales attended a Strand cinema premiere on behalf of the Children’s Hospital. The c”owd was so dense that the Pri ice-of Wales was imprisoned I in his car for several' minutes and all traffic was held up. After the police and attendants had forced their way through the crowd the Prince entered the cinema and the crowd then rushed the vestibule, cheering wildly. The cheers were renewed inside, when the Royal wedding news pictures were shown.

MASTER OF MORRO CASTLE ARRAIGNED

New York, November 30 William F. Warms (acting* captain of the Morro Castle when she was burned on Sep. tember 8, with the loss of 134 lives) and Eben S. Abbott (chief engineer) were arraigned before the United States Commissioner on Friday and charged with negligence, misconduct, inattention to duty and were directly accused of responsibility for the loss 4i of more than 50 lives.” The heading was set down for December 12. vYb "

Watching the Brain at Work Reed 8 30 a.to London. Dee I* A preliminary revel.ation of a. discovery, by which doctors arn enabled to watch the brain at work was made by Sir (lowland Hopkins, in Ins anniversary address at the Royal Society. Two Cambridge scientists. Professor E. D. Adrian, and Mr. Brian Matthews, made discoveries which Sir Gowland Hopkins believes will have far-reaching possibilities, enabling brain specialists to develop diagnosis by electrical | records made through the skull. Professor Adrian’s special aim has beeu to relate electrical changes, which can be recorded from the brain’s surface with charges from the individual nerve cells. It is fascinating to she these rythmic activities of human brain recorded, as a series of waves in a graphic record after passing through the skull.

Customs Agreement Renounced Reed 8 30 a.m Belgrade, Dec 1 The newspapers announce that the Government are about to renounce the Customs agreement with Hungary, adding that Roumania and Czecho-Slavakia are expected.to take similar action. Britain and Yugoslavia An Untrue Report Official WirelessRugby, Dec 2 It is stated in official quarters in London to-day that the report purporting to give an account of the private conversions between Mr Ramsay MacDonald and Prince Pau', of Yugoslavia, was an invention and contained not ooe word of truth. The report alleged that the Council’s moderaion bad been urged upon the Yugos'avia Government aad was rejected by Prince Paul.