GENERAL CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 217, 12 August 1940, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

Prussian Prince Interned. The Daily Express says Prince Frederick of Prussia lias been interned after a period of unrestricted freedom. Russians Defied. Lithuanians arc defying Russians who are endeavouring to assume control of the Lithuanian Legation, states a Berlin message. The secretary slammed the door in the Russians’ face and declared that so far as he was concerned they could “go and fly a kite.” Big Budapest Fire. A big tiro broke out in the refinery of the Orion Petroleum Company at Budapest. The cause is not known. Some time elapsed before the fire could be localised. Italian Cabinet Meets. The Council of Ministers met at lu a.m. on Saturday, Signor Mussolini presiding, states a Rome report. It is expected that it will discuss new war measures. German Shipping Freights. The freight rates lor all shipping along the German coast have been increased by 5 per cent., states a Berlin message.

Red Cross Fund. The Lord Mayor’s Red Cross Fund now stands at £2,551,000. —British Official Wireless.

Soviet Canal Completed. The Dnieper-Bug Canal, linking the Black Sea and the Baltic, lias been completed and is open to navigation. Internment of iMayor. „ Messrs P. H. Hamen, J. E. Gregoire, Louis Even, Paul Bouchard and Bene Chalout have signed a statement criticising the Government’s internment of the Mayor of Montreal (Mr Iloude) and asking the Prime Minister (Mr Mackenzie King) and the Minister of Justice (Mr Lapointe) for a formal assurance that no mobilised Canadian will be forced to serve overseas. (Mr Houde refused to register.) Berlin Complaint. The Berlin radio complains that the British contraband control at Alexandria has seized 25,000 tons of petrol belonging to the French army, three steamers laden with grain, and a further 100,000 tons of Canadian wheat sold to France. Clipper Leaves.

The Clipper took off jf rom San Francisco at 12.21 p.m. on Saturday on the first stage of the flight to Auckland. American Blood Donors,

The'Red Cross announces plans for the emergency mobilisation of blood donors, states a Washington message. New York City will furnish thousands of litres of blood plasma solution for the British Red Cross in response to an urgent appeal from Britain. N.Z. Band Broadcast.

The New Zealand military band broadcast a programme from thc--8.8. C., being the first broadcast by an expeditionary force band. —British Official Wireless. £SOOO From Jamaica.

The Minister of Aircraft Production (Lord Beaverbrook) acknowledges the gift of £SOOO for the purchase of aircraft sent to him by the Jamaica newspaper Gleaner. The money will be applied to the new “Jamaica No. 5.” —British Official Wireless.