GENERAL CABLES.
London.—The Lisbon correspondent, of the Daily Telegraph says that at least seven members of the German Consular party from the United States committed suicide rather than return to Germany.
Itugby.—Among munition workers who witnessed the handing over of the Crusader tank to the armoured forces was Mr. J. Ashton, who helped to make the first tank ever used in battle. The ceremony took place when -Major Andrew Bolt, who recently gave £IO.OOO to the Minister of Supply for the purchase of a tank, affixed his name to one of the famous Crusaders.
Rugby.—The King and Queen visited the Royal Merchant Navy School, where some 200 boys and 100 girls, orphans of merchant seamen, are being educated.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 203, 29 July 1941, Page 6
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118GENERAL CABLES. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 203, 29 July 1941, Page 6
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