CONCISE CABLES

Northern Advocate, 18 November 1929, Page 5

CONCISE CABLES

Motoring Tragedy.—A motor car crashed into an embankment at Eiarlwood (New South Wales) last night, somersaulting four times. ICeuypth Bowden (18) was killed and four other youths were injured.

Fire Havoc.—i Fire gutted a hotel and several other buildings at Warren (N.S.W.) and caused £13,000 damage. This is the third fire in the township in two months. Another Sro in the men’s department at the Leslie Proprietary 's big stores at Sale (Victoria) did damage estimated at £20,000' to £30,000.

Sportsman’s Suicide.—Charles L. MacDonald (73), well known in racing circles, who won the Melbourne Cup with Revue in 1901 and also successfully raced Wakeful, was found in. his rooms in Melbourne with a bullet wound in his head and died later. Hi* had been in ill-health.

Zoubkoff Pickle.—A report from / Boon states that M. Zoubkoff, widower of the recently deceased Princess Victoria, is finding Germany a veritable hornet’s nest. He has already been confronted with charges relating to past offences, including a claim for damages by a person injured by his motor cycle shortly after his • marriage, and a charge of unlawfully carrying a firearm.

In addition, a number of hotels which he is alleged to have bilked are entering claims. He will reinaijn in gaol until they are heard.

Kingston Mutiny.—The London “Daily News,” referring. to - the mutiny reported from Kingston (Jamaica), states: “It is remarlcsCble that secrecy should have been preserved since June. Not the least sensational feature of the trouble was the singing of the “Red Flag” by a platoon led by three privates.”

Football Fury.—A- mob of 2500 on Saturday night stormed the Peruvian Football Federation building at Lima, smashing the doors and windows and attempting to sot fire to the structure,, because Paraguay defeated the Peruvians five-nothing in the semi-final of the South American football championship at Buenos Ayres. Police dispersed* the crowd with clubs.

Blind Flying.—ln view of the recent accidents due to poor visibility, the 'Lufthansa Aviation Company, has initiated a course of blind flying for air-liner pilots, to accustom them to rely on instruments in thick weather.

Belgian Jealousy.—On account of the choice of Basle instead of Brussels as the headquarters of the International Bank associated with the Young scheme of reparations, the Belgian Government stipulated reservation in signing the Bank statute.

Preference to Unionists.—A deputation of the Australian Workers'' Union officials will today ask the Government to declare a policy of straightout preference to unionists throughout Australia, also that Ministers enforce the principle in their own departments.

Foreign Nationals. —The Federal Prime Minister, Mr J, H. Seullin, announces that the Commonwealth Government will not sign the Convention on the treatment of foreign nationals until it has had an opportunity of examining all the provisions.

Reciprocal Concessions. —The Argentine Govemlhent on, Saturday announced a reduction of 50 per cent.* in - duties on fabrics and 'artificial silk imported from Britain, in exchange for the removal of all duties on cereals, meat and butter imported from the Argentine.