DUE TO THE FROST

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11069, 16 February 1929, Page 6

DUE TO THE FROST

SECOND EDITION

CURIOUS HAPPENINGS EFFECT ON HO AT RACE CREW. (Received 8.55 a.m.) United Press Assn —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. i.OMXIN, February 15 Among the maiy curious happenings due to the frost, both the Oxford and Cambridge boat lac© crews have been compelled to migrate to new waters. The Thames is covered with dangerous ice Hoes, and the Oxford crew therefore has moved to Henley, where a tug cuts a. course through tile ice to enable the crew to paddle upstream in the morning mid downstream in the afternoon. Tile Cambridge crew lias migrated to Goring-on-Thames. Here the river is frozen in parts so a stiXl shield lias been fitted on the how to prevent damage from floating ice. Tli© crews will remain at Henley and Coring until they go to Putney POPE PRAISES MUSSOLINI. (Received 9.30 a.m.) ROME. .February 15. “A man whom Providence brought into our path,” is how tin.' Po-po referred to Signor Mussolini in a speech to a deputation of professors and students from the Milan Catholic University. He again eulogised the settlement, which he s&id, “restored God, to Italy, and Italy to God.” BRITAIN AND NAVAL REDUCTIONS. (Received 9.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON. February 15. The Britsih Ambassador. Air Howard. announced to-day that Britain would, soon initiate efforts to bring about a further limitation of naval armaments between the principal naval powers of the world.—Australian Press Assn. —United Service.