NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16321, 3 January 1924, Page 9

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

PHONOGRAM CALLS. WINNIPEG, Nov. s.—Something new in the way of telephone services in this province lias been instituted by the Manitoba Government, telephone system Avith the inauguration of “phonogram” tails, which will be similar to the night, letters of the telegraph companies. The “phonogram” messages will he delivered to local operators and transmitted by them to long distance stations. “LONG JOURNEY.” GIRL ARTIST’S FAREWELL. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—A girl artist invited twenty-six of her friends to luncheon at the famous Bohemian Hotel, Brovoort, in honor of her departure on a long journey. Following the. luncheon, she leaped from the sixth floor and crashed through the top of an automobile. Though severely injured, she may recover. SOUND MAGNIFIED. LONDON, Dec. 12.—Further experiments at Wembley with loud-speaking apparatus were made to-day. They included the representation of the sounds of a mob, which is the necessary accompaniment of certain pageants. Four nu'ii simultaneously read newspapers before the microphone receiver, accompanied with a harmonium, hells, drums, and bagpipes. The sound, when magnified, resembled the roaring of a great crowd. Mr. Owen Navas, tho actor, and others tested the recording apparatus, hut the results proved that the best elocutionists were not necessarily the best reproducers. FOUR KILLED WHEN TRAIN HITS LOADED AUTO. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. s—Four unidentified persons wore killed and another was injured late on Sunday when an eastbouml I’cuiisyhaina train, the New 'Yorker, struck an auto at n grade crossing one mil© Avcst of Bridgeport, Int. The company was composed of three women and 1 two men. One of the men was killed instantly and tho other may die. Tho bodies Aver© placed aboard the train and brought to Indianapolis and the injured man Avas taken to a hospital. A witness to the accident stated that the automobile apparently stalled on the track. BUILDER OF BURST DAM. ACCUSED BY OWN BOASTS. LONDON, Dec. 18.—The Rome correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says that Paolo Viganci, wlm with his brothers built the dyke, the bursting of which caused the Bergamo Hood disaster, is attaining unenviable notoriety as the author of an autobiography, consisting of ingenious and bombastic bragging regarding the family’s work and good luck. Vigano boasts that many of his achievements in hydraulic engineering Avere carried out “without technical or practical knowledge.” lie admits many excessive economies in construction. The book, hitherto unread, is now notorious. Tho Bergamo flood, Avhich occurred recently, caused the- deatli of 600 persons and great loss of property. A big area of agricultural land was destroyed. It was due to the bursting of a dam. WOMAN LEAPS FROM ROOF INTO CROWD. LOS' ANGELES, Nov. 9.—An unidentified 1 woman leaped to her death from the eighth floor of the Storey Building. Tho crowd, attracted by the cry of the first person to sec her, gasped as she poised a moment on. the sill c>f the Avindovv and then stepped off into space. There was a general rush for protection as her body,'slowly turning over and over, fell through space to the street in the midst of a line of autos and a crowd of pedestrians. She avus still breathing Avhen picked up by the jail ice, who took her to a receiving hospital, where she expired. All marks of identification had been removed from her clothing, but in her pocket were two notes in German, ol which the police took possession in an effort to trace her identity. GAS LEAK IN AUTO BUS PROVES FATAL. PARIS,' Nov. 7.—Following on athletic competition at Diest on Sunday night, nineteen out-of-town competitors were taken by auto bus to the nearest railway station ton miles away. Upon arrival at the station, the chauffeur opened the automobile door and avus nearly knocked off his feet by lavo of the occupants who threw themselves out of the par. His assailants instead of folloAving up a supposed attack, lay moaning on the ground and the chauffeur discovered all of his passengers save the lavo avoi’o unconscious, due to a leakage ol! gas. When a doc tor arrived on the scene, one passenge: avus found to he dead. All the others were restored to consciousness, but four arc still in danger of death. ATHLETES’ VILLAGE. OLYMPIC GAMES NOVELTY. LONDON, Dec. 19.—-The Paris representative of the Manchester Guardian rays that despite Hie expected arrival of hundreds of Thousands of additional visitors for Hi© 1924 Olympic Games, no one has any idea of Avlier© they will be accommodated. Seeing that (be Paris hotels or© permanently full, the committee is building an “athletes’ village,” adjoining the arena. Tho village consists of special tenroomed maisonettes, modcrnly furnished, and equipped Avitli telephones, hoi and cold showers, each accommodating three athletes. Every nation will have its own restaurant, Avitli national dishes. In addition, there will b© a. hospital and bank, Avith special tobacconists, chemists, barbers, confectioners, booksellers, a concert hall and a cinema. 'flic village, which av i 11 he ready in April, is heavily booked lip. FIVE KILLED ON FORMER B.G BOAT. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 9.—Five men were killed instantly and four badly scalded when a boiler of the Jamaica Fruit Shipping Company’s chartered steamer Princess May exploded, it was learned Avhen the ship Avas toAved back here to-day. Two passengers, including Joseph Di Georgia Vaccaro of Ncav Orleans, were not injured. They landed to-day. The steamer Princess May, under charter to tho Jamaica Fruit Shipping Company, is one of the most romantic figures afloat upon the seven seas, and is 'veil known to old-time mariners and travellers along the Pacific Coast. Originally built in 1888 on order of a Chinese millionaire, the vessel avus used as a yacht in Far Eastern Avaters. Under A’arious .owners and names—she has been the Ming Chow, Onss, Arthur and Hating at different times —she engaged in many trades on the China coast until 1898, when tho Canadian Pacific Railway Company purchased her for the servico bet'veen Vancouver and Skagway. For several years the trim twin-screw vessel, still with her original fittings in costly and beautiful woods, carried the Klondike gold seekers up and doAvn the northern coast, until sold into the West Indian fruit trade by the C.P.R.