NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16806, 12 August 1925, Page 5

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

SIR R. KINDERSLEY AND THREE SONS HAVE OPERATIONS.

LONDON, July 10.—A remarkable series of physical misfortunes are affecting the family of -Sir Robert Ivinderslcy. formerly Governor of the Hudson’s Hay Company, and well known in Canada. Sir Robert this week undergoes a throat operation, his eldest son, H. K., an operation on his nose, his second son, R. F., an operation for internal trouble, and his youngest son, P. L., an operation for appendicitis.

BRITAIN NOT INCREASING IMPORT OF CATTLE.

LONDON, July 11.—The British Government can not hold out any hope of allowing nn increase in the importation of! cattle from Canada, Mr. E. F. Wood, Minister of Agriculture, stated in the House during a discussion of a money appropriation providing for compensation of farmers for cattle slaughtered in the attempt to stamp out the foot, and mouth disease.

LINER IN COLLISION

FIFTEEN FISHERMEN LOST.

, GLOUCESTER (Mass.), June 30. The Anchor liner Tuscatiia rammed and sank the fishing schooner Rex 200 miles oast of Halifax yesterday. Captain Downey, thirteen members of the crew, and a boy on board the Rex were drowned. The Tuscatiia, which was not damaged, picked up the remainder of the crew. The collision occurred in a fog.

TEST RIO DIRIGIBLE’S WORTH FOR

WARTIME.

WASHINGTON, July 11.—The big navy dirigible Shenandoah will take part next month in a series of war ganles Oil the Atlantic coast to determine her worth as a protector in time of war, the Navy Department announced. The battleship Texas will be stationed at sea to represent an enemy raider, while the Shenandoah will bo given orders to locate the “black” ship and furnish information of, her movements to submarines and destroyers who will attempt to “destroy” the! etlemy ship. TAKES BANK FAILURE SECRET TO GRAVE. KANSAS CITY, July 11.—Joseph It. Gant, defaulting president of the Metropolis Bank, died at his father’s home here early to-day, taking with Km the secret, of what happened to £12(5,000 of the bank’s funds. Gant had been ill since last November, when the bank was closed and he was arrested. He was charged with embezzlement and forgery, ana was released under £.10,000 bond. He was never brought to trial because ol his illness.