NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16797, 9 November 1928, Page 11

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL

£SOOO-A-YEAR MAN CAPETOWN, Sept. 2. _ The Government newspaper Die Burger understands that the German doctor Herr Bilges is being appointed technical chief of the South African Iron and Steel Board at a salary of £SOOO a year. Dr. Bilges was the author of the much-discussed German report regarding the establishment of the industry, the whole basis of which was challenged in Parliament. STATE UPHOLDS BARE BEGS

NEW YORK, Kept. 1

High school girls of San Francisco to-day won a victory against the oldfashioned proprieties which is causing much tribulation among hosiery manufacturers in the United .States.

Yesterday scores of them, imitating the hot-weather fashion which has obtained a considerable vogue in New York, appeared in school without their stockings. They were all packed off home by Ihe headmistress, with instructions not to return unless “properly dressed.” The girls promptly protested to the City Superintendent of Schools, citing in support of their desire to keep their legs bare the recent, ruling by the Attorney-General of California that “cleanliness” is the only requirement; of the State in regard to the clothes of public-school students.

The superintendent uphold the girls’ protest, disclaiming all responsibility for the headmistress’ action.

ATTEMPT TO WRECK EXPRESS

NEW YORK, Aug. 30,

Over 350 passengers on the famous “Washingtonian” express from Montreal to Washington narrowly escaped disaster through a deliberate attempt to wreck the train near Newhavcn, Connecticut.

A spike had been driven in the track between the rails. It was observed by a plate-laver who stopped the train within 32ft of the spike by waving a Hag. The train was carrying nearly £500,000, destined for the banks at Washington.

SILVER INGOTS FOR LONDON

LONDON, Aug. 30,

A new train has been added to the glaromous names of the Blue Train, the Riviera Express, the Bombay Express —it is the .Silver Express which loft Southampton this week, its seven wagons being filled with silver ingots valued at £176,000. The consignment, for banks in London, reached Southampton in a German steamer which had travelled from Vera Cruz in Mexico. The metal was carried in the steamer’s strong-room, and it took the stevedores nearly five hours to unload it. It consisted of 1440 ingots weighing 751bs each. Each ingot was checked as it left the strong room, rechecked as it was picked up by stevedores ashore, and checked a third time as it was placed in the railway trucks.

The ingots, being uncased, glistened in the sun, and drew crowds of spectators to watch their removal. The silver was unloaded under the scrupulous care of many police officers and as the wagons were loaded to capacity the heavy doors were doubly padlocked. Two officials took charge of the keys. BUSINESS JARGON LONDON, Sept. 3. “Much of the letter-writing of today is only miserable jargon,” said Mr. F. W. F. Mathew, Preston, president, of the Drapers’ Chamber of Trade, speaking on correspondence as conducted by drapers, at the summer School at Cambridge on Saturday. “There are four words,” he added, “used continually—‘beg,’ ‘esteemed,’ ‘valued,’ and ‘same.’ They are quite good words if used properly, but the draper Iras lost the capacity to use them so. ‘Esteemed’ is a good oldfashioned word, but the word ‘same’ lias annoyed me all my life. Letterwriting’ is not improving, and how to deal with it in big business is becoming a problem.” It was suggested that an official correspondent should be employed who could get the facts from the assistants, and then turn the business jargon into good, courteous English.

ACCIDENT ON LINER

COLOMBO, Sept. 3. The chief engineer, Mr. Tuunoeh, and a Lascar seaman were killed in the Bay of Bengal on August 28, during the- journey of the Broeklebank liner Anclioria (0112 tons), from Calcutta to Colombo. The Anclioria, ■which arrived here to-day, reported that as the result of heavy monsoon seas a steampipe casing became damaged, and the chief engineer and a party of Lascars started repairs. A big wave came over the bow, and Mr. Tunnoch received fatal injuries in tho- head. He was buried at sea. A Lascar was swept overboard and was not missed for nearly half an hour. Two other Lascars were hurt and were sent to hospital here to-day. SCOTSMEN ONLY FOR SCOTS GUARDS LONDON, Sept. 5. Tho War Ollico has telegraphed to tho Aldershot-command stating: “Until further notice only bona-fide Scotsmen are to bo recruited for the Scots Guards.” Jt is learned that this temporary order was made because tho regiment is slightly oyer strength and recruiting has to be restricted. Men from all ovor Britain have for a long time been eligible for tho Scots Guards, and during war time Englishmen were more numerous in the regiment than Scuts. , CHASED UP TREE BY LIONS. PETERSBURG (S.A.), Aug, 24 Visitors to the farm Glenfernis, in this district, report that the farm is overrun with lions. Tho report is confirmed by an adventure which befell a man op a business visit there. Early one morning lie set out alone to “bag a lion.” Some hours later he returned breathless and perspiring, with his clothing in shreds. He had met a lioness with four cubs, who charged him. Ho fired and missed, but the lioness returned to her cubs. Two more lionesses then arrived and the first lioness made another charge. The hunter threw his gun up a tree, where iti lodged, and rapidly climbed after it.

Ho remained in the tree a considerable time until the lions disappeared. Then, climbing down, lie raced at full speed for the camp, tearing his clothes to ribbons in the bushes through which ho burst. Later in the dav the rest of the party saw tho lions at the same spot. UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION AT PICCADILLY CIRCUS. LONDON, September 28. Piccadilly Circus, London’fe famous spin-wheel traffic centre, was thrown

into confusion yesterday evening at the homeward rush hour by a violent underground gas explosion. Five workers employed in an excavation for a new tube station were injured and taken to hospital. The terrific report startled tho whole vicinity, which was thrown into further confusion when smoke and flames came from the excavation.

All traffic was disorganised for come time, but tho subway itself was not affected.