BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 3 January 1929, Page 6

BRITISH & FOREIGN.

OVERNIGHT NEWS SUMMARY (Per Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, January 1. An international weather reporting system for guiding air liners is now operative. It divides Europe and North Africa into zones, from which meteorological information is collected. at brief intervals by control towers and is wirelessly telephoned to flying liners. LONDON, January 1. There were meet, picturesque scenes at Halfpenny Downs during a cricket match, J. C. Squire's Invalids versus the Hampshire Esquimos. The playing field prior to the commencement was visited by the Humbledon hounds. Air Squire, on behalf of the teams, cabled congratulations to Chapman. NEW YORK, January 1. Dr. Charles Norris, chief medical examiner of the city, reported that b;“ liquor or its effects caused 1566 deaths in New York in 1928, which is 256 more than in 1927. Dr. Norris said: “While 238 deaths from alcoholism were recorded for 1928. there was a marked increase in homicides, motor accidents and accidental deaths from falls. Alost of these were directly traceable to poison in alcohol.” PARIS. December 31. The Magistrate’s examination of Madame Hanau on Sunday resulted i n a detailed denunciation of Al. Georges Anqucti l . whom Aladame Hanau accused of receiving 680.000 francs and of demanding yet more, threatening rirn. When she refused “L’ArUmeur” began its attacks. Madame also stated that she gave M. Amnrd, an intermediary, 1,000,000 francs for the purpose of stopping the attacks in “Le Journal.” After being confronted with Hanau. Amard was arrested on the Magistrate's order, LONDON. January 1. The Lord Mayor’s Fund has reached £390.000 including £20,000 from American friends of the Prince of Wales. This followed a London-New Y'ork telephone conversation wherein a prominent American friend of the Prince asked Sir Godfrey Thomas whether American contributions would be regarded as an intrusion, and was assured that help from any source would be welcome. A draft was delivered a few hours afterwards, the spokesman preserving anonymity from the public. LONDON. January 1. "West Australian visitors to London. Air and Airs McNess. have given a cheque for £633, enabling the Royal Northern Hospital at Holloway to claim a gift of £35,000 to erect a block of private beds. In a last minute race against time the officials had to collect £35,000 before the dawn of 1929 in order to claim a similar gift from an anonymous donor. They mad ■ strenuous efforts to obtain the remainin g few hundreds before midnight, and wore despairing when Air McNess walked in and promised to make up the d. liciency. He is an entire strange- t- the hospital, and declined to give his address.