NEWS IN BRIEF
Jaffa captured by Anzac mounted troops, 1917. Mont Cenis tunnel through Alps opened,-1871. • Talking films are shown to passengers in the White star transatlantic liner Majestic. A foghorn which can be heard at a distance of 20 miles, requires a 72 horse power engine to work it. More than 5000 persons were . directly employed and 10,000 pedigree i greyhounds registered in connection i with greyhound racing Jn Britain last '■ season. i i In the International Labour Office I of the League of Nations there is a ' staff of 400 people, representing 40 1 nationalities. London’s police veteran is Mr. Kin- ; sey, of Last Grinstead, who recently i celebrated his hundredth birthday. |He joined the Metropolitan Police i Force 70 years ago, and has been ! pensioned off for half a century.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXVI, Issue 7903, 17 September 1929, Page 1
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