CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19145, 31 October 1927, Page 11

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Newspaper Shares. Sydney, October 29.—The scheme for the "Sun" taking over the "Daily Telegraph" provides for the "Telegraph" Bhareholders receiving a largo proportion of the value of their present shares in cash, the balance remaining as share interest in the new company. Olympic Council. Paris, October 29. —Prance has decided to send a protest to the International Olympic Council meeting at Lausanne against the Executive's broken time decision. , , Wales and Scotland Draw. London, October 29.7—At Wrexham, the International Soccer match between. Wales and Scotland was drawn) each side scoring two goals. Constantinople Food Riots. Constantinople, October : 29. —There were food riots this evening when the people rushed the shops and found that there was a shortage of broad. Claim for Fortune. San Francisco, October 29.—Mr James. Clark, of Newcastle, Australia, is here' seeking to establish his relationship concerning a claim to a share" of the [47,000,000 dollar estate of the late Seu- | ator William A. Clark, of Montana. No English Hockey Visit. London, October 28.—The Hockey Association regretfully announces that it is unable to send a team to New Zealand. Taking a Census. Constantinople, October 29. —The i town is experiencing a strange method of taking a census. All the shops are closed and everybody is ordered to stay indoors, while 6500 officials are calling from house to house supervised by others who are madly careering in motor-cars in deserted streets at fifty sixty miles an hour to see what the minds of others were. American Fliers Welcomed. j Paris, October 29.—Miss Elder and j Captain Haldemann were boisterously welcomed at Le Bouget on arrival from Bayonne. Channel Swim Hoax. London, October 30.—The "Sunday Express" summons has been granted, and will be heard this week, against Dr. Logan for an alleged false statement in an affidavit concerning her Channel swim.