CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19148, 3 November 1927, Page 9

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Divorce Granted. London, November I.—The Countess of Kihnoull has been granted a divorce undefended. It was obtained on the grounds of the husband's misconduct. They were married in 1923. African Birds for Sydney. Sydney, November 2.—A large consignment of South and Central African animals and birds has been safely landed for the Sydney Zoo. Sydney Council Abolition. Sydney, November 2.—The City Council Labour aldermen propose to convene a special meeting of the Council to instruct the City Solicitor to employ counsel to prepare a case for submission to Mr L. S. Amery (Secretary for State for the Dominions), on his arrival in Sydney, against the abolitiqn of the City Council.

Secretary for Treasury. Rugby, November 1. —It is officially announced that Mr Arthur Samuel, Parliamentary Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade, has been appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in the place of Mr Ronald McNeill, who was recently promoted to a seat in Cabinet, and will be elevated to the peerage. Farm Workers for Australia.

London, November I.—Mr Trumble, officially replying to Mr Cowan, owing to Sir G. de L. Ryrie's absence at Geneva, states that, with, the exception of inexperienced adult farm-workers, Australia is experiencing difficulty in securing sufficient suitable workers to meet the State's demands.

London's Tubes. London, November I.—A gigantic scheme to reorganise the London tubes is announced, including a complete overhaul costing £2,500,p00 in which 20 year-old rolling stock will be scrapped.

Football on the Continent. Paris, November I.—ln a Soccer football inter-League contest, London drew with Paris, one goal all. In a Eugby match at Colombes, Blackheath defeated Eacing Club de France by 13 points to nil; and at Brussels, in an Association football match, Diables Eouges drew with the London Football Association, 3 goals all.

Boyal Academy Associates. London, November 2.—The new Associates of the Eoyal Academy are Mr Francis Dodd and Mrs Laura Knight, who is the first woman Associate for over a century.

Japanese Holiday. Tokio, November 2.—Meiji Day, tomorrow, will be a general holiday this year. There will be more than the usual ceremonies, some of which continue for a fortnight or upwards. A million people are expected to worship at the shrine of the great liberator of Tokio.