CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19159, 16 November 1927, Page 12

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Barquentine to be Towed. Amsterdam, November 14.—The tug Indus is leaving Rotterdam for St. Thomas, West Indies. She will tow to Britain the barquentine, E. E. Sterling, from Adelaide, which is partly dismasted. Australian Films. London, November 15.—The Duke and Duchess of York, accompanied by their personal staff on the Australian tour, will view films of the Canberra ceremonies and the Queensland tour at Australia House cinema on December 6th. Sharkey's Hand Injured. New York, November 14.—The Shar-key-Heeney match has been indefinitely postponed, Sharkey having injured his hand. Textile Strike Ended. Berlin, November 14.—The great textile strike has ended, the parties accepting the arbitrator's wages award. Prayer Book Revision. Rugby, November 14.—The measure authorising the reform of the English Prayer Book, which recently received the approval of the Church Assembly, will come before Parliament within the nest few weeks, and, if the requisite majorities are forthcoming in both Houses, it will at once take effect. Par- I liament may reject, but is not empowered to amend, it. Olympic Games. Rugby, November 14.—As the result of decisionj taken last night at a meeting of the governing bodies of British amateur .ports, Great Britain will probably be represented in most of the sections of next year's Olympic games. Arbitration Treaty. London, November 14.—1n the House of Commons, Sir Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Minister) told an enquirer that the question of the renewal of the Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty of 190S, expiring in 1925, was at present the subject of discussion with the Dominions. Motor Transport Congress. London, November 15.—Forty nations of the world are attending the Motor Transport Congress, which is discussing every aspect of road traffic. The New Zealand delegate is Mr Eonald Harvey. N.S.W. Agent-General. Sydney, NovemVi 15.—Sir George Fuller has been appointed as New South Wales Agent-General in London. Earthquake Shocks. Sydney, November 15.—The Riverview Observatory reports that three distinct earthquake shocks were recorded tluring the past twenty-four hours, but they were very difficult to analyse, and it is impossible to determine at present | the distance and direction of the shocks. |