GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 144, 14 March 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

In a Rugby football match played at Belfast, Wales scored six points and Ire-; land nil.

A proclamation has been issued calling the Federal Parliament to assemble on April 6.

President Harding has issued an appeal for further relief for the faminestricken. Chinese.

Constables Knight and Johnson, who were convicted by court-martial of thefts at Roscommon, were each sentenced to three years’ penal servitude.

A Sydney message, states that Parker won the three miles, State walk .championship in 22mln. 7 3-ssec., being 2 l-ssec. inside Ihe State record of New South Wales.

The King attended the England-Ireland hockey match at Beckenham The King, despite heavy rain, walked bareheaded into the centre of, the field, and shook hands with the players.

The Australian Labour Party Executive has passed a motion viewing with grave concern the suggestion that Cabinet should constitute .a Racing Advisory Board, consisting of Mr. Joynton.Smith and others financially interested in racing. Various New South Wales racing clubs’ representatives met, and also resolved against the appointment of a Racing Board.

Dr. Addison, British Minister of Health, who was reported to have sent circulars to seaside authorities suggesting by-laws compelling bathers to wear neck-to-knee costumes, denies advocating shorter bathing costumes. On the contrary, he says, when the Kent Council desired to define the measurements of costumes, he requested the deletion of the regulation in favour of a general stipulation that they should be decently sufficient. He considered that a neck-to-knee regulation would debar the bulk of the costumes now used, including many, hygienic costumes.