CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 179, 16 August 1937, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES

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Pigs Cause Fire Angered because a pig bit ker, tke eight-year-old daughter of a peasant set fire to tke pigs' strayv. Tkis resulted in the entire destruction of tke village of Brejnbis, — Paris. Women's Tennis The final of tlie women's tennis singles at tlie Easteni tennis clianipionsliips was won by Mdile. Jedrzejgwska (Poland). — New York. Boxing Title Vacant Tke International Boxing Union kas declared tke keavyweiglit title to be vacant, owing to tke failure of Braddock to meet Mas Sckmeling. — Paris. Army Recruits During the montk of July, 2772 recruits were ap^proved for tke Territorial Army. Since January 1, 1937, tkere kas been an intake of 33,012 recruits, compared witk 26,717 during the •corresponding period last year.—Official Wireless. Police Charge Procession 'Police arnied with laths, charged a procession of sympathisers with the Andamanes^ strikers, because those taking part in the procession refused to marck ten at a time. One hundred were arrested, and' 50 iuclu^diiig women, were injured. — Caleutta. Lease of Destroyers Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, announced yesterday that, following an informal protest by tlie Argentine, tlie United States kad indcfinitely postponed the leasing of six over-age destroyers to Brazil. It is believed that tke proposal will not be revived,— Washington. Canadian Rifle Shooting The Canadian rifle-shootiiig team beat tlie Australian team for tlie Canada Matck, wkicfi is held under tlie same conditions as tke Kolapore Cup, by 1135 to 1128 points. Canada was behind five points after shooting at the 300 yards range, but went akead at 500 yards and made victory certain at 600 yards. — Ottawa. New Cathedral Good progress is being made witk Britain' s newest cathedral in Surrey. Uwing to tbe nature of the Kub-soil on tke hillside west of Guildford, 778 reinforced concrete piles had to be driven into the clay. The excavations for the crypt are well advanced, and it is expected that the ground level will be completed and the work on the supeistructure begun early next year. The cost of the cathedral will be about CSoOjOOOi-^-Qffieial Wireless^