CABLE BREVITIES

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 47, 18 November 1937, Page 6

CABLE BREVITIES

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Returning to Ring Sydney: — Ambrose Palmer/ the wellknown boxer, announces kis intention of returning to tke ring. He expects to kave kis first engagement in Sydney in January. Granary Plan NEW YORK: Mr Alonzo Taylor, Director of tke Stanford University Food" Researek Bureau, toid tke Grain Commission for tke United States tkat ko would be glad to kave Canada join a pi oposed over-normal granary plan. Audience with King Rugby: Sir Walword Selby was received in audience by the King at Buekingham P-alace on his appointment as Britisk Ambassador at Lisbon. Sir Winstone Dugan, Governor of South Australia, also kad a-n audience of his Majesty. — Britisk Official Wireless. Sydney Wool Saies Sydney: At tke wool saies 12,048 bales were offered and 10,490 sold; also 1473 privately. There was keen and sustained competition. Good wools were strongly sought by Yorkshire and tke Continent; Greasy Merino made to 26d. Australian Conversion LONDON: Tke new Australian stock conversion will bfing tke total conversion operations of Australia to5 over £220,000,000, on wkick tke annual saving 'in interest, in terms of sterling, amounts to £-3,218., 345, equal in Australian currency to £5,034,000. Lord Mayor's Banquet LONDON: Tke Lord Mayor's ban-

quet at the Guildhall to King Leopold of Belgium will be attended by 700 guests. Eucalyptus will be prominent in tke decorations as a compliment to Lady Twyford, wko is an Australian. Unity for Peace LONDON: Tke chiefs oC tke General Staffs of tke armies of Turkey, Greece, Rumania, and Yugoslavia, as adkerents to tke Balkan Paet, kave prepared an agreement uniting tke military, naval and air forces for tke maintenance of peace and joint equilibrium in waxtlme. Japan's Mandates GENEVA: The Mandates Commjssion of tke League of Nations examined tke report of tke Japanese Government on tke Marianne, Ladrone and Caroline Islands, but japan's repressntative, Mr Usumi, refrained from eommenting on current reports of naval and aerial bases being constructed tkere contrary to tke terms of tke mandate. Air-Raid ' Precaiitions LONDON: By 324 votes to 153 jtke House. of Commons carried tke second ieading of .the Government 's Air-Raid Preeautions Bill. Tke President of tke Board of Trade, Mr Qliver Stanley, announced in the House of Commons tke deeision to ereate througkout Britain a "shadow" organisation of eaek local autkority as during tke period of food control in tke Great War. Royalty at Variety^ Show Rugby: The King and Queen were enthusiastically greeted wken, witk the Duke and Duckess of Kent, tkey attended a Royal variety performance at tke London Palladiu'm in aid of tke variety artists' benovelant fund. Tkeir Majesties followed tke programme with • evident enjoyment, and on leaving were accorded a .great .ovation. The entertainment reabsed £6342, wkick is a record for suck " an occasion. — 'Britisk Official Wireless. Rugby League "Poaching" SYDNEY: At a meeting of tke New Soutk Wales Rugby League, criticism was expressed in regard to poaching of Australian players by wealthy English clubs, wkick kad led to an indifferent display of tke present touring Australian and a falling-off of- at'tendances in Australia. Tke opinion was expressed tkat New Zealand was bound to suffer in tke same way. Record Profits Sydney: Henry Jones, Co-op., Ltd., announce a record profit of £209,114 for the year compared witk £195,449 in tke previous year. A dividend of 10 per cent. is maintained, requiring £ 143,017. A sum .of £ 57,097 kas been added to tke general reserve. TooftJ and Co.'s net earnings for the year are announced at £774,695, compared witk £696,027 last year. Tke interim dividend was at tke rate of 10 per cent., and tke direetors have increased the final kalf-yearly distribution to tke rate of 11 per cent. N.Z. Cricketers Sydney: Tko New Zealand erieketers arrived in Sydney yesterday and were warmly welcoined by cricket offieials. Their day was free, aiid tliey saw some of the sights in charming weather. The team enjoyed their twogames Avith South Australia and Victoria and are now looking forward to encountering O'Reilly in Sydney. Mr Lowry expressed the opinion that McConnick was the fastest bowler they had met either in England or Australia. He suggested, if McComiclc went to England, he should be nursed for, say,. ten or a dozen of the most important games. . Billiards Champions LONDON: Joe Davis, the English professional billiards champion, does not favour Walter Lindruni's suggestion that British billiardists should go to Australia to eompete for the world title. He said: "When I went to Australia I was absent from England for seven months. and finished on the wrong side finaneially. There is a vast differenee between an English player going to Australia and an Australian coming to England, but if the governing body in Australia indicates that it will , guarantee financial success to Englisk visitors tkere will be sometkini* to start discussinjr."