BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1926, Page 3

BRITISH & FOREIGN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.]

SNIAFIL CLOTH. LONDON, June IG. Cloth composed of one hundred per cent, sniatil make a poor showing at Manchester artificial wool exhibition, but mixed with real wool are mors attractive. A leading Manchester merchant expressed the opinion that the claims were grossly exaggerated. He doubts if an English factory will ever be built. The German product, mixed with cotton, is softer and brighter, and warmer and absorbs perspiration. PURCHASER OF WEMBLEY. LONDON; .Tunc 10. The “Evening Standard” states the purchaser of Wembley is James White, Chairman of Beecham Trust, acting on behalf of a syndicate. MOTOR CAR RACING. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, June IG. . For the Isle of Man light-weight tourist motor car trophy race, of two hundred and sixty-four mites in seven laps, there were twenty-due competitors, a,nd it was won by Johnson in the most exciting finish over witnessed. The time was 4hrs. 23min. lGsee. Gliersi (Italy) who made the first lap course record for this class of machine, of 35min. 49sce., representing G 3 miles an hour, finished second in 4hrs. 23min. 36secs. The winners average was-over' GO miles an hour. SOUTH WEST AFRICA. CAPETOWN, June lfi. The first session of the first Legislative Ascmbly of South-west Africa was opened by Worths, the new administrator, with an impressive ceremony. An address was delivered by Africans and translated into English and German. Colonel Curtis, the only English member, was elected chairman.

A LECTURESHIP. „ LONDON, Juno. 10. At tlio annual Rhodes dinner at Oxford Sir Otto Beit announced the foundation of an Oxford Rhodes Memorial Lectureship in connection with a new. Rhodes house to lie awarded to the man or woman preeminently distinguished in public life, business or science scholarship or letters oil condition that the recipient resides at Oxford, for one term and delivers not fewer than two lectures. The main purpose is to bring to Oxford distinguished persons from other countries especially the new world so that ti’oir special learning or experience will he available to the University. It is <xpeeted tlio value of the lectureship will he about five hundred sterling. SAMOAN COTTON. (Received tins day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, June 10. The Cotton Growers’ Association reports that of Samoan cotton cabled on April 26th., fourteen bales were first grade worth a shilling per pound, two hales second grade worth 7d to 10]d. A NEW CABINET. PARIS, June Hi. M. Briand lias agreed to form a new Cabinet.