GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1928, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

(Australian Press Association & Sun.) LKAGUKi TOUR. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) LONDON', Hart-li 14. The “Athletic News" says tin* fact Unit New Zealand despite cable and letters, has not supplied the League team’s programme for tests and other matches has resulted in much comment. It adds that sill Clubs would welcome an earlier return of players, if the New Zealand tour were omitted. NIOW ZEALAND MOTOR SHIP. LONDON. March 1L The motorship, Maui Romare is cxpccted to sail in a few days. She is now loading barges at Southampton for shore work in Samoa. GIFT OF BIRDS. LONDON, March it. Desmond Rowland, of Auckland, a resident of Hamburg has despatched •120 Hungarian partridges per Renmera and 200 per lonic to the Auckland Acclimatisation Society for liberation in New Zealand. C'ABLK AND WIRELESS. LONDON, )lareli 14. The Chamber of Commerce carried ■a resolution that public interest reijuired both cable and wireless services and a healthy competition between them is vital to the needs of commerce; also extra Luropean telegraph services should he left to private enterprise, the Government duty being limited to protection <’• the public against excessive charges and taking measures 'necessary for national safety. ANZAC DAY. LONDON, March 14. On Ryries suggestion Sir J. Rarr agreed that Australia and New Zealand should jointly commemorale An/.at; Day on April 25th at Saint Clement Danes Church. reviving a lapsed custom. TALLOW SALKS. (Received this day at 11 0 n.mA LONDON, March It. At the tallow sales 440 casks were offered and 238 sold. There was fid of a decline in mutton. Fine 43s fid. medium 355; beef, fine 40s, medium 355. CABLE AND "WIRELESS. LONDON, Alarcli 14. Eastern Company and Alarconis announce that through the recommendation of Sir W. Plender and Sir CL Carnsey, they have reached a provisional agreement for fusion interests through holding the company .subject to a satisfactory agreement with the British Dominions, the Indian Government and also acceptance of shareholders, pending which the terms oiii not be announced. STATUS OF WOMEN. OTTAWA, .March 14. Judgment was reserved to-day by the ■Supreme Court alter argument by counsel on the right of women to become members of the Canadian Senate on a petition of five Alberta women. Ihe Solicitor-General declared the question to be decided was whether a woman was a “ person” within the meaning of the British North America Act.