Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 135, 29 August 1927, Page 1

Cable Jottings

BIG TIMBER-YARD FIRE. —An outbreak of fire occurred at Tanner and Peters’s timber-yard at Kogarah. seven miles from Sydney. The yard covers an area of two acres. The damage is estimated at <£ 100,000. —A. and N.Z. WOMAN ZOOLOGIST—For the first time a woman has been appointed to the chair of zoology at King's College, London University. Dr. Doris Mackinnon will succeed Professor Julian Huxley, who has held the position since 1925. —A. and N.Z. * * * RAIN IN SYDNEY.—Rain showers fell in Sydney on Saturday for the first time for 'many weeks. Further beneficial rain is much needed. Rainfalls are reported ir many parts of the country.—A. and N.Z. CHALIAPIN PUNISHED.—In addition to depriving the bass singer. Feodor Chaliapin, of his title of “the people’s artist,’’ the Soviet has confiscated his extensive estate in Russia. —A. and N.Z. AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS. The Australian actress, Miss Dorothy Brimton, whose acting is described as brilliant, scored a personal success in “The Climax,” which produced in London at the Little Theatre, with Mr. Guy Bates Post.—A. and N.Z. ARRESTED FOR SPYING.—A German, aged 30, a native of Wiesbaden, was arrested on a charge of espionage. It is alleged that for several days the German closely followed the French army manoeuvres at Bitche. Alsace-Lorraine. —A. and N.Z.-Sun. QUEENSLAND STRiKEr?.—In view of the possibility of the railwaymen being further involved in the sugar fields strike, and the consequent general stoppage of the railways, the Queensland Government, iz is reported, is organising a comprehensive motor transport service to meet the threatened emergency.—A. and N.Z. A ROYAL BIRTH.—The people of Tokio are listening intently for the sound of guns from the Imperial Palace to announce the expected birth. Hundreds of women are praying at the ! gates of the Palace for the safety of the Empress. Shrines and temples are crowded with people who are praying | that the Royal child may be a boy.— Sun. m 0 m MEMORIALS TO ZAGHLUL.—TiIe Egyptian Government has decided ro have statues of the late Zaghlul Pasha erected at Cairo and Alexandria. Hihome will become a museum, in which will be erected a mausoleum for his remains. Other memorials include the preservation of the house in which he was born and the foundation of a [school and a hospital.—A. and N.Z - I Sun.