Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 162, 29 September 1927, Page 1

Cable Jottings

MORE RAIN IN N.S.W.—Further welcome rains have fallen over New South Wales. The registrations range from 55 to 328 points. Quenseland has also benefited. —A. and N.Z. SALE OF KOKIRI. —The sale of the Union Company’s steamer Kokiri has been completed, and the crew paid off. The vessel will be towed to Manila. — A. and N.Z. LABOUR LEADER. —Mr. Ben Turner, president of the Textile Workers’ Union, has been elected chairman of the Trades Union General Council and president of the 1928 Congress.—A. and N.Z. RIFLE MATCH. —The Empire miniature rifle match, contested at London, resulted as follows: —London, 2,878 points: Edinburgh, 2,869: Toronto, 2,857; Melbourne. 2,838; Sydney. 2,837. —A. and N.Z. RURAL WAGE IN N.S.W. —Reports received in Sydney from the country state that many rural employees are losing their jobs owing to the declaration of the £4 4s rural wage.—A. and . N.Z. FLIGHT AGAINST GALE. —Lieutc nant Bentley, who has completed liis 8,000-mile flight from Croydon to Capetown in a light Moth airplane, had an enthusiastic reception. The last stage of the journey was flown against a 70-mile-an-hour gale.—British Official Wireless. NEW ZEALANDERS WED. —Mr. A C. Ross, the New Zealand dairy expert, and formerly an officer in Otago of the Department of Agriculture (Dairy Division) has married Mrs. Morris-Holack. of St. Hellers, Auckland. —A. and N.Z. NEW SWIM RECORD. —In connection with the international swimming sports, in an exhibition relay race of 800 metres at Nagoya, the American team established a world’s record o: 9min 28 4-ssec. The Japanese team Wc.B second and the Australian thirc. — A. and N.Z. TEAM FOR DAVIS CUP.—The Victorian Lawn Tennis Association has decided to send a team to France to compete for the Davis Cup next year. It has appointed Brookes, Pa tterson and I Peach selectors. It has also been decided that a women's team will visit Africa, England and America next j year.—A. and N.Z. j N.Z. MARKSMEN. —The New Zea--1 land riflemen who are to compete for ’ ! the King’s Prize had a civic reception - i by the Lord Mayor in the Town Hall, i Sydney, yesterday. Speaking in reply to t the welcome, Mr. Masefield ext j pressed the hope that Australia would be represented in the Gordon Highr landers’ match in New Zealand in Feb- [ ruary.—A- and N.Z. ! COMMUNISTS PfXISHEr.’. —Severe I sentences have been _ imposed upon r Communists at Paris. who v» ere , charged vnth inciting French troops a tc riot. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. Ducios, was sentenced to five - years’ imprisonment and was fined ‘3 000 francs on each of six charges. h Another, Marty, was similarly dealt - with. Six others received lesser sea ? tences.—A. and N.Z.