Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 292, 1 March 1928, Page 11

Cable Jottings

QC.'LDHMITH MANUSCRIPT. — An autographed manuscript verse by Oli--7* Goldsmith was sold at auction in ***** for £5,600.—A. and N.Z.-Sun.

unemployed decrease. —The return gives the total of file unemployed in Britain la** 36,”00. This is 23,072 less than *©ek, and 59,359 less than a year A. and N.Z.

DRINK IN FINLAND. —The Finnish kvbhi^ as a " f in strengthened the prolaws. This action was taken drunkenness and the consumpAlcohol had increased, notwiththe infliction of drastic penA. and N.Z.-Sun. FOR N7—Commanflpr Byrd, iff!if States Navv, will sail for New on September 10, with a crew th ffl a. men - for his projected flight over South Pole. Twelve scientists will expedition, which will have Airplanes. TELEVisiox.—in the House of p2}® ons * in reply to a question, the .'hellS^ ter - Genera L William MitJiz t " Vi rhoms °n, said he was considere illusion of television in the - -ung radio legislation, although his ixru^r 3 a( ivised that it was still in the D-nmental stage.—A. and N.Z.-Sun. POSTAGE—nrne Chancellor loua« I l X S, hec,uer '' ]VJr - Churchill, in the he h-nij ornmons , could not say when d be able to make a definite on fb® restoration of penny iudettrnt but the time for making an die p, statement would be when et wa3 introduced. —A. and. - Drowned.—Ma jor G. C. T ew S p° rne Wa!l drowned at St. John, t £ llnsw i c ß» yesterday. He fell W steamer Montnairn as she the harbour. Major flight r * as t summer had planned a but u m Iro p Vancouver to Australia, Wa* i® aba ndoned it when his plane *•2, to be unsuitable. —A. and