Cable jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 298, 8 March 1928, Page 11

Cable jottings

MAILS TRANSFERRED. —The Ulimaroa’s mails were transferred to the Iron Crown, which sailed yesterday from Newcastle for Wellington.—A. and N.Z. TREATY RATIFIED.—-A message from Washington states that the United Stites Senate has ratified the FrancoAmerican arbitration treaty.—A. and N.Z. BIG TIMBER YARD FIRE.—A fire broke out early this morning in Hudson’s timber yard at Glebe, Sydney, and is still burning. The damage will be extensive.—A. and N.Z. DUKE’S EQUERRY. —Major Nugent, who was on the Duke of York’s staff during his visit to New Zealand and Australia last year, has been gazetted 38 the Duke’s extra equerry.—A. and N.Z. NECKLACE WORTH FORTUNE A reward of £5,000 has been offered for the recov»?ry of a necklace of cream and rose pearls worth £60,000, which was lost in the post intransit from Paris to London between two hrms of jewellers.—A. and N.Z. UPPER HOUSE’S FATE. —The New South Wales Cabinet has decided that shall reassemble on April lL W k en a w hl be introduced providing for the taking of a referendum Pdor to any change in the constitution o' the Legislative Council, or its aboliaon.—a. and N.Z. FRENCH IN MOROCCO, —A mess*s® from Rabat, Morocco, says the Aitwadrim tribe, numbering 12,000, submitted unconditionally to the French. This will enable the French 5® ®nter into a part of Morocco that as hitherto been closed to European •nfluence. —A. and N.Z.-Sun. more work tn Britain. —unemployment in Britain continues steaduy to decrease. In the latest return number on the registers of the Exchange is 1,108,700. uns is 28,000 less than for the previUs week, and compares with 1,332,000 on January 2.—A. and N.Z. jyOMAN ASSAULTED. —While a jßArried woman was walking home on uesday evening she was seized in a at Darlinghurst, Sydney, by two JjJrJ and dragged to an adjacent block Dfcts. There she was assaulted by j Cn men. When she was allowed to she informed the police, who tested five men.—A. and N.Z. , SAXkrupt LORD.—A message p ±ris says that the Douai Court " tI W th e extradition ol the bankrupt Lms Tfrrln gton. who is wanted in ... a ° n in connection with the recov- , ’ °t debts amounting to £420,000. — A and N.Z. jATQNET CHARGE. —The Paris th" es P° r dent ot -The Times” states n i„, a insulted an artillery at Tro >-ns which a hostile crowd i»4vr, The artillerymen fixed their 3 and charged, and dispersed ina injuring several. — A. ROMANCE.—According to a f tom Berlin, the ex-Kaiser’s s failed in an attempt to preh e of a book describrornance at court. It ruled •si% ‘ le "’ as a. person of historic fame. 5r» 88 Sranted her request to supp “® to & ra Phs of herself and her fiven , Rus sian husband. Zoubkoff, a together.—A. and N.Z. H