Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 384, 19 June 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

LINPRUM LEADS.—In the billiards match at Melbourne, Lindrum (in play) has scored 9,687, and Clark McConachy 8,181. Breaks: Lindrum, 271, 442; McConachy, 334, 135. SIR A, MOND’S TITLE.—Sir Alfred Mond, who was raised to the peerage on the King’s birthday, has decided to take the title of Lord Melchet of Landford.—British Wireless. GUARDS GO OVERSEA.—The Army Council has decided to use the Guards Regiments for service overseas. The first batalion of the Welsh Guards will go to Egypt for a short period of garrison duty, instead of a line battalion, which would normally have been detailed.—British Wireless. GIFT OF £ 10,000.—The King Edward’s Hospital Fund, which distributes from voluntary subscriptions £250,000 a year to London hospitals, has received a gift of £IO,OOO from an anonymous donor. This is believed to have come from a subscriber who has previously sent several gifts of a like amount. —British Wireless. PREMIERS MEET.—A conference between the Premiers of all the Australian States, the first to sit in Sydney for 10 years, has been commenced. The main subjects for discussion are migration and unemployment. The conference will endeavour to formulate a policy on both subjects for the whole of the Commonwealth. FAST MOTOR RACE.—A 24 hours’ motor race produced a great struggle between an American Stutz, the largest car in the race, and Captain Wolf Barnato in a British Bentley car. The latter carried off the blue riband for speed, distance and endurance in the fastest race ever held on the Sartha course. The Bentley occasionally touched the enormous speed of 107 miles an hour.—A.P.A. BRIBERY CHARGES.—Before the Royal Commission which is investigating the charges of bribery in respect of the Dailey seat in the Australian Parliament, Mr. 73. G. Theodore said ho had never gi\ en Mr. Mahony any money consideration in order to secure the latter’s resignation from the seat. The only money he had given him was £2OO and a further sum of £5, Both these amounts were subscriptions to Mr. Mabony’s testi- i monial.