Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 394, 30 June 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

HAVOC AMONG VINES. —A prevalent disease among the vineyards in Portugal has been diagnosed as mildew. The havoc done is enormous. — UP.A.-U.S. REWARDING PRIMATE. —A movement has been started to make a worldwide appeal for a fund to suitably recognise the services of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. It. T. Davids°n, at the conclusion of his 25th year Primate.—A.P.A. RIVERA RECONCILED.—The Paris newspaper "Le Journal” asserts that p ® Prime Minister of Spain, General nmo de Rivera, has been reconciled o his fiancee, Senorita Mercedes de astallanos, and that they will shortly 6 married secretly.—A.P.A.-U.S. ■ — TU ' ES EXECUTED.—A message r^ ula o i » Solomon Islands, says the recent massacre of cials and policemen at Malaita, the Lim VeS I? ass rano. Firaia, Foringa. at tu and Fufuar, were executed the prison at Tulagi yesterday. gACK TO SOVIET FOLD.—It is ?r cialiy announced that M. Zinovffeff, fniu anienefC and 36 other prominent &if?^. ers o - Trotzky have been readhavo to tlle Communist Party. Thev a Promised to cease their factional dJy’Ry and to submit to the party’s decisions.— a.P.a.-U.S. Egyptian premier.—tuo new Pil? 6 ini ster of Egypt, Mohamed witK 3, ,^I a bmud, was deported in 1919 vYhn late z a.£hlul Pasha, with ° rQ * subsequently, he had a sharp about policy. He was s f°rmy petrel of the last session repc> Was .responsible for Nahas Pasha’s nt dismissal from office. —A.P.A. EjI.IOO.QOQ SURPLUS. —The SecreiTv 0 the United States Ti'easui'y. Mr. Mellon, says the surplus for the cal year, 1927-8. ending on June 30 " u he about £81.000.000. There is OOSSibiUty that the excess of rethaw *L° ver expenditure may be more v‘hat. The debt reduction for the aIa W ‘ U be about £200.000.000.