Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 425, 6 August 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

BASEBALL TEST. —In the first baseball test match on Saturday Stanford University defeated Australia by 13 to 6. NEW AIR GRADE. —A new air grade has been created, to be known as Master Pilots. It will be composed °f -he most experienced pilots who, nevertheless, will have to pass severe examinations. Thy must be proficient "ith seaplanes as well as with landplanes.—A.l*. A. XBW AMBASSADOR. —Sir William Tyrrell, the new British Ambassador to-France, in succession Jo the Marquess of Crewe, was on Saturday received by the President, M. Doumergue, a.t the French capital. Sir o illiant presenetd his letters of credit to the President. —British Official Wireless. BOXIXc, IN SYDNEY. —At the Syduey Stadium on Saturday evening Vince Parker (10.”), New Zealand, beat Mick Hallam (10.10) in the seventh round of a 10 rounds contest. The referee stopped the bout owing lo an injuiry to Hallam’s hand. The *' ew Zealander was well ahead on Points at the finish. Several times he almost scored a knock-out. SERIQL S DISASTER. —In spite of secrecy on the part of the Lithuanian authorities it is believed that the explosion at the chief arsenal at Olida on Thursday was very serious. It is «a»d nine people were killed and 60 mjured. Practically all the country’s munitions were destroyed. Treachery suspected,—A.P.A. \