Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 465, 21 September 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

1 NEW SOVIET LOAN.—The Soviet is issuing a new internal loan of £30,000,000, bearing interest at 11 per cent.—A. and N.Z.-P.A. CZECH-SERB PACT.—Dr. E. Benes (Czecho-Slovakia) and Mr. Marinkovich (Yugoslavia) on Wednesday signed a renewed Treaty of Alliance between their States. —A. and N.Z.P.A. SPREADING THE GOSPEL.—The annual report of the British and Foreign Biblo Society shows that 9,936,714 volumes of the Scriptures were distributed throughout the world last year by the society.—United Service. SUSPECT SET FREE. —The youth Reynolds was yesterday discharged at Sydney for lack of evidence of identification. He had been arrested in connection with the murder of Mrs. Falvey and her sister, Miss Vaughan, in their shop at Dulwicli Hill on June 30. BRITISH AIR MAILS.—Tho Post-master-General, Sir William MitchellThomson, announces that an experimental air service will be carried out on the flying-boat Calcutta between Liverpool and Belfast from September 24 to 29. Mails will be dispatched daily from Liverpool to Belfast and vice-vetea.—British Official Wireless. BILLIARDS RECORD.—In a billiards match against Smith at Liverpool, Newman scored 1,166 (unfinished) in the afternoon and in the evening completed a break of 1,231. This is a record for composition balls under the new rules. The scores now are: Smith (in play), 3,976; Newman, 3,067. —A and N.Z.-P.A. WOMEN JOCKEYS BARRED.—The Paris correspondent of “The Times” «ays the racecourse stewards have prohibited women from taking part in any kind of horse race, and have warned the Provincial racecourse companies that if they organise further meetings with women jockeys the subsidy derived from the central authority will be withdrawn.—Times Cable.

GENEROUS ART-LOVER.—Through the generosity of Sir Joseph Duveen, the well-known art connoisseur, a further wing is to be added to the Tato Picture gallery, primarily for the accommodation of Turner's drawings and other works. Sir Joseph has given thany notable pictures to the nation. Also he has provided an extra room at the Tate gallery for foreign pictures —British Official Wireless. RUSSIAN UNEMPLOYED. —The Riga correspondent of "The Times” says news from Moscow indicates that unemployment is increasing rapidly throughout Russia. After having fluctuated since January between 2,000,000 and 2,500,000, the figure is now about 3,000,000, including 500,000 skilled workers. A further increase Is inevitable at the conclusion of harvesting, says the correspondent. — Times cable.