Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 475, 3 October 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

GREAT CYCLING FEAT. —Leon Van der Stuyft, a cyclist of Montlhery. paced by a motor-car, covered 76 miles 504yds in one hour. He thus beat Brunier’s world’s record by 224yds.— A.P.A.-U.S. NAVAL COMPROMISE. understood that all the documents connected with the Anglo-French naval compromise were jointly sent to Washington several days ago. This was done at the instigation of the two Governments.—A.P.A.-U,S, WOMEN AT GOLF.—In the first round of the English women’s native golf championship at Walton-on-Heath Mrs. Herbert Guedalla (nee Miss Edith Leitch), the holder, defeated Cecily Lascelles. formerlv of Melbourne, 2 up and I.—A. and N.Z.-P.A. CLAIM BY N.Z. MAN.—The AngloHungarian Mixed Tribunal has granted an extension of time until February lor Mr. F. A. Vouffe. of Wellington. New Zealand, to bring a claim against the Hungarian Government in respect of interest upon JC7DB worth of Hungarian securities.—A.P.A.-U.S. VICTORIAN BUDGET.—In the Victorian Legislative Assembly the Premier. Mr. E. J. Hogan, delivered his? Budget speech. He said he proposed to carry on in the ensuing year without additional taxation. He hoped to conclude the year with a small surplus, perhaps £25.000. NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION. A message from Halifax, Nova Scotia, states that at the provincial election to-day the Conservatives headed by the Premier, Mr. E. N. Rhodes, were returned to power with 23 members. The Liberals secured 20 seats. At the previous election Mr. Rhodes's party won 40 seats and the Liberals three. — A.P.A.-U.S. PACIFIC TENNIS TlTLE.—Landry (France) defeated M. Woodson (Los Angeles) in an international match for the Pacific south-west tennis championship by 6—l. 6—l. Cochet (France) defeated Edward Smith, 6 2. 6—2; Boussus defeated F. R. Williams. 6—l, 6—l. In the doubles the French players defeated Smith and Bixler, «—2. 6—3.—A.P.A.-U.S.