Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 546, 26 December 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

Motor-yacht afire.—The 42ft ??i° r " yacht Eunamara caught fire in yaney Harbour on Monday, and three en were seriously burned in endeavunng to extinguish the flames. gIV'E DEAD in FRAY.—A report Juan, Argentina, says there been an outbreak of fighting beyeen two factions of alleged radicals. „' e Persons have been killed and many injured.— ap.a.-U.S. Hinkler decorated. —t h e E! nCe ut M'ales, on behalf of the King. o«!r Ved Mr ' Ber t Hinkler, the Ausi«nan airman, at St. James Palace and “frorated him with the Royal Air rorce Cross.— A.P.A.-U.S. j[AVAL INTERVENTION. —A naval Mreleas message received on Monday firtf r c d to the hurried visit of two lush gunboats to Haitkow, to prevent " hiegal search of British premises in Her to impose an improper wine tax. message states that it is consid- • ■im • *he naval authorities that the “Iculties at Hankow may be cons‘6ered ended.—U.S. Enthusiast fined.—Thomas M* r chant, of Southampton, who was ummoned at the Eastleigh (Hamp- "~“ 61 Police Court for riding a bicycle ji'hnut a light in the pitch dark at ' u a -m.. told the constable who ar.ested him that he wanted to reach it ‘*pn°ae in order to get the result ‘ the cricket test match in Australia. Wa » fined 10s.—A.P.A.-U.S. PENNY POST AGAIN. —The restoration of penny postage from Canada to “i Parts of the British Empire has 2*° announced by the Canadian Prime yunlster. Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, in to King George hearing “istraaa greetings from the Government and people of Canada. The penny ‘at, *was discontinued on the outbreak c the war—A. and N Z.-P.A.