Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 567, 21 January 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

UEUT.-GOVKRNOR'S DEATH — The death has occurred of Mr. Theodore Burrows, Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, aged 71,—A.P.A. lUDGES DEATH—The death has occurred, after several weeks’ illness, of Mr. Justice John Laskey Woolcock, aged 67. says a Brisbane message.— A.P.A. VINE OUTPUT INCREASES— The official estimate of France’s wine harvest is 73.000.0P0 hectolitres, compared with 57,000,000 hectolitres in 1927. AP.A. BRUGXOX DEFEATED.—In the final Of the Monte Carlo Country Club tennis tournament, De Morpurgo beat Brugnon, B—3. 6 —2, 6 —2.—A.P.A. PIED AT SEA—Mr. W. O. Strangward, secretary of the Melbourne Tramway Board since 1916. died on ft a ship as the latter was approaching Calcutta. Mr. Strangward, Who was 58. was on a holiday.—A.P.A. TOCH RECOVERING —A bulletin signed by three doctors notes a slight improvement in the condition of Marshal Foch. He is progressing satisfuctorily. although not as yet out of danHe is now reading the newspapers an d following current events. —A.P.A. slayer ARRESTED — Two plain clothes men arrested Wykstra. a susrweted anarchist who shot four police'T’.o at Amsterdam on Saturday. Wykwas unable to use two loaded evoivers in his pockets. The man s our victims all leave wives and chilreiu—United Service. BILLIARDS IN LONDON. —ln his itch with Lindrum. Newman had 11.110, and Lindrum (unfinished) ‘ .*OB. when the match was abanThe players will start an°T e . r match of 8,000 up. Lindrum reviving 3,000.—U.5. £250.000 FIRK—A great fire at Hull javolv** four streets and 10 sets of Gildings in the heart of the city. The is estimated at £ 250.000. The antes spread with such rapidity that a* Police had to break in doors and ®L^ Se sleepers, who rushed out trojn beds.—A.P.A. l