Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 584, 9 February 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

POLAND RATIFIES PACT. According to a message from Warsaw T u arliarne nt of Poland has ratified the Kellogg peace pact.—U.S. VIOLINIST FOR AUSTRALIA.—The iennese violinist Ericka Moreni is sailing by the O.rford on a tour of Australia under E. J. Carroll’s management.—A.P.A. BOUND FOR AUCKLAND.—T h e Maunganui’s passengers include Arch‘ushbp Wright and Mr. McElhone, who was formerly Lord Mayor of Sydney. 1930 RUGBY TOUR.—According to a message from London Mr. James Baxter. president of the English Rugby onion two years ago. has been appointed manager of the team which "111 visit New Zealand in 3 930. —A.P.A. TOLL OF ’FLTJ.—The number of deaths from influenza in the principal towns jn England and Wales last week ' va * 652. In the previous week the total was 321.—U.5. ENGLAND'S SYMPATHY. An J>rder has been issued from Buckingham Palace for the Court to go into niourrdng for one week for her late Majesty Queen Marie Christine of —British Wireless. FLY- WEIGHT TITLE. —Emile Plad[ter. the French fly-weight champion, knocked out Johnny Hill, the British < 7 ,a *npion, in the sixth round, and won the European championship. Pladner m eet meet the American, Frankie Genaro, for the world’s title at Paris on March 2. —U.S. EX-PREMIER ACQUITTED. —The Council of Discipline of the Egyptian Aative Bar to-day acquitted Nahas Faaha. a former Prime Minister of Egypt, who was charged with bribery l n connection with the sentence of imprisonment on Prince Ahmed Seiffedin. —Lrnted Service. peace of Balkans.—An agree™fnt to reopen the frontier between Bulgaria and Serbia, which has been or tbe past two years, has [?* en reached and negotiations have for a commercial treaty. It is oeupved that the reconciliation be"'e*?n Bulgaria and Yugoslavia will go a 'png way to ensure the peace of the balkans.—A.P.A TENNIS PLAYERS STATUS —The JJ'roneh tennis player. Foret’s requaliueation as an amateur, is now accon}Pllshed. He is undertaking to make over payments received while Playing as a professional to the French Tennis Federation, which is disthe money to charity.—