Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 656, 7 May 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

LIFEBOAT VOYAGE. 7- A message from Gibara, Cuba, states that Paul Muller, a German sailor, arrived there a “® p safely crossing the Atlantic in a 22-foot lifeboat, in which he used * sail and oars. He left Hamburg on J uly 6. 1928.—A.P.A.-U.S. NEW GOVERNO R.—The King has approved the appointment of Mr. *noms.s Shenton W. Thomas, Colonial secretary, Gold Coast Colony, to be ' ovep J lor and Commander-in-Chief of ne Nyassaland protectorate. He will succeed Sir Charles Bowring. whose ‘/nod of office will expire shortly.— Irtish Official Wireless. FOR MARRIAGE.—A Bill to the legal age tor marriage to 16 sra5 ra or both sexes was passed -‘eugh all its stages in the House of t - mmon ß on Saturday without opposiB Only the Royal assent is now th« e i SSary to ma^e it effective. Hitherto U for marriage j n England P.* b f en for girls and 14 for boys.— Bri tish Official Wireless. academy —This year's exat the Royal Academy, which u - a f? °P ene d to the public next week. Sar J\ hrown open to private view on 16(H) H '"' exhibition comprises c j a _ A The critics generally dettut.it* na bility to discover any th*v Picture of the year, but that the general level of ib hi sher than usual. — °ffieial Wireless.