Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 692, 18 June 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

GOLF in AUSTRALIA.—Bight Players now remain in the New South Wales amateur golf championship, aiey are: Ivo Whitton, \V. Smith, G. Balcombe, 11. Morrison. Nigel Smith, Connan, J. Stuart and S. Keane. A surprise yesterday was the defeat of **• Apperly one down by Nigel Smith. VIGOROUS MIGRATION.—Sir John Allen, chairman of the Royal Empire Society, in a letter to Mr. J. 11. Thomas. Lord Privy Seal, urges the Government to deal vigorously with migration. He Promises the help of the society's resources and information to assist the development of the Empire.—A.P.A.LS * PAVIS CUP TENNIS.—In the Davis Jup round Britain v. Hungary, the tormer won by three matches to two. la st singles resulted: Kehrling defeated Austin (Britain), t), 6— 4. 6—2, 6—2: Gregory (Brit- ;! !n ‘ defeated Takachs (Hungary). b —l 6—o, 6—3.—A.P.A.-U.S. STEAMER TV KECKED.—A message Astoria. Oregon, says a cargo steamer, the Laurel, has been wrecked °u that port at the month of the Colombia. River, in a storm. An attempt l?, made to take off the crew of •> men. The Laurel was a vessel of d s67 tons. she was built at Seattle m 1919 and owned by the Forest Transport Corporation of I*ol' tland, Oregon. —A.P.a.-U.S. KACE ACROSS A MERIC A—A mesfrom Los Angeles, California, Johnny Salo, of Passic, New Jerf ev - who arrived on Sundav evening, won c. C. Pyle’s transcontinental mot race from New York to Los ngeles. His margin of victory over f et * Gavuzzi, a British-born Italian. ,‘ r Liverpool, his nearest competitor, a * 3m 595. A. and N.Z.P.A. WA RD TSLAXDS.--Mr. T. C. vTcT~ c hairman of the , Settlement Department, has p n appointed Administrator of the presidency of St. Kitts-Nevis with nguilla. Leeward Islands. He sue-Lieutenant-Colonel T. R. St. nnston. who has become Governor ■J Islands.—British Official Wir«-