Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 811, 4 November 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

EXPLORE K SAILS.—Sir Hubert Wilkins and his party sailed on Friday •n the supply ship Melville for Deception Island. NEW DEAN OF PERTH.—Arch - <le&con K. 11. Moore, of Northam, has been appointed Dean of Perth. The late Dr. C. O. Riley, Archbishop of Perth, had acted as Dean until his death last June. DEFENCE COSTS £3,o36.—Trades Hail officials state that the legal costs of the defence of Mr. Jock Garden and the other men who were acquitted •wt week on charges arising out of the timber strike disturbances amount to £3036. AGREEMENT SIGNED. Germany and Poland have signed an *sr*ement settling their differences. The most important clause Is one in which Poland renounces the right to Purchase farms held by Germans after ihe death of the present owners. Err NEAR nurrs.—Fire de•troyed a flock mill adjoining Wtrth’s Circus while a matinee was in proon Saturday. The circus »uimals were taken into the streets t safety, but the audience was not >ware of the fire, and the performance Proceeded without interruption. .labour retains seat.—At the hy-election for the Burke seat in the Queensland Assembly, Xlr. Jones, the urbour candidate, has polled 1.377 I? I '* and Mr Oiark, Nationalist. 863. ■e returns are incomplete, but the osult cannot be altered. To enter POLITICS.—Rear--Wmiral G. B. Dewar, who was dismissed his ship after the court-mar-V* l ■!> connection with incidents on battleship Royal Oak and later PPolnted to a command prior to re- . ?rne nt. announces that he intends 1 Phrbark on a political career. iilpx'EY YACHTS COLLIDE. Rawhiti, the largest racing yacht I*>dney, collided with the Xlorna oft ;nifvU^ a Park, where they were rac- .’ bew l to bow. Nobodv v'as hurt, but v 'mwhitis wireless mast, which recently been imported from J Pea at a cost of C2OO, was broken. NEW ZEPPELINS.—Herr ..•‘P- director of the Hamburg NauMi Society, announces the forthcom•a construction of four Zeppelins. ■ kj. "ill be of tlic same length as Zeppelin, with a larger cubic :c a ~ s ' T ' vo <>f them are for Amere Hamburg-Amerikn Line is touting largely toward their cost. 3EWsp AI , ERg ox SHIVS. A company entitled Ocean NewstJL|.rs' Limited, has taken over the m Ut ' on °* ships’ newspapers under fo ; management of Mr. R. W. Robson, 7 of Nevv Zealand. It will prolix d daily issues on all p^ passenger steamers with3t4Uo^lCh ° f Australian wireless wave i\- new south >—£2^~ Sat tirday was extremely hot IhXfiS? New «outh Wales. At in th and many other places conjpJ Country 100 degrees were reruaL~' J h Sydney tho register only degrees, but the humidity In t h» * A cool southerly wind rose •torn • Hnd the temperature is ®ortnal today.