Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 833, 29 November 1929, Page 9

Cable Jottings

TO SPEND MILLIONS.—A group of 'lterators of American utility services aid before President Hoover a. pro'|amme calling for an expenditure of E 280,000,000 in new construction work ,or Public utilities and industry. Mr. Matthew Sloan, president of the National Electric Light Association, in outlining the programme at the White ! louse Conference. said the group "ould also spend £82,000.000 in the maintenance of existing plants. OLD SOLICITOR DEAD.—The death lliia occurred of Mr. A. R. Minter, one ?? the oldest solicitors in Sydney, aged KID CHOCOLATE WINS. —In the round of a boxing contest at York Kid Chocolate knocked out Eddie O'Dowd (featherweight), of Columbus, Ohio. INDIAN AIR FORCE.—Air ViceMurshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond. Air officer Commanding the Royal Air Jorce In India, is to embark upon a flying tour round India on Sunday, starting from Delhi he will inspect the ending facilities and ground organisations. novel totalizator. The ‘Daily Express” says surprise has e *n caused by a new' totalisator as sr nall as a wireless set, in respect to which the Betting Board has signed a contract for £250.000. The machine pM b© tried on three racecourses in England next season. RIOTING IN JAPAN. Serious iL. rarian riot i n * is reported from the \r a Tbrefecture. on the north coast Honshiu. Japan. Swords and spears used and many persons were in•lured. some fatally* The police inpfv©ned, but were beaten off. and the military have been called out. MISHAP TO LINER. —The Cunard Wr was outward bound from New Ork when she collided with a vehicuJar ferry boat. She was slightly damaged. BRUCE'S HOLIDAY. The former Prime Minister of Australia, , S. M. Bruce, and Mrs. Bruce will I# ‘ av © on the Moldavia on Tuesday for * world tour. They will return via Attitrfca.