Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 846, 14 December 1929, Page 11

Cable Jottings

BILLIARDS.—In his billiards match with Willie Smith, Walter Lin- • irmm has made 9,168, including: a break or Smith has made 6,650. COUNTIES AT RUGBY.—In the Rugby Union county championship, •ast Midlands beat "Warwickshire by 11 points to 9. VARSITIES AT SOCCER.—At Association football, Oxford University urew with Cambridge. Each side scored one goal. COLLEGE OF SURGEONS,—The Fellowship of the Koval College of Surgeons has been conferred on Messrs. J* N. Epstein. A. J. Mason. A. R. Newlom, L. Riddell, and F. E. Webster, a, » of Otago University. SCOUTS AS TRAM WAYMEX.-In 'iew of the frequency of strikes in the okyo tramway services and the inconvenience caused thereby to citizens. 1 • e authorities have adopted a novel whereb y the regular training Boy Scouts will include tramcar The scheme will make its posMble for the mobilisation of the Scouts * tunes of emergency. SLVO-RrssiA.V DISPUTE. —Th e Japanese Foreign Office has been offi- ' li uly advised by the foreign consuls at Harbin that they anticipate ft settlement of the dispute between Russ.lu and .China, and that they are en(leavouring to arrange for an interna*?nal train in which to travel "west, n,t h a view to reopening the through tail service. FEDERA L DEFENCE.—The Federal financial provisions for the defence services, excluding war services for the total f-t,513,500. These provislons in the aggregate represent material reductions compared with recent years. The naval services are considerably curtailed, blit important increases to the air arm defence have made.