GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 137, 12 June 1922, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

• I Co-operative Sales Drop. The British Co-operative Wholesale Society's sales for last quarter showed a decrease. — (A, and X.Z. Cable). First Bowling Test. The Bowling Association defeated the visiting Australian bowlers by !>.-> to 7L. Tile weather was brilliant and the green keen and dry.— (A. and N.Z.) Viscount Cobham Dead. The death is announced at the age of SO of Viscount Cobham, who was a wellknown cricketer in the 'sixties.—l-\. and X.Z. Cable.) Annies of Occupation. The maintenance of the allied armies of occupation cost Oermany £2.i0,000,00n to the end of March, 1022. —i A. and X.Z. Cable.) Chinese Women's Feet. General Fenjr Yu Ilsianp, Christian Governor of the Hunan Province of China lias issued a decree prohibiting the practice of binding women's feet.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.) Mdlle. Lenglen's Health. Mdlle. Lenglen. the noted French tennis champion, is abandoning- singles play awing to heart trouble. She will not contest the singles ehampionsJhip at Wimlbledon, 'but hopes to play in the doubles.—(A. and N.Z. Cables.) Denmark's Batter Standard. In order to maintain a high standard <rA oxporte, the (Danish Ministry cif Agriculture announces that it will con- | fksca.te all "butter containing more than I 16 per cent, of water. —(A. and X.Z.) '• Tote " on Air Races. The Frenoh Air Department has decided not to allow totalisa'tor aviation meetings. Betting experts who proposed the- scheme urged that the use of the totalizator would attract as many persons as do race meetings.— (A. and X.Z. Cables.) Ransoming Church Treasures. Russian newspapers state that the Soviet Government lias agreed to the Vatican's proposal to eea=e removing treasures from Roman Catholic churches in Russia on condition that tin , churches pay the value of the treasures in money. (A. and X.Z. Cable.) Co-operative Purchases. Tho purchases of the members of the British Wholesale Co-operative Association for the .past six months show a drop of r£2.n00.000 compared with the same period in 1021. This is attributable to tho workers' decreased purchasing powers. — (A. and X.Z. Cable.) English Marathon. For the third successive year Mills, of the Leicester Harriers, won the Marathon race from Windsor to Stamrora Bridge. 20 miles nS.'i yards, in 2h. 47n>. :50s. Malvicini, an Italian, came second in 2h. 54m. 345., and .Tanson. a. Dane, third in 2h. ,">6m. Ss.—(A. and X.Z.) " Pussyfoot " Johnson's Visit. Mr. '"Pussyfoot" Johnson, the American prohibition advocate, is'dun in Kngland on July I, and will leave for Xew Zealand on July 21 in the \interests ot the World League against Alcoholism.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.) English More Useful. The Bavarian Parliament made Enjf- ' lish compulsory and French optional in the middle school, reversing; the previous iirraugeniput on the ground il);it French culture has passed its liijrhe*t peak, while English is more valuable.— ( A. and X.Z. Vable). Model Yacht Racing. In Xew York on Saturday Polka U ot ■ won the international model yacht r - l^-i ■ defeating Kndpnvour, owned by W.| . Daniel, an Englishman, in firsi tnn-e '>. j ' fiv- schedule,! rn.-ps. Tl-r- >a<'li! c n^l ■ small model e;K-n j - followed by ii -kipper i» » row '■• ' ''»' i m-\f i-i.ro.'d- spite the Ameri.an vi.-iorv. i will !)i> h-11 in Knglind in IW3.—iA.| and X.Z. Cabiej. '