PACIFIC CABLE.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 206, 31 August 1926, Page 7

PACIFIC CABLE.

NO REDUCTION IN RATES. AWAITING DUPLICATION. (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, August 30. The Australian Press Association has been authorised to state that the Pacific Cable Board is not considering any reduction in rates at present, nor will it do so until duplication has been considered at the end of November.— (A. and N.Z.)

KITCHENER MYTH.

POWER AND GATES. STORY OF A "SPOOF." LONDON, August 23. According to "The Sketch," Frank Power, in replying to Singleton Gates, who gave alleged details of the faking of the "Kitchener body" story admits that he met Gates at the Victory Hotel, where he was introduced as "Singleton, M.P.," who had been appointed to facilitate the presentation of a film displaying Kitchener's life story. Power said he was amazed to find in the next day's newspapers an absurd story about Kitchener's grave.

"I deny the implication that I was concerned in the stunt," he said. "I am not the only one 'Singleton' spoofed."

"DODGING POMPEY." WAYS OF LAZY RUSSIANS. RIGA, August 30. All Government measures to meet the loss caused by malingering workers in the factories have failed bo far. Doctors who have refused certificates of ill-health to men who want to carouse and loaf instead of work have been killed or injured for their honesty, and the Council of Soviet Trades Unions is now appealing for an energetic fight by decent workers against this hooliganism.— SPORT OVERSEAS. THE GXRLS OLYMPIAD. LONDON, August 30. At the Ladies' Olympiad at Gothenburg, tliu 44Ujus rolay race was wou by migiauu m -ill 4-06, a world's record. The till luuti'es women's race was won by Mdlle. Kiuiideau (France), in 7 4-ssec. -UiasL-j i-iayes and Thompson (England) were second and third in the standing lonv; jump, won by Alias Jlitonii (Japan), wiio jumped two and a-JUali metres. The iUuO metres was won by JUiss Xrickey (Kugland) in 3miu 8 4-ssec. Lngland got the highest aggregate, 50 points, i'runce Xi, bwedeu zu, Czechoslovakia ID, and Japan 15. SOCCER Hi BRITAIN. LONDON, August 30. The British Association football season opened in weather which would have been considered perfect for cricket. in many places the thermometer registered 80 degrees. The large crowds of people who attended tile matches did not appear to be troubled by the heat, although the lootbaliei'b themselves did not appear to be happy. Nearly 750,000 people attended the 41 matches which were conducted in connection with the four sections of the football league.— (A. and N.Z.) AENE BOBG'S LATEST. STUCK HOLM, August 30. At an aquatic meeting Arne Bor<; swam v distance of SSUycls, free style. in 10m "siis. This is ;: world's record.