ITEMS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 55, 28 November 1929, Page 12

ITEMS IN BRIEF

FROM FAR AND NEAR

New Zealand Scouts in Sydney.—A party of New Zealand Boy Scouts on the way home from the jambouree inspected the Malolo in Port Sydney yesterday.— Press Assn.

Naval Bases of Bermuda and Jamaica. —ln the House of Commons, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, stated that no decision had been taken to close the minor naval bases of Bermuda and Jamaica.—Press Assn.

Outrage in India. —A, Press Association message from Delhi states that armed bandits murdered a landowner and eight servants in the desert village of Nabissar, near Hyderabad, Sind. The seiwants were shot, and the landowner was hacked to death with hatchets.

Crown Prince of Denmark’s Recovery—A British official wireless message says the Crown Prince of Denmark, who has made a complete recovery after an operation for tonsilitis he underwent in London a few days ago, has returned to Denmark.

Lady Heath’s Debts. — Sir James Heath won his case, the Judge holding that his wife had an ample allowance, and ordered her to pay the dressmakers’ bill, and also the costs. —Press Assn.

Governor of Trinidad.—The King has approved the appointment of Sir Alfred Claud Hollis, British Resident for Zansibar Protectorate, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief ol Trinidad and Tobago, in succession to Sir Horace Byatt, whose resignation has recently been accepted, states a British official wireless message.

Ten Years for Assault.— A notorious member of the Sydney underworld, Fred Gordon, 29 years of age, known as “The Crusher,” convicted of a ferocious assault, was sentenced by Judge Curiewis to ten years’ imprisonment.—Press Assn.