CABLE BREVITIES.
Jack Dempsey, who is suffering from an infected hand, is expected to leave hospital in - day or two, according to a New York message.
In New York on Monday the wrestler Londos retained the championship, downing McMillen in 57 minutes in a thrilling match before a packed house.
At a private session on Friday the League of Nations Council decided to hold a General Disarmament Conference on February 2 next year.
The King has approved of the appointment of Lieutenant - General Thomas Astley Cubitt to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermuda in succession to the late Sir Louis Bols.
The Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce, Mr. H. H. Stevens, will be operated on on Tuesday for appendicitis and gallstones, according to a message from Ottawa on Monday.
A Sydney message states that Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the swimmer, has arrived from New Zealand. Probably she will take her place in the endurance swim on Thursday. ,
A London wireless message announces that the Dean of Canterbury, Dr. H. R. L. Sheppard, well known in connection with the broadcast of religious services, is resigning on February 28 on his doctor’s advice. His health is improving steadily,' but the doctors Warn him not to continue work in Canterbury.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 105, 28 January 1931, Page 9
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207CABLE BREVITIES. Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 105, 28 January 1931, Page 9
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