CABLE BREVITIES
Matson liners are to call at Auckland, the first vessel being the Sonoma early in July, states a Sydney message.
Sir Trevor Dawson, aged 64, naval engineer and director of Vickers, Armstrong, Ltd., has died in London.
At Ottawa, the Canadian Bureau of Statistics announces the total butter importation in February and .March was 2.142.0001b.—New Zealand 286,4401 b. and Australia 1.G53.4161b.
The Oxford University Convocation has decided to confer an honorary degree of Doctor of .Science upon Professor Einstein at a special convocation on Saturday next, states a British Ollicial Wireless message.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday, Sir William Davidson moved to ihtroduce a Bill authorising the raising of money by lotteries for the support of British hospitals, states a British Ollicial Wireless message. The House refused leave to bring in the Bill by LSI votes to 58. • * • Profitless “Mademoiselle.” Urging the House of Commons Committee at Ottawa to adopt a stringent copyrights measure. Mr. Gitz Rice, the author, declared I hat lie had never received a cent for the famous war song •’Mademoiselle from Arnienl ieres." Il' was awarded 10.0(10 dollars in u suit against, the gramophone companies, hut tiie lawyers got it all.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 200, 21 May 1931, Page 9
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199CABLE BREVITIES Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 200, 21 May 1931, Page 9
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