CABLE BREVITIES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 208, 30 May 1936, Page 11

CABLE BREVITIES

Earl Beatty’s Estate. The late Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatt.v left estate valued at £l7-1,902.

Speedway Test. England defeated Australia by 65 points to 63 in a speedwa.v Test match at Wembley.

Two Centuries Made. Scores in tlte cricket match between the touring Indian team and Essex are: India. IS4 and 227 (Amar Natb 107); Essex. 351 (Cut.more 137, P. Smith 105). Amar Nath made 130 in the first innings. Newfoundland Ccnimissicti.

The King has approved of the appointment of Mr. It. B. Ewbank as a member of bhe Commission of Government of Newfoundland to succeed Sit John Hope Simpson in September next. ;< British oflieial wireless message states. * * * No-Conlidence .Motion.

Melbourne seamen yesterday endorsed tlie motion of no-confidence in Mr J. Heenan, leader of the recent strike and general secretary of the Seamen's Union, which was carried by tlie Sydnoy branch of the union.

Atfacli en Aberlmrl. Tito Alberta Douglas Social Credit League, iu a manifesto, charges th" Premier. Mr. Aberlmrt. with betraying the Social Credit principles. and also Alberta citizens by the imposition of si>eeial taxes. Billiards Championship.

The "Sun-Herald" news agency re ports that the Billiards Association has agreed to Australia's suggestion that the Empire amateur championship should be held in Australia in 19." s instead of in IDIO. •’’< ■ ,n appropriate link with the Empire Games al Syd ney.

Von Ribbentrop in England. Herr von Ribbentrop, who presented Germany's ease to the League Council after tlie reoccupation of the Rhineland, arrived in England by air on Thursday on a private visit to spend the week-end with personal friends, a .British official wireless message states.