CABLE NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 70, 23 March 1935, Page 11

CABLE NEWS

SIGNS OF RECOVERS. a return of British postal traffic receipts shows that, apart from May 193U the receipts have been mgher than in the corresponding month of the year earlier for each month since the end of 1932, the increase for February 1935 being 2.2.per cent. A detailed review of. overseas trade in February shows that the increase in the value of exports in that month as compared with! the corresponding, month ■of the previous year was greater" than that recorded for January and. December and was considerably above the average monthly increase in 193U as compared with 1933GUARDS ON MOTOR VEHICLES. .The Transport Minister in the Houpe of Commons stated that he would consult manufacturers and others concerned on the question of equipping all motor vehicles with guards as a; means of reducing fatalities on.roads. motor TRAFFIC AND SPEED LIMIT The Transport; Minister, Mr. Hope Belisha, stated in reply to a Parliamentary question that as a result or the • enforcement of the 30 mile-per-hour speed-limit traffic generally was moving at a more uniform rate and its average speed, if any, lower than , before. ■ ■ \-;, ■ • ; ■ ; : V ' ." , - ■ , POST FOR-C.S.DEMPSTER. "The ex-New Zealand cricketer, C.S.Dempster, has "been appointed financial secretary to the Leicestershire County Cricket Club, for which. h"e will play when he has qualified. MISS LEYDON IN SYDNEY. The women's swimming . championship carnival was concluded at the Coogee Baths last nights The chief event, 880 yards •championship of New South Wales, was won by the New Zealander Mona Leydon from Marion Cockburn and Hazel Wagner "by 25 yards in 12 mm. 35-?5 sees. The State record of 12 mm. 9% sees, is held by Edna Davey, how retired. Miss Leydon also competed in a heat in k the hundred yards in which she finished third. rDEATH SENTENCE FOR SHOOTING CONSTABLE. In the Criminal Court at Sydney James Lucas> 46, was sentenced to death for maliciously wounding Constable Arthuraon" with intent to murder at Bargo near Goul"burn on January 6. Arthurson, who has now almost. recovered from a "bullet wound, disturbed two men robbing a shop, and challenged them to put up their hands,.upon which he was shot allegedly by Lucas,' who was later .arrested. RULES OF TENNIS. ' Addressing the Lawn Tennis Assd^ . ciation Council Mr. 0. V. Hoare said that he was convinced that stime would show that the supporters of the Czechoslovak!an motion, at the international Federation on March 15 had' taken the right attitude^ and that "before long opposing countries would change, ,their minds. It was particularly satisfactory that ,the Empire was united on the subject, the Dominions agreeing with Britain that the rules as to amateur status should "be altered in accordance with new developments'. VHEATGROWING IN U.S.A. The Secretary of Agriculture; Mr.H.A.Wallace, stated that he would permit" farmers who agreed to reduce production by ten per cent to plant their full acreage and compensate for it by a larger^ reduction of/acreage in 1936. This action \ would foe taken to avoid a reduction in the yield and possible.importations of wheat resulting from a possible recurrence of droughts in several major wheatproducing States where the rainfall and subsoil moisture is still subnormali. SPECIAL FEDERAL POLICE. The Federal Government has decided to establish a corps .of Federal police v ?-* officers in Victoria for the -protection of Common- , wealth property and the enforcement of Federal legislation. ' Similar forces will probably be established in New.South Wales and possibly in other-States. ; OUTLOOK IN BELGIUM; The King of Belgium continued in consultation with politicians and industrialists.) 7ltf"Tg understood that the idea of a National Government is gaining ground/ The Socialists have agreed \ to participate. ■ VICTORIAN POLITICS. Melbourne reports that it is \ 1' almost certain that the Country Party will launch a ;fio-confidence motion when the State Parliament re- , assembles on .Tuesday. . ■ NOTTS MAKES PEACE. - The Nottingham Cricket' Club unanimously carried a peace resolution approving of ' the M.C.C.Advisory Committee's definition-of direct attack "bowling. PORTLAND MARU WRECK. The Portland Maru, aground 'off Cape Torrens, is now so far submerged that only her superstructure is showing above the water- The crew have left the vessel. SPEED TRIALB OVER FOR YEAR. After an inspection of the "beach at. Daytona, Sir Malcolm Campbell declared on Thursday that he had'finished.for the year and was definitely sailing from New York.for England with the Bluebird "on March 30.