LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 18337, 26 July 1923, Page 9

LATE CABLES

Pres® Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

GERMAN REPARATIONS.

ANOTHER SCHEME PROPOSED,

PARIS, July 25, (Received 1 July 26, <it 11.55 a.m.)

Referring to a suggestion that for tho next fifteen years Germany’s payments shall bo devoted to tho reconstruction of the devastated areas and/ tho repayment of the British dtobt to tho United States, tho ‘Matin’ says: “Tho French and Belgian Ambassadors in London have been instructed to discuss a plan with Lord Curzon. Tho scheme os favorably considered in Brussels, and' it will not be surprising if Belgium takes tho initiative in proposing it officially.—A. and N.Z, Cable. DOCKERS’ DEMONSTRATION, LONDON, July 25. {Received July 26, at 11.35 a.m.) There were exciting scones at tho Royal Albert docks. Thousands of striker's attempted to prevent twenty-five moat vans from entering tho docks. Tho police w r oro forced back till reinforcements were 'rushed up in motor cars and lorries, and succeeded in dispersing tho crowds. The vans entered the docks by another route.— A. and N.Z. Cable. SECRET TELEPHONE EXCHANGE. LONDON, July 25. (Received July 26, at 11.35 a.m.) Tho ‘Daily Mail’s’ Duesoldorf correspondent says: “A secret telephone connecting business men with Essen and also with Berlin has been discovered, and tho operators arrested-. Tho town is now tolcphonicaJiy isolated.—A. and N.Z. Cablo. OVERSEAS TEACHERS. PARTS, .July 25. (Received July 26, at 11.35 a.m.) Tiie delegation of 200 members of the Overseas Education League from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand!, who visited Paris and the devastated regions, has returned to England!.—Reuter. BULGARIAN COMMUNISTS OH TRIAL SOFIA, July 25. (Received July 25, at 11.35 a.m.) Tho trial has opened at Plevna of ninetyfive persons who aro alleged' to bo concerned in a Communist rebellion against tho new Bulgarian Government. This is tho first of a e-erica of similar trials.— Reuter. AUSTRALIA’S EASTERN TRADE. MELBOURNE, July 25. (Received July 26, at 12.15 p.m.) Tho Federal Ministry has decided to dismiss the Commonwealth Trade Commissioner (Mr Little) in the East and his staff; also to close tjie office at Shanghai. Mr E. T. Sheaf, who was appointed at tho Premiers’ Conference to represent the Commonwealth and the States, is not affected. It is understood that the Federal Ministry proposes to assist trade with the East by means of shipping subsidies. BROADCASTING REGULATIONS. MELBOURNE, July 26. (Received July 25, at 12,15 p.m.) The Executive Council approved of the regulations controlling broadcasting. They are framed mainly on the recommendations of (lie recent conference. Tho new amendments will be announced by tho Postmaster-General in a few days. BOOKMAKERS IN BRITAIN. CHILDREN AND PENNY BETS. LONDON, July 25. (Received July 26, at 12.15 p.m.) Sir John Fodder (Principal Assistant Secretary of the Homo Office) outlined a scheme which ho had prepared at the Betting Tax Committee's request for licensing betting offices. Ho suggested that an authority similar to licensing justices should b 0 created to grant licenses to bookmakers who keep betting offices. Tho conditions would imply that no other kind of business could bo carried on in betting offices. Betting should bo restricted to persons over eighteen years of age, and no betting should 1m allowed on any event or game occurring within office hours. The hours of business should bo restricted, and no Sunday opening should be allowed. Sir John Tedder also submitted an alternative proposal for the registration of betting offices, under which a person opening a betting office must apply to a court of summary jurisdiction for the registration of his premises. Sir John Redder said that under certain defined conditions ho preferred registration to a licensing system. A mistress in n London school gave evidence that many children in her class backed horses. She knew of cases where bookmakers accepted penny bets. Boys were often encouraged by their parents, who even lodged bets for them,—A. and N.Z. Cablo. GOLF IN AMERICA, NEW YORK, July 24. (Received July 26, at 11.50 -a.m.)

At Boston Hageni and Kirkwood tied with Sarazert and 1 Farrell in an eight ccnholo best-ball match- with a score of 71. A. and N.Z. Cable.