NEWS IN BRIEF.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 14 October 1927, Page 10

NEWS IN BRIEF.

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIGHI OTTAWA, Oct. 1. The Hon. R. B. Bennett, member of the Federal House for Calgary, has been chosen as the 'Conservative leader in succession to Mr. Meighen. OTTAWA, Oct. 12. At Winnipeg, the National Conservative convention adopted an immigration resolution providing for the exclusion of Orientals. .SYDNEY, Oct. 13. The jury failed, to agree at the trial of Thompson, who was charged with the murder of William Thorley, and a new trial was ordered. LONDON, Oct, 12. A special sub-committee of the Em pi re Marketing Board, of which Mr. MacDougall is chairman, recommends a systematised study of agricultural economics and the preparation of agricultural atlases. It. urges on Empire Governments the need for co-operating in the projected wool agricultural census in 1930. LONDON, Oct. 12. The British Olympic Association is cabling to the Australian president, Mr. Taylor, requesting Australian support for the British attitude on broken time payment of athletes. 'The secretary, Mr. Hunter, says all the Dominions and the United States are supporting Britain while the Continent is opposing. SYDNEY, .Oct. 13. At the wool sales all the better descriptions of tleece wools and skirtings ruled very lirm, with values at times in sellers’ favour, while short, faulty and unattractive tleece wools continued to sell irregularly. The demand for comeback tine crossbred was keener than for Merinos and these sorts showed a relatively' greater advance on last year's rates. Greasy Merino sold to 29d. GENEVA, Oct. 12. Regarding the lakeside city®as a proper home for everything international, the annual conference of the International Barmen’s Association is being held here. Delegates were suprised to find two Americans present. The others promptly protested that it was incongruous that a "dry” country should send delegates, who could not in anywise accepted as real barmen. The difficulty was overcome by permitting rln*. Americans to remain as official observers.