NEWS IN BRIEF.
LONDON, Aug. 16. The Bank of England has issued an express' denial of the statement, emianart rug from New A’ ork, that it has arranged a credit of £50,000,000 there. LONDON, Aug. 18. The Board of Arbitration to consider the cotton dispute consists of Sir Rigby Swift, Sir Arthur Balfour, Air C. T. Cramp, Sir Archibald Ross and Air A. G. Walkden. They expect to commence sitting on August 21. NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Cecil AValker, of Australia, smashed the world’s bicycle record for 50 miles by seven minutes one second. He won the 50-mile championship race against IS riders in lh-r 42min 7sec at the 'velodrome saucer track. * LONDON, Aug. 17. Scene of many famous lights for the past 30 years, 'the National Sporting Club at Covent Garden has been sold. For the coming season matches will be staged at the Stadium Club, High Holborn. pending negotiations for another site. RUGBY, Aug. 18. The Department of Overseas Trade announces that the total space applied for in the London section of the British Industries Fair, which is to! he held at New Olympia next year from February 17 to 28, exceeds 240,000 square feet. The total area available for the fair is 266,000 square feet. Only a limited amount of space is therefore' available in a few sections.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 19 August 1929, Page 5
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