CABLE BREVITIES.
The Privy Council has refused to add the Red Dragon of Wales to the Royal Standaid and coinage.
The ‘ Times’ " Paris correspondent reports that the Turkish Government has expressed a desire to negotiate with Britain over the; Persian Gulf problem.
It is reported that the increase in the price of navy tobacco was an error due to a misconstrued order which referred to tobacco consumed ashore during leave.
Mr. Levien, M.L.A.. has returned to Sydney from New Zealand very favourably impressed with the working of the totalisator there. He strongly advocated its adoption) in New South Wales ami declares that it would immensely benefit sport.
Professor David, of Sydney, lectured at Oxford I’nive’-sitv on the Antarctic. He dwelt on Sir K.
Shackleton’s heroism in sledging 99 miles in three days and rescuing Marshall. Oxford I’niversity confers the Doctorship of Science , on P ri ,f ( .««or David <>n Tuesday.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 48, 7 February 1911, Page 1
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