CABLE NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9855, 24 July 1914, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Bl BUOniO lILIOEAPH-UjPrtlOHf.) (Ph pusa Anoaunov.) AUSTRALIAN AVIATION RECORD. SYDNEY, July 23. Uullaux. flying in Horden'g hydroplane, created a record in Australian aviation, carrying two passengers on a long flight. HOURLY AERIAL SERVICE. Received July 24, 9 a.m A . LONDON, July 23. An hourly aerial service has been established between Leeds and Bradford in connection with the Yorkshire Agricultural Show. CHILDREN AND THE CHURCH. Rev. Dinsdale Young, president of the Wesleyan Conference, advocated the invitation of children to the communion as a remedy for the decline in membership. REMEMBERING THE DEAD. CAPETOWN, July 23. A handwritten memorial of the British and colonial death-roll in the South African war is being placed in the Capetown Cathedral. Each page is composed of sheepskin, and it took two years to collect and place the names on the roll. BRIBES AND ARMAMENTS.

Received July 24, 9 a.m. LONDON, July 23. In the Commons Mr Churchill, in reply to a question, said he did not propose to enquire into the allegation of bribery in connection with the armaments scandal at Tokio. . There was no reason to assume that by the bribes the naval interests were affected. He saw no grounds for striking off Vickers from the War Office contractors' list. Such an action would be disastrous to British naval interests. BURGLARS' TERRIBLE END. LONDON, July 23. Two burglars at Lord Egerton's villa at Cap Martin (on the Mediterranean) being disturbed, jumped on to the railway from the top of an embankment, and a passing train killed both. LORD HOWE ISLAND. Received July 24, 9,30 a.m. SYDNEY, July 24. Mr Douglas Laurie, zoologist: of the Liver, pool University, as the result of his research work at Lord Howe island, says the fauna shows.affinity with New Zealand and the beetles with Australia; but it is impossible to say till all the data has been worked out whether the island was originally joined with New Zealand or Australia. He does not think the island was ever part of Polynesia. EQUAL PAY FOR MEN AND WOMEN. Received July 24, 9.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 24. The Assembly negatived Mr Solly's amendment to the Shops Bill providing equal pay for women and men. NEW 'FRISCO SERVICE. Received July 24, 9.20 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 24. The Government intimated to the Chamber of Commerce that a regular and direct steamship service which it was hoped would be permanent has been inaugurated between San Francisco and Melbourne. The first steamgr leaves Melbourne the present month. FLOODB IN BULGARIA. SOFIA, July 23. ! There are severe floods in the Jambol, Lorn,' Razgrad, and Eskojumaya districts. One hundred bodies have been recovered. I The damage amounts to many million francs. ENGLISH DIVORCES. Received July 24. 10.55 a.m. LONDON, July 23. . Mrs Dudley Ward, formerly Maidio Hope, the actress, and Mrs Crawshay Williams, wife of the Captain Williams, lately Liberal M.P. for Leicester, have obtained restitution decrees. Mrs Loder, formerly Gabrielle Ray, the actress, has obtained a divorce for non-com pltanoo with a restitution order. AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. SYDNEY, July 23. Folkard replaces Hazlitt in the South African cricket team. " THE GOLD RESERVE. LONDON*, July 23. Mr Felix Schuster, addressing a meeting of the Union London Bank, emphasised the need of strengthening the country's gold reserves. He stated that the Imperial Bank of Germany bad increased its gold reserve in thejpast year I by £11,000,000, the Bank of France by £30.000,000, snd the Bank of Russia by £18,000,000.