CONDENSED CABLES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 83, 9 March 1925, Page 7

CONDENSED CABLES.

The world’s cycling Derby, over half a mile, wa3 won by T. Richards (South Australia) at Sydney on Saturday. Recent political murders in Bulgaria have reached an alarming total. Tho latest victim is tho Community deputy, M. Stijaneff, who was on the eve of becoming a Alinister at Buoharest William Bent, a railway clerk aged 18, was found shot dead near Lilydale (Melbourne). Foul play is suspected. ? Heavy rains in the Lismore (Now South IWalos) district in the past three days have ’flooded rivers and submerged tho wharves. Lieut.-Col. Amory and Sir Samuel Hoare, accompanied by officials of tho Colonial Office and Air Ministry, will leave England on Alarch 19 on a visit to Irak and Palestine on official business. Mr 11. Hammer, of Seattle, Captain Amundsen’s chief aid in his 1923 transPolar flight attempt, announces that plans are being made for a test for a flight from London to Tokio, via Alaska, this year with the object of establishing a commercial air route. Tho American fleet flagship Seattle, tho battleship division, including tho Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Nevada, four light cruisers to be named later, and mine layers and destroyers will visit Wellington (N.Z.) from August 8 to August 23. Tho Spanish singer, Raquel Meller, sang before the Pope at Rome her famous song “Pendant La Procession,” which aroused so much opposition in Paris and threatened her ex-communication from tho Church. The Pope, after hearing the song, pronounced th 6 Benediction on Senorita Aleller and gave her permission to continue the song. As a counterblast to the Federation of British Industries the Railwayman's, Transporters’ and Engineering Unions accepted the Miners’ Federation’s invitation to conferences seeking to plan joint action ; n the event of industrial disputes, s French Communists broko up a meeting addressed by AI. Blum, a leading Socialist, who is believed to exerciso a most important influence on AI. Herriot’s policy. Communists simultaneously broko up Socialist other parts of the city. The Opawa sails from Perim on Alarch 9. The fire (previously reported) has been extinguished and necessary repairs effected. A complete cessation of work in practically every coal mine in Sydney (Halifax) province commenced at 11 o’elook on Friday night, involving 14,000 men.