CONCISE CABLES

Northern Advocate, 21 December 1929, Page 9

CONCISE CABLES

Rupert Brooke Memorial.—An inter ' national memorial is being raised at the burial place of. Rupert Brooke, ou the Island,.of, Skyros.- M. Venizelos, Sir Percy, Lpraine, .Mr John Drinkwater, Mr John Dalsworthy and M'. Anre Maurois' are patrons of the scheme, 'the sum <rf £3OO has already been subscribed in Cfreece, where Brooke is regarded as another. Byron. Marauding Elephants.—A herd of wild elephants demolished a native settlement in 'South Sumatra. A police detachment was ordered to chase the herd and four men were cut off by the elephants, but returned after several days’ wandering through the forests. . '

English Soccer Cup.—Rotherham defeated (Scunthorpe by five goals to four in the replayed tie of the Association Football Cup competition.

New Zealand Appeal.—ln'the appeal to the Privy Council in the case, Wanganui Timber Company v. Maunder, judgment was reserved. Sequestrated Property.—lt is announced that a mutually fair and satisfactory, agreement! has been reached between Britain and Germany on the subject of, ex-German property sequestrated as the result of the war,

Record. Award. —At Detroit, Bertha Cleavenger, aged 43, won a judgment for £90,000, which is,the largest ever awarded in the United States for a breach of promise action. In 1917 she arrived from the country and started a rooming house, business. John Henry Castle,' one of . her boarders, worked at the Ford factory at £1 per day. Then, they became engaged. The, girl loaned Castle £2OO, starting Min in a real estate business, his partner being Henry Ford’s brother and he made, a fortune of £1,000,000. Tlvo years ago Castle notified her that ho had married someone else. The trial lasted six weeks.

Borneo Oilfield.—A Japanese paper discloses that the Dutch East Indian Government and a Mitsui concern arc about to sign an greement for the exploitation of the Borneo oilfield. The British Government has approached Holland’s Government to obtain postponement of the signing of the agreement for a discussion about the desirability of. the Japanese settling on the oilfield on the Borneo coast.

Big Billiards. —Latest scores in the two leading billiards matches are; Lindrum 20,088, including a break of 636. Smith 19,087, including breaks of 573 and 644. Davis, playing against Newman, made a break of 1018, which is his third exceeding IQOO this season.' Crossing Catastrophe—A frightful level crossing smash occurred near Sansawini, in Barcelona province, when a train crashed into a : motor coach, with the result that 17 people were Killed and 10 injured. The driver of the train drowned ; himscl|, though he is considered blameless. The only occupant of the coach unhurt disappeared and is believed to be demented.

Honours For Byrd.—A bill advancing Commander Byrd to the rank of RearAdmiral on the retired list of the Navy was passed by the American Senate yesterday and sent to the House. Commander Byrd has also been awarded the Livingstone Centenary -Medal, according to an announcement by the Royal Geographical Society.