GENERAL CABLES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 18 August 1924, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association , LONDON, August 15.

The King granted a royal charter, of incorporation to the Royal Life Saving Society at Ennis to-day. LONDON, Aug. 17

The Murray Bridge crew will probably disband on return to Australia. They presented their eight oar boat to the Irish Rowing Union. The president cordially acknowledged the gift. CAPETOWN, August 17.

In introducing a Bill in the Assemblv providing for naturalisation of subjects of lato enemy Powers in the South-West Protectorate, on the samo lines as those proposed by the late Government, the Premier said that, before giving the territory representation in the Union it must have some form of self government, which, however, must have tho full consent of the people. After consulting the people he hoped next session to introduce a Bill providing for self government.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 15

The gun that killed Mrs Moers, for whoso death Kid McCoy is held, was found within two feet of her head. The autopsy surgeon declares that the fact tends to support McCoy’s story that the woman committed suicide.

PEKIN, Aug. 17. The Italian Government having now come into lino it is expected foreign diplomats will notify an agreement for the transfer of the ex-Russian Legation to Ivavakan, the Soviet representative. MANILA, August 17 A hundred women relatives of lepers detained at Culion Colony invaded a sitting of the House of. Representatives and compelled suspension of the session until the Speaker primised ‘good offices in obtaining legislation dealing with lepers.” The sailing boat Dauntless. from .Honolulu, was picked up on the Mindanao coast- There, is no trace of Ira Sparks, the American religious enthusiast, who recently continued his voyage single-handed from hero to Singapore cn route for Palestine. He is believed to have been drowned.