NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16993, 26 March 1926, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE AND MAIL.

TRAMWAY LOSSES. LONDON. Feb. 10.—A clelicioiiijy of £278.441, which would have amounted to over £500,000 had the period of repayment of loans not been extended, js reported on the working of the L.C.C. tramways. " . ' Although there was an increase ol 1 nearly 4,000,000 car miles run, the mini tier of passengers decreased bv 6.419,353. and the revenue fell by £136.838. I.'DUE JUDICIAL WIG. LUNRUN,. Feb. 10. —Tin: Irish Free Staley after dung and anxious deliberation, has decided that its Judges must wear wigs'. This is a momentous decision. In the crucial matter of judicial wigs we remain a United Kingdom, and the' Irish Free State ranges itself,,,with us 'against a'lL the world. I 1 or the sad truth, is. that outside the British Empire no" human creature now wears a. wig tor official purposes. 'London street perils. 222 KILLED IN THREE MONTHS. LONDON: Jan. 28—The perils of London streets are demonstrated by figures, issued officially showing the number ofaccidents and fatalities which have occurred in the last throe months. No fewer than' 222 people were killed, ami there were over 23,000 accidents in whffilif damage was' done to people or property or to both. ITALY’S POPULATION. NEARLY AS BIG AS BRITAIN'S. ROME, Jan. 28. —According to an official’ statement published to-day. the population of Italy on December 81 totalled 42,113,000. This is an increase of 3,300,000 since the census of 1.921. The population is, therefore, increasing at the rate of more than 800,000: .yearly. , ~y ’% FACTORY. RESULT OF THE IMPORT DUTY ON TYRES. STOKE-ON-TRENT, Jan. 28.—A new motor-tyre factory, estimated to cost £300,000, which will eventually employ from 8000 to 10,000 people, is to ho built by the. Michelia Tyre Company at Stoke-on-Trent. The directors of the Michelin Company, a French concern, have been compelled to erect an English factory in consequence of the imposition of new duties on foreign motor tyres. ■ IMPERIAL TOBACCO REPORT' T R ADING PROFIT 'O VER £8,000,000. LONDON, Feb. 10.—The annual report of the Imperial Tobacco Co., Ltd.. {shows a net trading profit last year of £8,880,007. Alter deducting a quarter, of’ a million for pensions and transferring half a million 1o general reserve account there is, with the sum of-£-159,201 brought forward from the previous year, a total of £8,084,251 available for distribution. The dividends and bonus already announced absorb £8,010,010, leaving a balance of £(>13,038 to be carried forward. £3O TO SEE THE SUNi PLEASURE PARTY’S AERIAL FLIGHT. LONDON, Feb. 3. A pleasure party numbering six went to Croydon aerodrome yesterday and and paid £3O to catch a glimpse-of the sun. They told the officials that gloomy days had made them so wish tu.deF' tHei sun that if an aeroplane could fly high eiiough to get into the sunsh’inp! f would charter it. The party ascended in a. .machine which attained a height of 6500 ft. Herey to their delight, they .cruised for some time in brilliant sunshine. Oh descending they said they considered the £3O money well spent. ■•---■ y: COTTON GAMBLERS RAIDED, .fc 300 ARRESTS' IN BOMBAY.

BOMBAY, Jan. 28.—For many years the Bombay Cotton Exchange lias been troubled by the speculations of many members who carried on business outside, thus making difficult legitimate transactions at recognised rates.- . . h’o?s A great deal of business has bepu carried on outside the exchange: - This is', illegal, hut conviction is difficult. Last niglit, however, the. ■ polite*-. hr, ■order to consolidate the authority of the exchange, made a series of raids on premises where gambling traiisactidlis being carried on. Afore than' 300 'jpel’-" sdns were arrested, including many-.well* known Indian merchants. The latterstate that they will fight the case to the Privy Council if necessary. fi - ■ ■ ■»»»■-«■«—«—miiin a a imMii -