LATE CABLES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16297, 23 March 1927, Page 11

LATE CABLES

'(Received March 23, 3.33 p.m.) Shipowner's Portune Sir Frederick Green, the founder of the Orient shipping line, who died in London last month, left £338.000. A. and N.Z.G.A. Aviation Record. At Dessau aerodrome, Lieut. Sehnaj'bele, who a few days ago brpk,e tho world's record with, a flight lasting 10" hours, eclipsed his own feat by a continuous flight of 22 hours, covering a distance oB IG9O miics.--A. and N.Z. O.A. New Bill of lading London shipowners are putting for..ward a new bill of hiding for Australian parcels of wheat. The bill is not acceptable to merchants and shippers, anil negotiations are proceeding for alterations. —A. and N.Z.G.A. Restricting Talk

A committee of the whole of the Canadian House of Commons approved a rule limiting speeches in,the House, with a few exceptions, including tho Premier and the Leader of the Opposition and Ministers moving a Government order, to 40 minutes at a time in any debate. —A, and N.Z.C.A, Victoria's Production /

Estimates prepared by the Government Statistician show that though population of Victoria is growing tho value of the production is decreasing. Thc'total value of products for the year is £93,152,000, of which ' £47,145,000 is the estimated value of primary products. This is a reduction of £8,000,000 on the previous year.—lJ.P.A. Victorian Elections Nominations for the "Victorian Assembly general elections show that there arc 10(5 candidates for 58 seats, comprising Nationalist,- Country, Labor, Country Progressives, and Australian Liberal parties. Seven members have been elected unoppos- ! ed.—U.P.A.