OVERSEAS ITEMS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 73, 21 June 1928, Page 5

OVERSEAS ITEMS

CABLE? NEWS' IN BRIEF. The Premier of Lithuania, M. Vnldmaras, told a conference of riflemen that it may be their fate to fight for Lithuanian independence. It was alleged that the Powers wanted to force the country under Polish 'influence %» * » Following an investigation by the Civic Commissioners, a Royal Commission will be appointed to inquire into the circumstances attending the placing of a coal contract for £l>000,000 by the late Sydney City Council. * 1* K When Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins was yesterday presented with the patron’s medal of the Royal Geographical Society in recognition of Ids 2200 miles’ Arctic flight last April, he made a gift to the society of the Union Jack which had accompanied him and Lieutenant Eielsen on their journey and which he always carried on thd 18,000 miles’ flying in the Arctic Circle done during the last three years. ** « *

At Lord’s the match England! vThe Rest was drawn. England made 123 for six wickets and declared (Tyldesley not out 160, Tate not out 58). .Nichols took four wickets for 105. The Rest made 195 for seven wickets (Sardine not out 74). * * * ■» There is considerable uneasiness in Egypt over the resignatiin of Gaafai Wali, the Liberal Minister of War which definitely descripts the Liberal waft coalition. Logically the Wafd, having a majority, should assume the responsibility of Government but the Wafd’is attempt to fill the vacancies in the Cabinet v,,tl . I . s own members caused a storm ’ Liberal demand* for an appeal to the country. * * * *

Captni,. Kingstord South «. d Sydney yesterday tliibt 1.0 would not only fly to Now Zealand MU again to

The first stage of the estiemelj difficult task of towing the e,,OI ™”J floating dock from the yard at M s e„d-on-Tyuo, whovo it wao p.d, to Singapore, about - ' d . begins to-day, the structure Dime orl incr in two convoys, each in ohaigo -nr powerful tugs. The first emmo is rt mass 465 foot long, 1- c wide, and drawing 7 loot of w.i. The second, which is 390 foot Umg, will leave Wallsond on June 2b-