Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 417, 27 July 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

LEAGUERS LEAVE FOR NEW ZEALAND, The English Rugby League footballers were passengers • es terday by the Aorangi for Auckland. MISHAP to pope. The Pope slightly injured a foot in alighting from a motor-car in the grounds of the v atican.— A.P.A. TANGIER AGREEMENT.—The Ambassadors of Britain, France, Italy and - pain to-day signed the Tangier agree-nient.—A.P.A.-U.S. * Q BEQUEST TO BATMAN. A bequest of .£ 50 to Earl Haig’s batman, \no was with him for nearly 30 years, ” , "’ho led his charger at his funJS{» Was revoked by a codicil to the will.—A.P.A.- U.S. LEASE RENEWALS. The j.bird session of the Queensland Parament has been opened. The Premier, Mr. \V. McCormack, announced nat ~t ^e Government would not reew the pastoral leases on good quality •neep land contiguous to the railways. WARNED.—A message from j-'airo says the Minister of the Interior x - ® n °Hfied the ex-Prime Minister, son ii S as^a - that he will be held periH ■ y r °sponsible for any disturbances L Sln ® °ut of any of the Wafd’s meetf , or demonstrations. Certain of • demonstrations have consequently ° een postponed.—A.P.A. . SIP SWi.MMrxq RACK.—John Bay- _’, y K ° n the annual Burrard Inlet swim Eiffh't . Ut; t . Vk ° rubles at Vancouver, learti sw i m mers, representing the pj Ak American clubs, competed. H. le Page, of the Melbourne Club - did not start. Charles fn.-iiv 1 ’ of Christchurch, New Zealand, Mled to finish.— A.P.A.

SHIPPixc, RUN.—An innova--s>t°rv»i n form of a weekly shipping f*rn a betWeei * Newcastle and West\r«riAustralia is being commenced by und tT a \ thl McEacharn’s Line, Ltd., veaiw*] < * e * a * < * e steamship Company’s MomK Kooli S a * Kooyong, Mungana and shinni a ‘ obviate much tranand overcome the existing “ngestion on this run.

JTTDPK-S LKr; RROKKX.—Mr. Jus<'our^>ee^ >y ’ of tlu Federal Arbitration j mo*’ ' vas yesterday knocked down by 'or-cycHi* and his leg was broken, wnc . lme °f the accident his Honour denar* J lB V? his Lome to prepare to h aV p for Sydney, where he was to Arbitr P f^ Slc * o<i at tbe sittings of the ,lo nda atlon Court to commence on