Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 530, 6 December 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

.MILLIONS of LISTENERS — petals of the Radio Corporation of rh er * ca ann °unce that there are more in? 10.000.000 radio sets in operation 111 America.—United Service. ROTARIAN S DEATH—The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Baker, a imminent Melbourne business man, no was president of the Melbourne Rotary Club. Mr. Baker had done much good work for war charities. .BRITISH AIRSHIP.—In the House nf Commons. Sir Samuel Hoare, Secrefor Air. stated that the great airship RIOO ought to be flying some me in the spring of next year.—British Official Wireless. More UNEMPLOYED—The numV er of unemployed in Britain, accord* ng to the latest return, is 1.395,500. inis is 31.077 more than in the week “efore. and 250.270 more than a year ago.—British Official Wireless. STATES AT PRICKET.—In the Sheffield Shield cricket "rn'itch Victaria. In Its second innings, made 428 r una (Kills 119, Kbeling 76). Williams took five Wickets for 192. South Auatralia, in its second innings, scored for two wickets (V. Richardson, ,/ not out). South Australia won on n* first innings.—A. and N.Z. P.A.