Cable Jottings

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 533, 10 December 1928, Page 9

Cable Jottings

PROSPEROUS TRANCE. —M. Loucheur, French Minister ot labour, announced in the Chamber of Deputies that there were only 586 unemployed Persons in France, while 11,834 specialised posts remained to be filled. — **• and X.Z. F.A. FK PERAT a ELECT lON S. Three Government candidates Lor the Fedcral Senate have been elected in Australia. They are: Mr. E. 5; Johnston, Mr. W. Kingsmill and Hal Colebatch. The former welljvnown Labour Senator, Mr. E. Needham, was defeated. Home BOMBARDF.D. —A foreman j'tevedore’s home at Adelaide was ombarded with stones and the windows smashed and other damage done, ‘he householder recently withdrew ‘ r ° m the Waterside Workers’ Federation. SAVINGS BANK.—The anr,Ual report of the New South Wales oveniment Savings Hank shows that he total amount to the credit of depositors was £70,691.471. Over 40 per the population had accounts the bank. The interest added to •pie accounts amounted to <£500.402. ® number of accounts was 996,992. TALKIE' IX SYDNEY. —The first movie" was presented in a frp ey lileatr c> on Saturday evening occ- S 'i commcnt states that there was t ,U?: sional harshness and some penetionf acce nts, but the synchronisaaiJ? Picture and the music was aa nost Perfect.