BRITISH AND FOREIGN
United Press Association— By Elcctfii Telegraph— Copyright. (Received April 30, 8.50 a.m.) THE THALBERG SCHOLARSHIP LONDON, April 29. Francis Hutchens, a New Zealand pianist, has been awarded the TharDe-r^ Scholarship of the Royal Academy «? Music. JEWEL ROBBERY. Jewels valued at £1000 wer* stol«| from the dressing-table of the Honour^ able Mabel Vereker. It is believed tha\' the burglar was concealed in the resk dence in the night time. WEST AUSTRALIAN IMMIGRA. TION. A steady stream of stringently-seleci. Ed agriculturists ate availing themselvef of assisted passages to> West Australia, the number exceeding last yestfJ overage. THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION. Ten thousand workers are busy get* ting the Franco-British Exhibition M readiness for the opening. PHOTOGRAPHY BY WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. A Dane named. Kundsen demonstfab ed at the Hotel Cecil a machine fol transmitting pictures by any wiTelest system. BUSINESS FAILURE. Wincott, Cooper, and Company^ statement has been filed. It show* * liabilities £462,643, of which; £70,071; ' j are expected to rank for dividend* Tlw assets are £18,843.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9223, 30 April 1908, Page 2
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