MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19842, 10 January 1920, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

♦ ■ By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, January 7. It is expected there will be largo arrivals of American and Canadian apples in England well into May. The International Apple Shippers’ Association estimates there were the equivalent of 30.000,000 cares in storage in the United States rnd Canada in the middle of December. The Australian Press Association is officially informed that the Japanese troops were sent to Irkutsk, not as a fighting force, but merely to protect the Japanese residents, LONDON, January 8. Professor Rankin© has demonstrated telephoning by light transmission. The instrument is a photophone, consisting of a gramophone sound box, a delicately poised mirror replacing the needle, the effect of light upon the element selenium causing the mirror to convey sound oscillations received. Professor Rankin© states that sunlight offers limitless opportunities for the transmission of speech, always allowing for fho earth’s curvature. COPENHAGEN, January 7. The Lettish and Polish forces are continuing their advance. They have reestablished railway communication between Riga, Dvinsk and 'Warsaw, Bolshevik newspapers state that Mr Arthur Macpherson, a well-known member of the British Colony at Retrograd, has been killed by the Bolsheviks. WASHINGTON, January 7. The arrest of Martens, the. "Soviet Ambassador, has been ordered in connection with the disclosures of Soviet propaganda in the United States. REVAL, January 7. The newspapers assort that Lenin, Trotsky and Tchitchcrin are prepared to discontinue the present terrorism and to abolish the Revolutionary Tribunals. BERLIN, January 7. Ihe question ol surrendering officers accused of war crimes to the Allies is the chief topic throughout Germany, and is likely to embarrass the Governmoiiu considerably. The Conservative Ib’ess demands that officials should disobey orders lo hand over war criminals. A gencial railway strike is threatened lor increased wages. The western Irailwaymeu have already declared a strike. The trouble may involve the lull ol the Government. TOKIO, .] anuary 7. It is that the Government intends to permit foreign-owned steamers to engage in the Japanese coastal trade. NEW YORK, January 9Mr in Ft . speaking at Portland, Oregon, said he was opposed to President A ilson s idea of making the ratification ot the treaty a campaign issue. If the question is submitted to election, fourteen months must elapse before a settlement can be arrived at, and by that time a settlement will be worthless. LONDON, January 8. The King has awarded Mr Asquith and Mr Lloyd l George the 1914 Star the British W r ar Medal and the Victory Medal. The Ceramic has been ordered to resume her voyage, and it is hoped that she may be berthed at London on luesday. The vessel has been, burning fifty tons of coal daily for over a month to Keep the refrigerating plant going. Congestion at Southampton is acute, the port did excellently during the war but facilities for dealing with overseas cargoes is proving utterly inadequate. ships are constantly arriving with food and wool, only to find that they must leave their cargoes rotting in the sheds or seenk another port. The Snevic and Runic from Australia are thus left to nnd a less congested port. LONDON, January 8 ■lt ig understood that substantial agreement has been arrived at regarding Flume between England and Italy Newspapers publish sympathetic references to Sir Edmund Barton’s death and career. CAIRO, January 8. Viscount Allenby arrived at Jeddah aboard H.M.S. Centaur. King Hug. Sim received him on the pier and decorated him with the Grand Cordon of the Order of Mahda, with jewels, and also presented him with a gold sword of honour.

was dispensed by a cumber of ladies, and the- lucky ones wore able to- sit down to little tables placed around the greens. Under those circumstances, watching the match between teams representative of the North and South Island, played in connection with the Dominion howling tournament, was a very pleasant pastime. Ice cream followed the tea after an interval, and at various times music was played by Bidgood’s orchestra. Mr and Mrs E. A. Summers were host and hostess. Mr E. A. Summers, president of the Dominion of New Zealand Bowling Association, warmly welcomed the visitors. He said that since the amalgamation of the two bowling associations m New Zealand the tournaments had been a groat success. Mr T. Bush, vice-president ol the association, had, he said, brought down from Wellington the banner wliich was held by the team which won the match between the North and South Islands, and which had been taken to M ellington four years ago. He hoped that tlrs time it would remain in the South Island. He extended a welcome to the bowlers' lady friends to visit any of the greens during the rest of the tournament. Cheers were given for Air and Mrs Summers. . Mr T. Bush expressed bis gratification at seoipg such a.' large gathering which, he said, was largely the outcome of Air Summers’s efforts. The arrangements throughout the tournament had been all that could bo desired. More cheers were given for Mr Bush, and the games were then proceeded with. The results were as follow (North Island players named first): ’lrott, Scrfort, Grange, Stevens (skip), 22; Penlington, H. Thompson, Buck, Danieils (skip), 24. Roydhousc, Baskerrille, G. E. Glen, Massou (.skip;, 20; Ingielon, Barnard, Falconer, R. ilowiirth (skip), 24. Hoidswoith, Batch, H. Nash, Dirnock (skip;, 2a; Leith, Alealings, West, Paukhurst tskin), it). MUillum, East, Garrard, Wooller (skip), 41; Buiier, Hauls, Wyatt, Harraway (skin) 21. Andrews, Doherty, M’Coll, Gray (skip), 19; E. G. Wilson, Brass, Sinclair, O. Cox (skip), 26. R. H. Green, Bull, Bland, Clark (skip), 11; Vtedde, Brooks, Healey, Dr NoblexVdams (skip), 16. Alarsiiua, Kinvig, F. East Jackman (skip), 15; Atkinson, G. Nelson, Amtmann, J. Jolmsou (strip), 22. Bice, Wight., J. Wight, Fraser (skip) 19; W. M, Hogg, D. M. btuarl, Bursou, Bmeaton (skip), 24. Newton, Clariclge, Hendry, M’Whannell (skip), 21; J. Grant, Denny, Horton, 0. R. Smith (skip), 12. Hutchison, M’Ewin, Coles, Bynon (skip), 17; Bagger, Rogerson, Stevenson, T. Marker (skip), 10. , ’ Roberts, H. Smith, Thomson, Cotter (skip) 20; Maynard, Burgess, F. Redpath (skip), 24. Brookfield, Anderson, Tilley, London (skin) 18; M’Hattic, Cochrane, Killner, W Jacob I sen (skip), 16. Hunt, Robin, Priddle, Prince (skip) f,Hoggan. Thomson. Wooclham, Hendersoit (skip), 31. Pearson, Robinson. Wooller, Ure (skint 20; A. Dee, Baxter, T. Jones, W. Dee (skip),’ Totals: North Island, 254; South Island 29G ’

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