“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16811, 14 August 1922, Page 12

“STOP PRESS” NEWS.

(Reserved for late news received after the paper has gone to press.) COST OF PATENTS. LONDON, August 13. A White Paper announces that a conference of representatives of the Empire Patent Offices evolved a scheme whereby the cost of patents throughout the Empire could be considerably reduced. The Conference proposes, pending the creation of a central office, that patents granted by the United Kingdom be accepted throughout the Empire. RUGBY FOOTBALL. WELLINGTON, August Jl. The Wellington team against Taranaki will be:—Siddells, Malfroy, Mahoney, Woga.u, Udy, Trapski, Cair, O. H. Scott, Swain, Duncan, Thomas. J. Shearer, Pringle, and W. Ryan and Jackson. Emergencies—Troy, Mcßae, Thomas and Gibson. WELLINGTON B TEAM. The Wellington I» touring team which left Wellington to-day to Marlborough, Nelson and Bays, We?* Coast and Buller, consists of Murphy D. Algar, Riggs. Cannody, McCabe McOleary, Murray, Tancred, Gibson ,T. King, Wylie, Whiteroo, Burns, P Sullivan, Peacock, Osborne, Priest Matthews. Butcher and Connop. THE PREMIER S BOOK. LONDON, August 13 U Cassell's will publish .Mr Liloyd George's book iu the spring. - &% LATE CABLES. M NEW YORK. August 13 Percy Grainger, the famous man- g ist. through his conceit manager.' has fusion has been circulated concerning W. his mother’s estate. ’’ My mother. he says. *' Never had any fortune, \ the property she left amounted to ’■« 3121 dollars. LORD NORTHOLIFFE'S CONDITION r.ONDON. August 13 A bulletin states that Lord N'ortUcliffe’s condition remains persis- i. tently grave. AT cLA REN’S TE AAI LONDON,August 13 Chapman, the Cambridge Blue will accompany Me Laron’s team on its tour. " £ m