OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18451, 30 April 1928, Page 10

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

(United Presa Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Afghan Royalties. LONDON, April 29. The King and Queen of Afghanistan have gone to Warsaw. —Australian Press Association. Billiards Championship. LONDON, April 29. Davis (in play) has scored 8001, and Newman 7110.-—Australian Press Association—United Service. Munitions Explode. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 28. Many were killed and injured by the explosion of a secret munitions depot at Trebizond, a Turkish Black Sea port. Fire followed the explosion and spread rapidly.—Australian Press Association. Women Scullers. SYDNEY, April 29. The Women’s Four-oar Half-mile Championship of Australia resulted: New South Wales 1, South Australia 2, Queensland 3. Won by two lengths. Time—‘3min 33 l-ssec. The Women’s One-mile Sculling Championship of New South Wales was won by Miss Field in 6min 59 4-ssec. —Australian Press Association. Cables and Wireless. LONDON, April 27. The “Financial News” publishes news of a rumoured offer by a powerful financial syndicate to the Imperial Government for the purchase of Empire cable and wireless services. Australian delegates to the wireless and cables conference emphatically deny that any such proposal is within the knowledge of the conference. Mr Walter Baker (Labour) will ask Mr Baldwin in the House of Commons on Tuesday whether he has received an offer to purchase the whole of the means of Imperial communications.— Australian Press Association.