OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18545, 20 August 1928, Page 5

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

(United Pr«M A*«n- —Blectrlo Telegraph.—Copyright.) Callous Murder. VANCOUVER, August IS. At Parry Sound three train robbers who wore’fleeing after looting a mail car of £2OOO. routed a good-natured farmer out- of bed to help them when t.heir stolen automobile got into a ditch. They then shot him dead for his pains. When the pursuers overtook them one robber was captured with his pockets filled with stolen property. The others escaped.—United Service. Empire Migration. OTTAWA, August IS. Speaking at the Ottawa Service Club, Lord Lovat said: “We have absolutely held to the theory and hold definite to the policy that each of the dominions is independent, and we seek to know how to co-operate. The question of British migration is a great one. It is not a question of unemployment at Home but of the proper distribution of the white population within the Empire. It is your sympathy, not your money, we want.”—Australian Press Association—United Service Eucharistic Congress. SYDNEY, August IS. The frequent arrival of Roman Catholic is focussing attention on the Eucharistic Congress which is being held in Sydney a fortnight hence. Large crowds welcomed the president of the Congress, Bishop Heylin, and Bishop Deschamps yesterday. Father Meany, of Sydney, Congress Organiser, has the Herculean task of finding accommodation for the 20,000 Congress visitors well in hand. One of the spectacles that will create the greatest impression will be on the harbour, when a gold and white barge, resplendent with religious synij holism, carries the Host from Manly to the city through a great laneway of ships. The barge will be a .Manly icuy steamer painted white, with a brown and gold band.—Australian Press Association. Tailteann Sports. LONDON, August 18; At the Tailteann sports at Dublin Miss Stockjey (New Zealand) won her heat in the women’s hundred metres free style swim in lmin 17sec, beating Miss Bonnie Mealing (Australia). Miss Edna Davey (Australia) was third in her heat and qualified for the final. In the eight hundred metres free style Lindsay (New' Zealand) was second to Ault (Canada). Time—llmin 29 2-osec. Moorhouse (New Zealand) won his beat in the hundred metres backstroke. Time—lmin 23 4-ssec. In the two hundred metres free style Miss Miller (New Zealand), 2min 57 4-ssec, and Miss Davey (Australia), 2min 56 2-ssec, won their heats. In the men’s two hundred metres free style Lindsay was third in his heat and qualified for the final. Forty-four started in the Tourist Trophy motor race. Captain Malcolm Campbell’s Bugatti burst into flames at the second lap and was completely destroyed. Captain Campbell was dragged out uninjured. The other competitors were not affected. Kay Don won. Cushman in an Alvis was second and Mason (Austro-Daim-ler) was third. Don’s time was five hours 58min 13sec. javelin throw resulted: — Pilling (Canada), 204 ft lOin .... 1 S. Lay (New Zealand), 202 ft 2in .. 2 —Australian Press Association—United Service. Trans-Atlantic Plight. OTTAWA. August IS. A message from Cochrane; Ontario, states that Hassell, Parker and Craraei have commenced the second leg of their three-stage trans-Atlantic .flight by the northern route to Stockholm. They started on the sixteen-hundred-mile flight to Mount Evans, Greenland, at noon to-day. The aeroplane is equipped w'ith a wireless set, which will be the airmen’s only means of communication with civilisation on the flight over the barren territory in which' they expect to land early on Sunday. Wireless communication, however, can only be established by chance, as their wave length is unknown and no arrangements were made with the Federal authorities before hopping off.

The Federal station in the far north of Canada is watching for their signals. A wireless message received at Madison, Wisconsin, at 6.4 pjn. said that the aeroplane was approaching the coast of Labrador.—Australian Press Association—United Service.

Southern Cross Bogged. PERTH, August IS. The Southern Cross was unable to leave because it was bogged at Maylands, where it landed on its arrival from Adelaide. It will probably be three days before it is able to move, and the weather outlook is still unpromising. Even the Airways’ mail ’plane could not rise with its complement of passengers, who were railed to Geralcßon.—Australian Press Association. Dr Lang Attacked. LONDON. August 18. Declaring that the appointment of the Archbishop of York to succeed the Archbishop of Canterbury nullifies the rejection of the Prayer Book by the House of Commons and the nation, the League of Loyal Churchmen and the Protestant Alliance, low church bodies prominently opposed to the Prayer Book, are petitioning the King to withdraw his consent to the appointment. They allege- that Dr Lang is generally regarded as the real head of the party which recently unsuccessfully attempted to subvert Protestantism under the cloak of the revision of the Prayer Book. Therefore, it is impossible to believe that he will faithfully administer the laws and refrain from abusing his authority in order to promote a revival •of Romanism.— United Service. Canadian Athletes. LONDON. August 18. It is learned from Dublin, as a result of the negotiations of Mr H. Amos manager of the New Zealand Olympic team, with the Canadian Olympic team manager, that Captain Cornelius will favourably recommend a tour of New Zealand by Canadian athletes at the end of the year. The Canadian authorities will duly notify the decision. I am very keen to see the trip, which is all in favour of Empire sport,” said Captain Cornelius, “ but it is all a matter of dollars and cents.’’—Austraiian Press Association. Boxing. BRIDGEPORT (Conn.), August IS. W. Grime 9st 21b was beaten by Smith 9st lib in a ten round bout. I'irst Round—Grime staggered the veteran Smith with a series of rights; to the chin. Second Round—drime took the round easily with left hooks in an elusive dodging attack, employing a long left and a short right. Third Round—Grime won the applause of the crowd by neatly out boxing Smith. Fourih Round—Smith got under Grimes open defence and drove him about the ring with rights and lefts, to the face.

Fifth Round—Grime’s defence failed. Smith opened a cut over the Austrar lian’s right eye with a flicking left. Sixth Round—Even. Seventh Round—Grime floored Smith briefly with a right.

Eighth and Ninth Rounds —Even, Grime outboxing Smith, but the latter landing enough blows to even the score. Tenth Round—Smith outpunched Grime and won the round and the judge’s decision, which was unpopular with the crowd and the newspapermen present. Grime, however, showed the need of further practice and the acquisition of more effective defensive tactics. The fight was fast and bloodless, and very nearly even, with the consensus of opinion apparently favouring Griine. —Australian Press Association. Communism in India. DELHI, August 18. The Government has published an intercepted letter from M. N. Roy, an Indian Communist living in Berlin, to agents in India, saying: “ The experience of the past seven years shows that we cannot build a party legally, therefore w’e must build it illegally.” He advises the formation of a band of 'secret agents, who, while openly actively participating in Labour movements among the peasants, will not be known as communists. He suggests the establishment'of revolutionary branches in every factory and the carrying out of an active propaganda campaign.— United Service. Submarine L 55. .LONDON, August 18. The Moscow correspondent of the “ Daily News ” reports that M. MukJevitch declares that Britain, without declaration of war, attacked the Soviet in 1919, sank four ships and bombarded the forts in an attempt to destroy the revolution. He claims that the Russians sank thirteen British warships, including the cruiser Cassandra.' The Admiralty has issued a statement that the submarine L 55 and two destroyers were the only warships lost in the Baltic in 1919. The Admiralty suggested that; a British warship should fetch the remains of the crew of the submarine, but the Soviet did not reply.—United Service.