OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18615, 17 November 1928, Page 5

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

(United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Bouvet Island. OSLO, November 13. The Bouvet Island decision is hailed as a proof of British fair play and sense of justice. The Press emphasises its importance as a permanent whaling base for the Antarctic. A wireless station will shortly be constructed.—Australian Press Association. Threat of Shipping Hold-up. SYDNEY, November 10. The Seamen’s Union has requested those members who are transferring to Mr Tom Walsh’s new union to withdraw their names, otherwise their fellow members will decline to work with them, which the union asserts will cause another shipping hold-up.—Aus-tralian Press Association. Fire in Paper Mills. SYDNEY, November 10. The Coroner returned a verdict that the Cumberland Paper Mills were accidentally destroyed by fire on October 7. The outbreak was due to the surrounding scrub fire. No blame was attachable to the fire brigade, whom he congratulated on their excellent work in saving nearby houses.—Australian Press Association.

English Tennis Team. BRISBANE, November 16. The visiting English tennis players to-day defeated Queenslanders as follows : Gregory defeated Moon, 6-2, 6-4. Higgs defeated Thurlow, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0. —Australian Press Association.

New Cycling Record. SYDNEY, November 16. The Victorian cyclist George M’Leod broke the Sydney to Melbourne unpaced cycling record of 48 hours 48 minutes by 62 minutes 10 seconds.— Australian Press Association. Aircraft Exhibition. RUGBY, November 15. The international aircraft exhibition which will be held at Olympia from July 16 to 27 next year, is being organised by the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. The last intei national aircraft exhibition held in Great Britain was in 1920, since when great progress has been made in design as well as in speed and endurance. The exhibition will be thoroughly representative of all phases of aeronautics. Considerable interest is being shown by foreign aircraft and aircraft engine constructors, as well as by foreign Governments. The wisdom of selecting next year for the exhibition is apparent when it is realised that in 1929 more important aircraft events will take place within Great Britain. For example, the next Schneider Cup race will be held in British waters next year.—British Official Wireless. Chairman of S.P.C.A. LONDON, November 10 The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals elected Sir Robert Gower as chairman and invited Lord Banbury to become vice-president.— Australian Press Association. Fascism and The Vatican. LONDON. November 16. The Rome correspondent of “ The Times ” states that official Catholic opinion in Italy has again clashed with Fascism, this time in connection with a women’s sports meeting. A shooting competition, to which the Pope objected in 1927, has been omitted, but the programme includes archery, which “ enjoys the highest credit and great popularity among Anglo-Saxon women.” The “ Osservatore Romano,” voicing the official Catholic view, strongly protests against “ this offence to the Christian customs of our civilisation and nation,” and asks why a regime claiming zealously to preserve Latin institutions is so anxious to imitate foreign customs. It adds that the Government of a Catholic State like Italy cannot ignore what the supreme head of Catholicism has pronounced upon a matter inherent to moral training. The paper urges Bishops and priests to exercise their influence with all families of the faithful entrusted to their care.—Times Cables. General Booth. LONDON, November 16. Salvation Army headquarters has issued a statement to the effect that the High Council has been summoned to meet in London early in January. The statement regrets the gravity of General Booth's condition, but declares that the Army’s working will be entirely unaffected, as every arrangement exists for the efficient maintenance of ,its w T orld-\vide operations. All discussions regarding supposed claimants for the generalship are premature, if not absurd. There are neither claimants nor candidates. The matter can only be decided when a vacancy arises.— Australian Press Association.