NEWS BY CABLE,

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17742, 20 June 1929, Page 8

NEWS BY CABLE,

TO BE BROADCAST. SPEECH BY THE QUEEN. By Telegraph—Press Atsn. —Copyright.) LONDON, June 18. The British Broadcasting Corporation announces that Queen Mary has graciously consented to the broadcasting of her speech on June 25, when she will lay the foundation stone of the Young Women’s Christian "Association’s new building in Great Russell Street, off Tottenham Court Road. MISSING VESSEL. SPECIAL SEARCH TO BE MADE. SYDNEY, June 19. The steamer Junee belonging to the Adelaide Steamship Company has been chartered to make a special search for the missing Danish sailing ship Koebenhavn, which left 3uenos Aires last December for Australia, and has not since been reported. MEXICO AND THE CHURCH. BASIS OF SETTLEMENT. MEXICO CITY, June 18. A basis for the settlement of the religious controversy in Mexico has been agreed upon and cabled to the Pope at Rome for his approval. It is learned authoritatively that the basis for the settlement has received the final approval of the ■ President, Senhor Gil and the Roman Catholic emissaries, Archbishop Fiores and Bishop Diaz. No changes in the existing religious law are involved, only in its interpretation. GOING HOME. ITALIANS AND GREEKS. SYDNEY, June 19. The immigration authorities say there is a marked exodus of Greeks and Italians, who are finding It so difficult to obtain work in Australia that they are returning in scores to their own countries, although many are booking for Malta. STOWAWAYS PUNISHED. SUFFERED IN NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, June 19. Three stowaways who arrived in Sydney on the Ulimaroa yestefrday, John Potter, Luke Veal and Jack Barnett, were each fined 20s to-day, In default seven says’ imprisonmenl. They were also ordered to pay £6 10s passage money, in default one month’s

Imprisonment. The men say they were desperate because they had been out of work so long In New Zealand.