GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 201, 23 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

The Japanese delegation to the Inter-' national Conference on Communications has arrived in Washington. The conference will be held shortly.—(A. and N.Z.) While motoring to Southampton to hid farewell to Viscount Jellicoe. Sir James Allen's motor car collided with another car. Sir James was slightly cut on the lace through the shattering of the w ind--crceii.— lA. and N.X.I i The Kin:; of Norway decorated Dame Melba witti the Ko\ai Gold Medal of .Uerit. Dame Meiba sang at a concert in aid of the dependents of Norwegian seamen killed in the war. She was accorded a public dinner, and presented with laurel w vcf.il:->.— (A. and N.Z.) l)r. Gravson. the personal pmsiuan to Mr. Wiison, states that Mr. Wilson's health is improving slowly hut steadily, lie bus regained his former weight of 1711 pounds and is doing a great amount of work.—i A. and N.Z. table.) The British Commissioner in Trans- ; caucasia reports that the Armenians | have signed n treaty with the Russian : Soviet Government, the terms of which I included permission for the free passage iof Bolshevik troons through Armenia. ;i A. and NZ. Gable. I The Ottawa correspondent of the New S York "World states that it is under- , stood that the conference of British Dominion Premiers in Canada will take i ; lace some time before Christmas. ; \'\ hethei Vancouver will be chosen as jt'ie ven'ie j. not vet known. — (A. and j.../.. Cable.) I It is suite.i that c.ial from Transvaal mini's \it Uclagoa Eay is arriving at delivered from the British coalfield- to local ports. One shipment wa- =:ild at ':_ a ton le-s than the expert :■;■:, c. of jliriti-h coai.— (A. and N.Z. I'.ibi-.i j The Mexican Mini-ter for I-»ii.;fn c. ,:i the course of a :'pei'ch. ileclare.t : ia: n new- era was to he cs'.ablis'.ie I In Me-.; , j All foreign investm.:r-. ,■-;<- l.iil-. ■•■-.:-. 1 | leunt intere-ts. would be -..:.■_-.:..■: -I 'land the country's polirl ai. ecu. m -. .and educational s-.-sf.r.:- ..-.-. Ir.-iv :-■- ---.formed.—l A. and N.Z. ( .;' :• . jj The US. Department o: Lai■■■,. .11: _;nounies that more t.'iai: IKIO iin:ui.'r.\n's j arc arriving in New York rfali'.. md 'approximately 7!.o.'"i<>o arrr> I .:> r '■■ I Gnited Mat-- .!.::-,!:_' C- .'• •' ' : ' '"!■-''- ? '.l»ve repone.l t-' th.- :n:::::gra:;on 'I:-- --" tir prospective immigrant■-.—.A. ai.d 'I N.Z. Cable.)