MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16479, 24 March 1919, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

France is presenting Vimy Ridge to Canada.

At Canton, Ohio, Jack Brittom knocked out Ted Lewis.

The Federal Government is revising the tariff in view of the development of Australian production and industry.

There have been twenty thousand marriages of Canadian soldiers to English women during the war. The number is still three hundred weekly.

The Petersham (N.S.W.) by-election resulted in a narrow Nationalist majority the votiiig being: Shillingtoni 2633, 'Olde 2377.

The Federal Government has announced that Dr. Gilruth's appointment as Administrator of the Northern Territory terminates when peace is signed.

Mr John Storoy, speaking at Sydney, denounced tho One Big Union movement, charging it as base treacery to tho Labour Party.

The newspaper "Nation" announces that the British Government has decided to tax food, including foreign sugar, coffee, cocoa, raisins, and dried fruits.

Marshal Foch, asked for a statement on the anniversary of the German offensive, said tho war was really won by Franco's admirable soldiers. Ho said: They have only one merit, that of never despairing.

The Australian Press Association learns that the Admiralty is prepared) to agree to the construction of the Channel Tunnel if certain oonditions regarding indestructibility are observed.

The "New York Tribune" says, editorially, that since Australia has placed an embargo on dyes other than of British origin, Anie. ican dye manufacturers fear that other British dependencies may follow suit.

"Le Temps" says that a scheme is afoot to exploit the Kiel Canal by an international limited liability company. The value of tho canal and a narrow strip of territory on each bank would be deducted from the general sum recoverable from Germany,

General Pau, on arrival in London, said his mission's rccoption had greatly strengthened Franco-Australian 'ties. Dr. oiegl'ried said social equality was the most attractive feature of Australian life. Australia was the most democratic countiy in tho world.

Cottin (who attempted to assassinate M. Clomenccau), in a statement, said he was convincod that the Anarchists were as roady to kill the Kaiser as they were M. Clemenccau. They wore against all authority. Tho medical evidcnco at Cottin's trial showed that one bullet was still lodged in M. Clemenbeau's bodv.

The Peking correspondent of the "Now York Times" says that Japanese official disapproval over the contemplated intornationalisation of tho Chinese lailways is responsible for a plan aiming at tho isolation of Japanese railway interests in China. It is expected that the Shantung railway will be awarded to Great Britain or France.

The delegates of tho British Federated Industries Commission havo concluded a series of conferences with M. Loucheur (French Minister of Reconstruction), who expressed himself as prepared freely to import large supplies of material, provided that commercial credits of from 18 months to two years aro conceded by British manufacturers, as Franco, at tho present time, cannot finance imports by exports, and requires assistance in the work of reconstruction.

The United States is using battleships and cruisers to transport troops. They make the round trip, Brest to New York, in forty days, the battleships carrying twelve hundred men and the cruisers fifteen hundred. The Admiralty is willing to employ warships in repatriating overseas troops if crews aro availablo. It is pointed out that tho American warships used in repatriating tho Americans are in good order, becauso they did not participate actively in the war.