MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16884, 12 July 1920, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Massoud, who attempted to assassinate the Premier of Egypt on Juno 12th, has been executed. Tho United States Department of Labour announces that there were lock-outs in the United States in 1919, affecting more than 4joo0 3 000 workers. The Hon. A. Tascherau (Minister of Public "Works and Labour} has been sworn in as Premier of Quebec province, vice Sir Lomer Gonin, resigned. Persian newspapers report that four Bolshevist warships landed troops at Meshedise, with a view to a fresh invasion. Over 300 nominations have been submitted to the executive of the Labour Party by aspirants for appointment to the New South Wales Legislative Council. Sir Thomas Linton has arranged to leave a large sum in his will to ensure that the America Cup will come back to England, if he fails to win it back this year. It is announced, from New York that Archbishop Mannix has appointed Mr E. D© Valera professor of higher mathematics at ''ilaynooth College, Ireland. It is announced that the United States Post Office _ Department will operate tho New York-San Francisco aerial mail system. Congress has appropriated one million dollars lor tho purpose. It is estimated that £10,000,000 lias been directly lost in Australia, as a result of the Brokon Hill strike, this being the approximate sura that would have been received for lead, silver, and zinc from overseas, were the mines not idle. The amount of wages lost by the employees is estimated at £7,500,000. A non-party meeting of a number of members 'of tho Federal House of Representatives appointed a deputation to wait on Mr Hughes, requesting that tho Cabinet place £300,000 on the Estimates for the purpose of proceeding with work on tne Federal capital at Canberra. The Paris correspondent of the "Now York American" interviewed Baron Rothschild, who said: —"It is absolutely idle to deny that France is unable to.pav tho American loan, which expires in October. Tho only solution lies in a direct arrangement with America, independent of England." M. Paul Deschanel, President of France, is still suffering from a serious nervous breakdown, and is not likely to resume his duties for a long time. It is even Ixilieved that he will retire. There art! indications that a Presidential canvass is afoot, M. Millerand and Marshall Castlenau being mentioned as probable candidates?. An unauthorised strike of gas workers in Manchester and neighbouring towns is causing great domostic inconvenience. Many mills and factories have stooped. Ten large towns are in darkness. The bread supply is threatened, owing to the reliance on coke for the ovens. The Select Committee on National Expenditure seriously criticised the Government depots at Slough. Lord St. Omer urges that the Ministry of Munitions shpuld cease as a spending Department, and draws attention to tihe fact that the Ministry has £22,000,000 for stores on the current Estimates. ■ It is reported from London that the Post Office is so satisfied with the air I service between London and Paris, thus allowing late letters for Australia to bo posted on Friday morning, that it is considering an a.ir service to Marseilles, allowing letters to leave on Saturday morning. A message from London says there is still much distress among Australian discharged soldiers. The _ authorities strongly urge that Australians should not come to England in the hope of securing employment, as some British unions refuse admission to membership. A recent case was that of an Australian who obtained a position as a- fireman aboard a steamer bound for Australia. He was refused admission into tho Firemen's Union, the officials declaring that plenty of their own members were unemployed. On July 2nd the tribes near Rumeartha. in Mesopotamia, who for some time past have been incited by agitators to rebel, attacked the Government buildings in Rumeartha. They killed the Arab guards, and forcibly released notorious agitators who had been imprisoned the previous day for inciting to rebellion. The railway lino has been cut in several places, and considerable damage has been done.- The military authorities dispatched reinforcements, which have for their object the punishment of the tribes directly responsible. This is now in progress. The situation elsewhere in Mesopotamia is satisfactory.