GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 220, 11 June 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

By Mograph-Prcsi Association-Copyright The Federal Solicitor-General has opened an official inquiry into tho oases of Father Jerger and Dr. Hirschfeld. Mr. J. C. Ferguson, formerly Councillor of tho Chinese State Department, has succeeded the lato' Dr. Morrison as tho President's Political Adviser. It is reported from New York that Caruso's' summer homo was entered by burglars and 500,(WO dollars' -worth or jewellery stolen. At tho Sydney Labour conference, Mr! J. Estell (New South Wales Minister of Works and Railways) stated that tho Government intended to restore tho rights'of tho 1917 strikers on, tha railways and trams, and tho status of deregistered unions. The "Now York Times" correspondent at Cruz 6tates that the bulvonio plague appears to bo waning. Only four new eases have been reported, with thnoo deaths, since Sunday. After much alarm, the city is regaining its tranquility. Tho "Echo do Parisi" learns that ilio Polish and Czeclio-Slovakian Governments have agreed to abandon the plebiscite over Teschen (in Austrian Silesia), and refer the matter to arbitration. Tho French Government has proposed the King of Belgium as arbitrator. A United Service message from London states that the position of Governor- 1 Genoral of Australia was not offered to Genoral Birdwood: Admiral Jellicoehod the choice of New Zealand or Australia, and selected the former, stating that "Australia requires a men richer than me-' A Eeuter message .from Cape Town states that General Ravcnsliaw, General Officer Commanding in South Africa, lias died of heart failure while elephant hunting in the Addo Bush. The party was visiting tho camp of Major Pretorias, tho renowned elephant hunter, and went for a walk, armed, but not intending to shoot. They unexpectedly encountered a hord of elephants and set out in hot pursuit of the elephants. The others outstripped General Ejivetishaw, who was missing -when they returned. Native trackers, after a long search, discovered tha body in tangled bush, face downward, and still grasping the Title. At tho reunion in London of comrades of the First King Edward's Horse, it was stated that over 550 young oolonlals in its ranks obtained commissions in the British armies during the war. A memorial in tho shape of 1 an. elongated milestone, nponf which, is inscribed the names of 82 mep who fell, will be shortly unveiled at Vieille Chapelle, where the regiment held up n. German division for a whole day in 1918. Gen-! oral Herbert Lawrence, in a speech, . hoped the regiment would continue as a link with tho Overseas Dominions.