GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 253, 20 July 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

(By Teloffraph-Prew Assooiation-Oopyrißht Mr. M'Grath, the Labour candidate, won the Ballarot scat by an absolute majority of 1016 votes. Tho West Australian Civil Service strikers have notified the Premier of their willingness to resume negotiations for a settlement. The Prince of Wales has arrived nt Hobarl, and was enthusiastically welcomed. Tho route of the Royal precession was gaily decorated, and was lined by many thousands of people. A message from Mexico City states fliat, following an unsuccessful rebel attack at Monterey, Generals Pablo Gonzales and Carlos Garcia, were arrested, by order of the President. It is understood that the New South Wales Cabinet is contemplating a State Sweep, for revenue purposes. Replying to Church criticism cf the proposal, Mr. T. L. Mutch. Minister of Education, invited the Churches to suggest an alternative to a lottery. There is no improvement in iho gas strike position at Melbourne, but the points of difference are gradually diminishing. The companies are utilising volunteer labour, but are experiencing a shortage of coal. A London message states that a tost action is threatened in the event of a strike ballot, such as that approved by the recent Trades Union Congress, to enforce its demands regarding the Irish and Russian policies, on the i round that it is an illegal expenditure of trade union funds. Mr. Rhodes Dishcr, a Fellow of tho Royal Geographical Society, has appealed for a thousand British subjects who are willing to work two hours a . day, dress in light clothing, and cat plainly, to accompany him to Samoa and the Marquesas Islands and live the simple life. Six hundred have already applied. A message from Karlsbad states that Upla Kuu, who was allowed by the Austrian* to proceed to Russia via Czechoslovakia, escaped with several of his companions as the train reached a station on the Czech-Polish frontier. It is feared that if Bela Kun enters Unitary again the fierce struggle netween his party and the present Government will be renewed.