GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 268, 6 August 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

By Telegraph-Presa Association-CopyrlzM The 'late Lord Inverclyde left estate' valued at 1*2,017,798. The Nauru Bill lias been read a third time in the House of Lords. Maior-Genoral Parnell (Commandant of Royal Military Collcgo ol Australia) has been appointed administrator of Norfolk Island. A message from London slates that Beckett, owing to an injury to a hand, wiil be unable to box I 1 rank Morau for three mouths. In the Commonwealth House ofßepretatives Mr. Hughes (Prime Minister) stated that a Bill for a Constitution convention would lie dealt with this session. It was incorrectly reported that Michael Sheen was killed in the Hurst villa railway smash, states a Sydney message. The victim was Alexander Ritchie, of Como. .. During a general strike at Savona, Italy, a mob chased officers, who, sheltered in a bathing establishment, where a battlo occurred. Terrified women fled about tho streots in bathing costumes. Two were killed and »any wounded, in j eluding a woman bather. » The French steamer Roberto Ejjueras, bound from China to Noumea with a thousand Chinese coolies, has arrived at (Townsville with a 6erious outbreak of spinal meningitis on board. Thirteen coolies died during the voyage. Thirtytwo enses have been landed. A message from San Sebastian to the London "Times" states that the Council of the League of Nations has approved a permanent international health organisation, comprising a General Commission of all States, a permanent committee, aud a general' medical secretariat. Tho "Yorkshire Observer" states that negotiations are proceeding between the West' Australian Government and tho Yorkshire and West of England woollen and worsted manufacturers respecting tilsestablishment of branches in West Aus-' iralia. Mr. Connolly (Agent-General fop West. Australia) states that the WestAustralian Government will welcome any inquiry, and consider any reasonable pro-. position, even to tho extent of financial co-operation.