GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 269, 7 August 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

Dy Tclegrapn-Presa Association-Copyright The New South Wales Government Statistician reports that food prices have increased 96 per cent, since 1914. A Svdnev message states that the Commodities Commission has increased tho price of butter to 2«. Gd. per lb. retail. The Commonwealth House of Representatives carried the. second reading of the Industrial Peace Bill by 33 votes to 19.' Fender and Makepeace have accepted membership of the English cricket team. The New South Wales Progressive Party passed a resolution disapproving of any proposal to increase the salaries of members of Parliament. During a prize aeroplane fight at Tokio a ; machine piloted by a former British "acc" named Ivirby crashed into Hie crowd; killing • Kirby and three others. A message from Sydney announces that the "Land" newspaper has aban-. doned the apneal against the verdict of .£2OOO awarded Mr. W. G. Ashford, former New South Wales Minister of lands, for alleged libel. Australia's imports for the year ending June 30 amounted to which is ,£4,500,000 ■ less than in the .previous year. The exports totalled ivE148,500,000, or <£34,500,000 more than in the previous year. Mr: Av.ten Chamberlain (Chancellor of the Exchequer). replying to a question, said the British bread subsidy for the current year totalled forty-five millinns: The. Government did' not contemplate continuing the subsidy into 1 the next financial year.