GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 270, 9 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

By Telegraph-Preßß Assooiatlon-Oopyright The Uruguayan Parliament-has passed] a measure approving of duelling. The Miners' Congress at Geneva adopted tho principle of the six-hour working day. The Government of New South Wales has purchased 1000 tons of beef in Queensland to help to alleviate the meat 6nortago. The Governor-General of Australia, at au impressive ceremony at Government House, presented tho King's colours to the A.1.1', units in the Australian military forces. The Japanese Cabinet has decided upon ai. answer to the American Note regarding the Sakhalin occupation. The Diplomatic Advisory Council has approved the reply' A message'' from Ottawa states that Major Hobus, tho Canadian Inspector of Civil Aviation, has announced that transcontinental Canadian flying will be started within a year. A Melbourne message states thai a sectici of tho Federal House of Representative and the Senate is organising opposition to the agitation for.the transfer of the capital to Canberra. Senator Pearce told the Federal Senate that the Government is considering somo tangible way of recognising the great effort made by Lieutenants Parer and M'lntosh in flying to Australia. The Arbitration Amendment Bill, intended to widen the powers of the federal Arbitration Court, was read the first time in tho Commonwealth House of Kcpresentatives.

The "Matin's" Munich correspondent states that the Bavarian Government has decided only to correspond with France through Berlin, and not through the French representative at Munich.

A Eeuter message states that on Vho occasion of the conclusion of the Lambeth Conference, 210 bishops were to attend n communion service at St. Paul's on Sunday.

According to a dispatch received at New York from Kobe, Japanese shipowners are ready to accept a proposal to raise the freight rates to fhe American level fixed by the Jones Act.

A London message states that the newspapers are watching the week-end railway traffic since the ffrres were increasen, and agree that there hits been a considerable reduction in passengers, especially in the first-class carriages, ivhicb have been almost empty.

It is reported that Mr. Montngv 0 Norman, governor of the Bauk of linglaud, favours increasing the bank rate to 8 per cent, for the purpose of checking speculation, and also attracting foreign oalances, particularly American, thereby reducing the rate of exchange.

The released I.W/W. prisoners were welcomed at a meeting of the Sydney Town Hall. In returning thanks, they indicated that their experience in the past four years was nothing to the task ahead in fighting for a solution of the bread-and-butter problem.

The Government of India has instructed the provincial Governments to inform officials that they cannot subscribe to the Dyer Fund under the Government Servants' Conduct Rules, but a number of military officers have already donated to a fund raised by an Englishman. The fund, it is stated, now exceeds JC3OOO.

'A message from Geneva 6tates that the closing scenes of the International Labour Congress were marked by demonstrations of sympathy and friendship between the Germans and their former enemies, particularly the Belgians, who said: "Now the question of war responsibilities is settled let bygones be bygones."

'A message from Nome states that Cap-, tain Amundsen will leavo to-day to renew his attempt to reach the North Pole. He will sail in the Maud to Wrangel Island, and will then drift in the icepack. He expects to be absent five years.

A message from Sydney states that the Prince of Wales, discording all 'ceremonial, enteral into n -refreshing country holiday. Crossing' the mountains, he mounted the engine-cab, and drove the train twelve miles, later enjoying ii ten-mile gallop outside Bathurst before proceeding west.

A Soviet' newspaper states, .according to a message from Helsingfors, that 500 officials and doctors of the -Army Medical Department have been arrested for accepting bribes totalling fifty million roubles for granting exemption certificates for military service. Forty-four, including eight doctors, .were condemned' fo death.

A London message states that a national conference of the shipbuilding and engineering trades and amalgamated engineering unions decided to recommend the unions to withdraw from (ho Agreement submitting periodical wage applications to tho arbitration of the Industrial Court, and to negotiate directly with employers in fuhiTe.

Business interests in Argentina are manifesting concern over rumours that a, penerai strike is imminent throughout the country as a result of the agitations of the extremist element anions the Lab<uir population. Many strikes are now going on, including- a strike of river, coastwise, and marine workers, which is six months old.

The Japanese Foreien Office has issued a statement to. tbe effect that the charges that Japaneso are being smuggled into tho United States in largo numbers appears fantastic and improbable. The Japanese Government, it states, will gladlv co-operato with America in exposing anv such illegitimate, underhanded scheme. It is hoped that details of these charges will be supplied.