GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 248, 14 July 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Mr. John M'Whae, a Legislative Councillor. has been appointed Agent-General for Victoria, and is expected to take up his duties in February. Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, said that the action of France in withdrawing from the Leipzig trials had been taken without consulting Britain. Three girls and a boy, whose ages ranged from three to six years, were burped to death at the Renmark Hospital. South Australia. Tho children occupied a tent, which was set on fire by a candle left burning during the nurse’s absence. 1 ■ 1 Guest. Keen, and Nettlefold, Ltd., Birmingham, have secured a contract to supply tho Indian Railways with 13,560 tons of steel rails nt £lO 2s. 6d. per ton, which is 15 per cent, below the Belgian and 3i per cent, above the German, quotations. A Sydney message states that in view of some meetings of miners criticising the Coal Tribunal’s activities aaid suggesting direct action, Mr. Hobble, chairman of the Coal Tribunal, has declared that the position is intolerable, and han" refused to continue unless some assurance is given that better counsels will prevail.

A Reuter message from London states that the British representative at Constantinople informed Mustapha Kemal that in view of tho absurd conditions laid down by the Nationalists it was impossible for' General Harrington to proceed further in regard to the suggested meeting with Kemal.

Plans are in preparation by shipowners to eliminate overlapping by pooling refrigerated cargo and loading one vessel to its full capacity, instead of distributin" it among several, a message from Sydney states. It is also proposed that instead of several vessels calling at various Australian ports for small parcels, ono vessel will pick up the lot.

A flock of four thousand, sheep was marooned on a ridge of dry ground bj tho floods in New South Wales, and was threatened with starvation, till the services of Captain Love, an airman, were requisitioned. The airman will load Ms machine with corn, and convey three ba.tfs an hour to the th cep. Tho ridge embraces five acres, and the grass has been eaton bare for weeks. AA a tetr extends for 150 miles on all sides.