GENERAL CABLES
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Tho newly-formfed New South Wales branch of the Royal Colonial Institute will bo housed in a fine six-storied building in Bligh, presented and furnished by Mr. Hugh Denison.
A. Melbourne message states that tho Pacific mail contract with Burns, Philp, and Co. liar? been renewed temporarily at £50,000 per annum, being an addition of £1.0,000 .per annum. The Mntnram is being placed on the run to New Guinea.
The Anglican Synod sitting in Adelaide discussed a. motion in favour of prohibition. Tlie clerical section adopted the motion, and th:- lav section negatived it. by small majorities. As a majority in either section was required the motion was lost.
According to a message from Parto arrangements are being made for twelve caterpillar 10-horso-now«T motor-cars to attempt to cross tho Sahara to Timbuktu. a distance of 2C09 miles. It is estimated that the journey will fake a fortnight. Each car will carry n ma-chine-gun.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 298, 10 September 1921, Page 7
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157GENERAL CABLES Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 298, 10 September 1921, Page 7
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