GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 234, 29 June 1922, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

by Telegraph.—Press association. —OOPYDIGHT. Canon Pughe, addressing the Luncheon Club at Leeds (England), stressed Australia’s opportunities for. young English men and women. “Bring Britain’s idle hands to Australia’s idle lands,” he said, “and all will be well with tho southern Dominions.” Mr. William Pearce, the newly-elect-ed Labour member for the Franklyn constituency (Tasmania), died of heart failure. The writs are not returnable till June 29, after which deceased’s preferences will be distributed in the same manner as if he was a discarded candidate.

Major-General Hobbs unveiled at the Karrakatta cemetery (Western Australia) a memorial erected by public subscription, comnqemorative or the xleeds of the distinguished airman, Lieut. Mclntosh, who lost his life while flying in Australia after hjs memorable flight from /

The Minister of Railways states that the State is unlikely to favourably consider Mr. Hughes's scheme for a uniform railway gauge at the present time, in view of the high cost of construction and the high rates of interest, or until a more reliable estimate as to what extent the State is involved is forthcoming.

“That my body be crenlated, and the ashes not preserved, but disposed.'of by the crematorium, or be used by any of my trustees or others to fertilise their potatoes.” was the grim instruction embodied in the will of James Christig, a retired schoolmaster and scientist (reports a London message). Ho stated that he did not wish anyone to waste time attending his funeral—it would do no good to anyone, and the absence of the usual formalities would give poor Mr. and Mrs. Grundy something to talk about.

‘ Miss Beatrice Grimshaw, the wellknown author, read a paper at tho Colonial Institute, London, on Papua and the Western Pacific. She dealt with common everyday aspects or life there, and outlined the agricultural and industrial possibilities. The Paucity of white population was accounted for by , malaria, yet she argued that more whites died in cold countries from bronchitis and pneumonia than ever malaria was accountable for. She said that the treatment of malaria was effectively improving, and the commoner xymotic diseases of civilisation were non-existent in Papua. She spoke well of the natives generally.