GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 95, 17 January 1924, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

SKELETONS FOUND YOUTHFUL PEDESTRIANS’ FATE By Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. (Reo. January 16, 7.15 p.m.) Brisbane, January 16. Two skeletons which were found near the Coveman River last month have been identified as those of youthful returned soldiers, E. Stephens and H. Steebhom, who were engaged in a walking tour through Australia. They were last seen alive in October, 1922, by natives in the vicinity of where the remains were found. —Press Assn. A notorious Chinese bandit chief, Laoyang Jen, has been murdered by liis own men. Admiral Sir Percy Scott, who recently underwent a serious operation, has recovered. As a. result of an inquiry into the escape of a prisoner from Melbourne gaol in November, a temporary warder has been dismissed. A message from Townsville says that a number of Japanese who had only recently landed in Australia, have b’een deported by the Eastern, The damage caused by the. fire at Marcus Clark’s premises at Newtoun, Sydney, amounted to £50,000. The insurances totalled £40,050. The result of. the Saxon elections shows a Socialist setback in all towns, except Chemnitz. .It is expected that a large anti-Socialist majority will bo secured. Newspapers give prominence to . a letter from Mr. C. H. Bentinck, British Charge d’Affaires, to the Greek Foreign Minister, announcing, the resumption of Anglo-Greek diplomatic relations. 'l’enders for the Sydney Harbour bridge have closed. Tlie work of selecting a tender from the six firms (including local, American, Canadian-, and English firms) who tendered has been commenced. Councillor Cotton, president of the Blackburn Rovers Club, and head of one of the largest textile concerns in Blackburn, had a seizure when he hoard of Corinthian’s victory on Saturday, and died. The King and Queen gave an audience to Messrs. Foster and. Smith, officers of the lost steamer Trevessa. at Buckingham Palp.ee, and exposed much interest in the manner in which escaped from the vessel. Naval officials have definitely decided that the wreck of the submarine L 24 has been-found. The authorities recommend the abandonment of the search, ns there is no prospect of salvage owing io the tides and the depth of water; A joint committee of employers and employees, who have been considering for some months a scheme to control the American trade section or the Lancashire cotton industry, announce that they have agreed upon a. scheme, detail’s of which will bo published shortly, The Federal Treasury has decided not to adopt the suggestion to increase the banknote issue in order to meet large sums that are re-quired tb finance wheat and wool exports. It is considered that the present issue is sufficient to meet any stringency arising. The Sultan of Zanzibar and crowds of Europeans and natives watched the arrival at Zanzibar of the Imperial naval squadron. Tho streets were gaily bedecked with flags and palms, and' thousands of natives witnessed the march-past bv detachments from each ship. The Sultan took the salute. Six thousand policemen from all parts of London and the provinces met in the Albert Hall for tho Police Federation protest against the lower wage proposed for provincial police. Mr. James Remnant. M.P.. gave this advise to the police: “For God’s sake don’t get mixed up with politics, or drag the polic-e into the political arena.” Art O’Brien, attended by two prison warders, is conducting his own case before tho Irish Deportees’. Compensation Tribunal, where he is claiming £7OOO damages and costs. He applied to tlie Court to release him on parole for a month in order to prepare his case properly. Lord Justice Atkin replied that the Court was not empowered to grant the application, but he granted an adjournment for a month. The increasing popular apprehension in the United. States respecting the safetv of dirigibles in reflected by a resolution submitted in the House of Repiesentatives requesting the Navy Department to inform the House what scientific facts could be. ascertained by the proposed Polar flight of the ZRI, and whether the French airshin Dixmude’s defects had been corrected in the ZRI. Mr. Justice Avory. in the King’s Bench Division, uphold the claim by Messrs Brocklebank. shipowners, for the return from the Crown of £34.920 paid in 1919 to the Shipping Controller. who demanded payment of 15 per cent, to the Government as a condition to permitting Brocklebank’s to sell a ship to an Italian firm for £240.000. Mr. Justice Avory held that the condition was outside the Shippiiv* Controller’s powers. He was levying monev for the use of the Crown, without Parliament’s, sanction. A stay was granted in view of an appeal, as similar cases arc pending.