GENERAL CABLES

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 88, 12 October 1915, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES

CHINA & MONARCHY MOVEMENT RAPIDLY DEVELOPING PLOT TO CROWN PRESIDENT DISCOVERED. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright.) (TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES.) (Received October 12, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 11th October. The Evening Standard's correspondent at Pekin says that a great military review planned for the 10th, the anniversary of the formation of the Republic, was abandoned owing to the discovery that the military leaders had arranged a coup d'etat to forcibly crown Yuan Shih Kai as Emperor during the review. , The Imperial yellow robes were ready, and it was known that the President was ■willing and anxious to become the first of a new dynasty. The monarchical movement is rapidly developing and has grown in the belief that Yuan will be proclaimed Emperor on the first day of the new year. (PRESS ASSOCIATION.) NORTHERN COLLIERIES AMICABLE ARRANGEMENT POSSIBLE. SYDNEY, 11th October. ' A conference of the Northern Colliery Proprietors and Australasian Colliery Employees' Federation arrived at a compromise, whereby the cease-work notices, which should have operated from Saturday, have been withdrawn. Work was continued to-day. Nothing was officially disclosed, but it is understood that though the miners' demands for a 20 per cent, increase for underground employees, and 26 per cent, for top hands, were not wholly conceded, the foundation has been laid for an amicable arrangement. Meantime, the terms agreed on have been submitted to the district lodges for ratification. Negotiations are proceeding in other colliery districts, and when finality has been reached, the whole business will be submitted to the Arbitration Court. DANISH BUTTER TRUST > CONTROL OF EXPORT. COPENHAGEN. 11th October. _ !A scheme has been drafted to establish a butter trust to control the export, under Government supervision. The trust's main object is to secure a normal export to England. The prices are to be fixed by mutual agreement. NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE (TIMES ISD SIDNEY BUN SERVICES.) (Received October 12, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 11th October. The Canard Company is inaugurating a new fortnightly service from London to Boston, beginning on the sixteenth instant. PANAMA CANAL CLOSED (TII(S3 AND STDNBT SON SBRTICE3.) " (Received October 12, 8 a.m.) LONDON, 11th October. The Panama Oanal has been closed until a permanent channel has been cut '"n the danger zone. MERCHANT SERVICE CLAIMS COMPULSORY CONFERENCE WANTED. - (Received October 12, 9 a.m.) • SYDNEY, 11th October. Mr. Lawrence, secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, announces that it is impossible to settle the ' 244 claims for increases which the guild is making without the intervention of the Arbitration Courk The guild, therefore, is asking for a compulsory conference. SEIZURE OF OPIUM I (Received October 12, 8.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A seizure of 496 tins of opium was made aboard the steamer Oanfa, from Glasgow via ports. PRICE OF HAMS IN N.S.W. (Received October 12, 8.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Commodities Commission has increased the price of hams a penny a pound. The increase is granted to meet the situation under which hams from other States and New Zealand are allowed to come in without restriction as regards price, while local producers are under the proclaimed price.