GENERAL CABLES

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 113, 13 May 1921, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

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It is reported from Sydney that Miss Ada Evans has been admitted there as a barrister. She is the first lady barrister in New South Wales.

Madame Curie has arrived in New York to accept a gramme of radium presented to her by American women at a cost of 100,000 dollars.

The death at his residence in County Kerry of Denis Donoujh Charles, the M'Gillycuddy of the Reeks, is announced in "The Times." The late. Irish chieftain, who is 69 years old, at on© time served in the Royal Navy. He is succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Ross Kinloch M'QHllycuddy, D.5.0., who during the late war was four times mentioned in despatches.

Thf British Food Investigation Board is inquiring into Franklin Kidd's invention /or the storage of apples br means of self-generated sras, which he claims is cheaper and equally as effective as cold storage.

From Montreal comes reports that 30 Australian tourists are making a record trip to England, via, Canada. Disembarking at Vancouver from the Niagara on 6th May, they boarded an express, reaching Quebec in iour days, and 13 hours later a liner was rushing seaward for Liverpool to break the record.

Tho Benches of Gray's Iran gave a, luncheon to Mr. Justice Isaac Isaacs, of tho High Court of Australia. Mr. Justice Gr*er, tho Treasurer, presided. Ho proposed' the guest's health, which Lord Birkenhead supported!. Mr. Justice Isaacs, in replying, . expressed Australia's indebtedness to British H\v, ami she was anxious to emulate heir judicial1 }-. Referring to political connections, he saidl that Australia was prae-l-icn-lly autonomous, and could be absolutely if she desired it.