CABLE NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 129, 2 June 1936, Page 10

CABLE NEWS

WAGES IN U.S.A. LAWS FIXING MINIMA NOT CONSTITUTOML

United TiEss Association—By Electric TeleI graph—Copyright. , (Received June 2, 2 p.m.) I WASHINGTON, June 1. '; The Supreme Court today rejected a thesis that the Government holds the power to regulate working conditions when by a 5 to 4 decision it declared the New York State minimum wage law for women and children unconstitutional. While the ruling applies directly only to New York, the law in effect means that similar statutes in otherStates must be abolished, as well as I any further attempts on the part of the Federal Government to extend its < authority to protect the wage scale. ,The New York law specifically proi vided that women in the laundry inI dustry must be paid at least 12.40 dol- ! lars a week. Mr. Justice Butler's majority opin- ' ion declared that the law was in contravention of the due process of a . clause of the Constitution. Chief Justice Hughes joined the 1 liberal minority and wrote a vigorous ' opinion upholding the right of the States to protect women and children workers.

BANK OF CANADA STATE CONTROL STEP 30-YEARS BOND ISSUE (Received June 2, 1.45 p.m.) OTTAWA, June 1. A step towards the Government gaining control of the Bank of Canada was taken by the Minister of Finance, Mr. C. Dunning, in a resolution in the House of Commons authorising him to issue sufficient new stock to offset stock already issued to the public. Tha Government will also elect sufficient directors to gain voting control of the bank as originally set up by the Bennett Government, with the Government's only control the appointmen. of the governor and restriction of shares to any one individual to 20. _ It is also announced tat a 30-years bond issue of 207,000.000 dollars at 3k per cent, will be offered to the public tomorrow. The Revenue Minister, Mr. J. Ilsley, announced that income-tax collections in April and May increased by 8,000,000 dollars to 59,000.000 dollars. TOLL IN PALESTINE CASUALTIES TO DATE 56 KILLED, 327 WOUNDED (Received June 2, noon.) JERUSALEM, June 1. The toll of the present series .o\ Arab-Jewish disturbances is 56 killed, of whom 29 were Jews, 25 Arabs, one a British policeman, and one a European Christian. Those wounded number 110 Jews, 175 Moslems, 23 Britisti police, 2 soldiers, and 17 others. Thoso arrested number 981 Arabs and 209 Jews, of whom 418 and 204 respectively have been convicted. Rioters fired on a Jewish bus on the Jaffa-Jerusalem road, killing a Jewisll passenger. VOTES FOR WOMEN ; DEMAND IN FRANCE ; BANNERS IN LEGISLATURE i - (Received June 2, 10 a.m.) PARIS, June 1. i When the Chamber of Deputies wal • convened for a brief session a number - of suffragettes sold bouquets to de- ■ puties bearing cards with the worcs * "Best wishes to the new Legislature, ' but don't forget us." 1 Attendants removed banners which. r were flung from the galleries inscribed 1 '-Votes for women." ' M. Blum was not present. j The oldest deputy, M. Antome Salles, ; He'rriot will be a candidate fol ! the chairmanship on June 3.

AGGRESSIVE BOXER JONES BEATS BENNETT COHEN HAS ANOTHER WIN SYDNEY, June 1. At the Stadium tonight, the American negro, Tommy Jones, lOst 121b, stopped the American welter, Leonard Bennett, lOst 111b, in the third round. Jones's aggressiveness, which has hitherto asserted itself in local contests, was again responsible for. the abrupt termination of what the Stadium management hoped would be a better-bal-anced bout, as difficulty has been experienced in getting a suitable opponent for Jones, who tonight floored his man in the second round and finished him off in the third. The youthful boxer, Harry Cohen, Bst 91b, scored his third successive win since rejecting selection for the Olympic Games by gaining a technical knock-out in the second round of a preliminary contest against Frank Cartwright, Bst 91b.

INDIANS HEADED MATCH WITH CAMBRIDGE (Received June 2, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 1. Scores in the match between thfi touring Indian cricket team and Cambridge University are:— India 161 (Wazir Ali 85 not out, Jehangir Khan four for 22) and three for none. Cambridge 216 (White 82). GIMBLETT FOR AUSTRALIA? LONDON, June 1. The "Daily Mail" understands that the Somerset batsman Gimblett is practically certain to go to AustraliaHe is regarded as the most promising batsman England has produced since Hammond.