VARIOUS CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 17720, 22 July 1921, Page 4

VARIOUS CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,

BRITISH TRANSPORT WORKERS.

WAGE DROP ACCEPTED.

LONDON, July 20. A meeting of transport workers agreed to a reduction in dockers’ wages by 2s daily immediately, and another Is in January.—A. and N.Z. Cable. CABLES BUSY. RESULT OF TRADE FLUCTUATIONS. LONDON, July 20. The Australian Press Association learns that commercial cable traffic between Great Britain and Australasia is now unprecedentedly heavy. Commercial authorities are of opinion that this is due to the necessity for caution in view of _ the unstability of prices. At the same time, there are signs of improvement in the Australasian trade and_ a further easing of the exchange difficulties. The excessive cabling is partly due to the placing and fufilrnent of overseas orders, which have been held up owing to recent strikes.— A. and N.Z. Gable. COAL IN KENT** AN IMPORTANT FIND. LONDON, July 21. Prospecting in Kent revealed extensive deposits of coal, described as tho best in the world for iron smelting purposes. French concerns endeavored to secure control, which has now been seamed by Messrs Dorman. Long, and, Co., Ltd., Middlesbrough, who propose an -outlay of £7.000,000 on the development of tho field, which is situated between Sandwich and Deal, and extends for miles eeaward, —A. and N.Z. Cable.

WAR CRIMES,

PROTEST BY BRITISH M.P.S,

LONDON, July 20,

About seventy members of the House of Commons signed a resolution which it is proposed to submit to the House of Commons, expressing profound dissatisfaction with the result of the Leipzig trials of war criminals, and calling upon the Government forthwith to take steps to enforce the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. —Reuter. GERMAN REPARATIONS. PARIS, July 20. 'The Reparations Commission received from Germany £1,500,000 in European currencies in redemption of portion of the, bills forming part of the payment of the first instalment of £50,000,000 pa-id in May.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE PORT OF ADEN.' LONDON, July 21. The ‘Daily Expresssays that Aden is being transferred from the control of the Government of India to that of the Colo nial Office, which will effect a saving of £300,000 yearly in t the cost of administration.—A. and N.Z. Cable. VICTORIA LEAGUE. LONDON. July 20. Mr W. W. Bowling (Christchurch) presented the Victoria League with a portrait of tho Dowager Countess of Jersey which he painted as a recognition of tho league's kindness to overseas visitors. Lord Gorell accepted the presentation on behalf 1 of the league.—A. and N.Z. Cable. FONTAINEBLEAU FOREST. PARIS, July 20. The famous Fonlainbleau Forest was set afire by lightning, and was threatened with destruction, when a heavy downpour of rain extinguished the flames.—A. and N.Z. Cable. ACTRESS OBTAINS DIVORCE. NEW YORK, July 20. Miss Pearl White, the well-known kinema actress, has been granted a divorce from her second husband, Major Wallace M'Cutcheon, at Providence, on the grounds of desertion.—A. and N.Z. Gable. WAR DEBTS. WASHINGTON, July 21. (Received July 22, at 9.35 a.m.) The Senate’s Finance Committee informed Mr Mellon {Secret.'”- to the Treasury) that until he has further studied the refunding of foreign debts Congress will not act on bis request for unrestricted authority to negotiate refunding agreements.—A. and N.Z. Gable.