LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 18259, 26 April 1923, Page 6

LATE CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. NEW GERMAN OFFER. TO BE ADDRESSED TO ALLIES. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 26, at 11 a.m.) Tho ‘ Daily Telegraph’s’ Dusscldorf correspondent states that authoritative advices from Berlin report that tho new German offer will be made at tho end of tho week. Tho Government will address all the Allies simultaneously.—A. and N.Z. Cable. GERMAN BANK RATE. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 26, at 11 a.m.) Commenting on tho advance in the German bank rate to 18 per cent., the financial papers suggest that the German authorities arc trying to improve tho position of the mark by imposing high money_rates, but so far these had had no beneficial effect.— A. and N.Z. Cable. BRITISH PARLIAMENT. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 26 at 11 ft.ni.) Mr A. B. Eoyd-Carponler (Financial Secretary to the Treasury), replying to questions in tho House of Commons, said that the direct taxation under tho new Budget amounted to £lO indirect taxation to £5 16s. The House, by 179 votes to 157, rejected a motion to reduce tho tea. duty from 8d to 5d per lb.—A. and N.Z. Cable. By 219 votes to ISO, the House defeated a motion to abolish the duly on dried fruits.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE PATRIARCH TIKHON. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 26 at 11 a.m.) A Helsingfors message slates that Tikhon's trial will bo postponed indefinitely.— Reuter. HAFNIUM DISCOVERY. COPENHAGEN, April 25. (Received April 26, at 11 a.m.) Professor Bohr states that hafnium is still not completely isolated, but success is near. Its atomic weight lies between 179 and 181. Professor Bohr says that hafnium is impenetrable by the Eontgen rays. It has tho good qualities of bismuth in connection with the Rontgcn rays, and tho experiments should be of considerable value to medical science.—A. and N.Z. Gable. THE WOOL MARKET. BRISBANE, April 26. (Received April 26, at 11.20 a.m.) Tiro offerings showed evidence of droughty conditions, but despite a mediocre greasy selection competition was keen and prates 10 per cent, higher than at tho March sales. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 26, at 11.20 a.m.) Commenting on tho advance at the wool sales, Messrs 11. Dawson and Co. describe it as gncrally unwelcome and' disturbing, for it is too strongly supported to be merely a spurt. For two years the raw material has been relatively dearer than its products. This last advance makes tho position more unworkable. Tho only possible result seems to be that consumers will bo forced eventually to tako cross-bred goods if they must have low-priced material. Tho only good thing which it is hoped may accrue from Dio now advance is that it may help to clear old stocks of goods in some corners.-—A. and N.Z. Cable. IMPERISHABLE ANZAC. LONDON, April 25. (Received April 26, at 11.30 a.m.) Tho Cenotaph was the general gathering place of those who honored tho Anz.ao dead in London. This was succeeded by a memorial service at Ft. Clement Danes, where Archdeacon •Martin, of .Sydney, who lauded from the. Ormonde three hours before, delivered an address. Fir Joseph Cook presided at a luncheon cf tho Australian and New Zealand Club at the Hotel Cecil. The ' speeches rang with the glory of the Anzac deeds. The ga?liering around tho Cenotaph stood in drizzling rain while Empire-wide _ tributes were laid at - its base. Tho fresh wreaths, which replaced tho faded ones laid earlier in the week, glistened with rain drops. One in tho centre wan made of real Australian wattle. It was placed in position by tho Dowager Counters of Jersey on behalf of the Victoria League ■in Australia.—A. and N.Z. Cable. beforFthe wedding. BRIDE’S CAKE DESCRIBED. LONDON, April 25. Received April 26, at 9.20 a.m. The wedding cake is Oft high ami is in four tiers. It weigh-.; 8001 b. On tho lower tier are six delicately wrought simar lace cupolas, forming the cake into six panels. Five bear sugar plaques representing Love. The sixth bears a silken plaque on which is the coat of arms, representing tho union of both hniin'. When the bride cuts the. cake she will insort the blade under this, enabling the container to bo removed by a silk ribbon. This contains gold cake charms, a ring, a thimble, a horseshoe, a donkey, a goose, and threepenny pieces. The second tier is a representation of tho balcony scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ .Surmounting the cake is a hexagonal bowl borne by Cupids, and other Cupids arc poised on the bowl distributing flowers. The bowl is supported by a silver stand, at each corner of which is a lion rampant.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

THE RAINFALL. . SYDNEY, April 26. (Received April, 26, at 9.5 a.m.) While the costal districts are Rotting rain above their requirements, most or tho inland areas are still_ suil'ering severely from drought conditions. 'lhc stock and crops arc in a bad way. REBUILI )ING PROG RAMAI E. SYDNEY. April 20. (Received April 20, at 9.5 a.m.) The City Council adopted a proposal to resume a portion of the slum area and erect on it eighty Tonr-romnod modern workmen’s flats. The total cost will bo £76,000. DISASTROUS DHOIKMIT. BRISBANE, April 26. (Received April 20, at 9.55 a.m.) Tbo drought in the Gulf country is tho worst iii the white man’s memory. It is stated that unless rain falls within a month 100,000 cattle will perish this year. EXAMINATION PROBLEMS. SYDNEY, April 26. (Received April 20, at 10 a.m.) In tho recent intermediate examinations only 05 per, cent, of tho students passed in Latin, compared with an average of 70 per cent, in recent years. This lias led to a groat outcry among, scholastic institutions and parents, with tho result that tho Minister now announces that more passes will bo allowed for late examinations, and tho system of examination be revised.