LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 18333, 21 July 1923, Page 7

LATE CABLES

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

WORLD AIR FLIGHT.

ANOTHER SCHEME UNDER WAY. LONDON, July 20. (Received Jully 21, at 11 a.m.) Plans are well advanced for an attempted world flight in June, 1924. Captain MacLaron will be tho loader, and he will have with him two members of the R.A.F. They have not yet been selected. The route will bo from Went to Bast. The dash across the Atlantic will (bo the final stage. Nothing will be left to chance. The fullest possible meteorological data has boon acquired. Wherever possible advantage will bo taken of tbo existing R.A.F. stations on route, and elsewhere petrol and spares dumps will be established. Spare engines will bo available should they become necessary.—A. and N.Z. Cable,

PRANCO-AMERIOAN TREATY.

WASHINGTON, July 20. (Received July 21, at 11 a.m.) The Franco-American Arbitration Treaty, 1908, has been renewed for artother period of five years.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

'WOMAN AS SNAKE EXPERT.

IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT. LONDON, July 20. (Received July 21, at 11 a.m.) The ‘ Dally Express ’ eays that Miss Joan Proctor, an Englieh girl, aged twenty-five, lias boon appoautod_ curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens. Heir grandfather was a famous entomologist. Miss Proctor had her first pet snake when eho was ten years of aga. One day she received a crocodile as a present, and took it to Dr Boulongcr, head of the department of reptiles in tho Natural History Museum at South Kensington. Ho was astonished at Miss Proctor's knowledge, and offered to train her. "She became Dr Bouloragor's assistant when she was eighteen, and succeedod him when he resigned. She is one of the greatest snake experts in the world, and is a fellow of tho Zoological and Ldnnrcan Societies.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

RISE IN AMERICAN WHEAT.

CHICAGO, July 19. (Received July 21, at 11 a.m.) Black rust reports from wide areas In America and the Canadian North-west, coupled with tiro first buying orders in tho week, caused all defliverieg of wheat to rise above the dollar mark.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

EMPIRE PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION.

MELBOURNE, July 2L (Received July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) The Australian Branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association has accepted tho invitation of the South African Association to send eight delegates to South Africa in 1924.—A. and N.Z, Cable.

TRADE WITH LIVERPOOL.

LONDON, July 20. (Received July 21, at 11 a.m.) The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has formed an Australian and New Zealand Committee to develop trade with those dominions. At the first meeting of the committee Colonel Hawkins read tho report of his recent visit to Australia and New Zealand. Several large provision firms have formed a company with a view to inducing direct shipments to Liverpool. Its representative will commence work in Australia in September,—-A, and N.Z. Cable.

BRITAIN AND REPARATIONS.

PARIS, July 20. (Received,. July 21, at 11.5 a.m.) Tho ‘ Matin ’ understands that the formula of the British Note is regarded very favorably. It deals firstly with the. devastated regions and postpones tho big European problem until later. The ‘ Matin ’ hints that tho United States might bo disposed to accept a delay of about a decade before asking France to repay her debt. Great Britain could only do likewise provided _ that America gave . her relief for a similar period. —A. and N.Z. Cable.

WOOL MARKETING.

MELBOURNE, July 21. (Received July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) Tho Chamber of Agriculture rejected a recommendation that a levy of 6d be imposed on each bale of wool sold in Australia to establish a fund for the protection and development of the industry; but the, chamber passed a motion in favor of a national conference to devise a method of marketing Australian wool to the best advantage.

COMMONWEALTH STEAMERS LAID UP.

SYDNEY, July 2L Received July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) Seven steamers, embracing the Austral class of the Commonwealth Line, will be laid up indefinitely. Nine are already out .of commission, and are at anchor at Sydney or Melbourne,

DOCKERS RETURNING.

LONDON, July 20. (Roccrived July 21, at 11.30 a.m.) Tho Smith field meat ’ workers overwhelmingly derided to resume work immediately. The Liverpool dockers have resumed, and the Manchester workers have decided to resume on Monday.—-A. and N.Z. Cable.