CABLE BREVITIES

Grey River Argus, 22 November 1912, Page 3

CABLE BREVITIES

• ; *Q» — . _ In the South Australian Assembly a Bill empowering the Government lo ; advance £400,000 annually for the ' erection of workmen's homes was passed. The abd union charge against Jack Johnson ha» been dismissed. ' .The demand for wool in Sydney is exceptionally keen. Greasy sold up . to I7i-d, which is the highest since • iyio. The whalers Zealandia, Polynesia; ' and Norwegia have sailed from Svd- • ncy for New Zealand. The cage at the Mount Lycl! mine is : still jammed and the fumes prevent its release. It was hoped to recover thp . bodies yesterday, enabling the inquest to be opened. Doctor Friedman of Berlin is inundated Avith world-wide enquiries as to '. his tuberculosis cure. He claims that it renders the" bacilli non-virulent and retains the curative element known to exist in them since Dr. Koch's discovery. The remedy, also procures' immunity from disease. Before the Marconi Committee Mr. King, Secretary of the Post Office, was recalled and declared that the contract did not confer on Marconi a fragment of monopoly. The reason for hurry was the danger lest he should be forestalled. Where long distance stations were already established it would be impossible to put another > anywhere in the vicinity for long distance wave lengths. The Chairman read a letter from the President of the Federal Wireless Company, Limited, of the United States, stating that the Company w,as using Poulsen for con- ' stant conimunic?.,tion between San Francisco and Honolulu by day and night. > • ■ . . Mr. Champ Clark favours the gram . ing of independence to the Philippines and the Democrats a>re likely to in- . trqduce a measure dealing- with the j question during the coming .season. Mr. Davidge, architect, gave a lect turc in London, , with demonstrations, on the town planning of the Australian Federal capital, with o; view to a representative of the Garden Cities f Town Planning Association lecturing .in Australia in 1914. This is not f connected with the visit of Professor • Morton, of Liverpool, next year. E Robbers altered the signals, boarded the Ekaterinburg- train, St. Petersburg robbed, thirty passengers, and escaped. ' f ] The Progress Club's luncheon at c Vancouver in honor of the Australians 3 - was a. great success. Members of the Provincial Legislature gave a welcome to the team. Mr. Bohrsman, manager, replied that he would be glad to come once' more, where the National Anthem 5 was snnjr. From his heart he would . feel as if . he was coming home. ' The British. Meteorological Society J has passed a resolution that a solar observatory in Australia or New Zealand is essential for the elucidation of problems in connection ' with soJaa" changes and the meteorological conditions of the earth. The hope was expressed that the Commonwealth would accept an 'opportunity of acqtiirin'g the necessary., equipment to initiate the work. ...