GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 22 November 1920, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

— «» FIJI LEGISLATION. (Rec. November 21 at 5.5. p.m.) SUVA, November 20. The Fiji Legislative Council closec yesterday. The measures- passed in eluded a-n amended Licensing Act, ie , ducing the hoards of hotels to ,fron: I I ten in the morning to ten in the evenfl/ ing, and ordering them to be closed c on Sundays. * The Customs Tariff was nmendi.d c Most foodstuffs have been plaqecl .bfc c the free list, also agricultural liiachin- £ cry. A Death and Gift Duties C)r---r divW.ce 'was passec|, increasing n\)f. 3 rates. The Income Tax Ordinance was 3 amended, providing for" i super tax * of twenty per cent on .ill tie' Com--1 pany's profits exceeding ii'ieeu per cent. I BIG COMMONWEALTH LOAN. (Rec. November 20, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 20. It is rumoured that a big Commonwealth Loan is impending. [" COLONEL MALONE. ) SENT TO PRISON. i m \ LONDON, November 11. : - ' Tho hearing of tne charge of treason brought by the police against Colonel L'Estangd Ivlalone, M.P., has concluded. The Magistrate sent him - to gaol for 6 months in the second di--1 vision. He was bound ovSr to be of , good behaviour for a year is his own i recognisance of £2000 and two sure- ' ties of £1000 each. t r The prosecution stated that during > I a search of Malone's house, two loaded »• automatic pistols were found. '! Counsel read a circular (produced) I from defendant's typewriter, purporti ing to lay down rules and regulations : for a British revolution. Counsel add ed that he would not say that Malone ( was the author, but that he was closely connected with the circular. Malone 's counsel claimed that there was no intention to break the law or to commit a criminal act. When jsla- , lone went to Russia he was so appalled by what he saw that he believed the world's only hope of salvation was in Communism and thq destruction ". of copitalism. Thbre was nothing in the Albert Hall speech likely to cause sedition among civilisation. Defendant felt that he had nothing to withdraw . or apologise for. Notice of appeal was given. EMBARGO ON HIDES. CANADA'S ACTION. (Rec. November 2u, 5.5 p.m.) OTTAWA, November 19. Tho Canadian Government has prohi>ited the importation of horse hides and sheepskins from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, New Zealand, and Australia. This is, with tho object of preventing tho introduction of animal diseases into Canada. TURKEY AND ARMEINA. HOSTILITIES RESUMED. LONDON, November 20. Some adulterated messages from Tiflis stato that the Turkish Kemalist Government is presenting an ultimatum to Armenia, and is imposing crushing conditions. . The armistice of tho twelfth has ended, and hostilities are being resumed. The Armenians declare ttcy are determined to fight to tho end. A CHANCERY SUIT. * '" ' ' , jfj n • . LONDON, November 19. A romantic Chancery suit will be heard next Tuesday concerning a freehold estate at Lewisham, England, call ed Woodlands, worth £20,000. One of the claimants, named Petty, returned recently from Australia, where he prospected in the west and was a dentist at Fremantlc. Ho found Woodlands in possession of a draper named Collingwood, who claims a legal right, having paid £3000. Petty asserts that ; Collingwoqd 's deeds arc forged. . Potty holds the ori ginal deeds, and has. seized- apoftibn" of tho property, refusing to be ejected. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. ' ITALIAN CONTRACT IN DOUBT. (Eec. November 20, 5.'5 p.m.) LONDOjn, November 20. Tho International' Traders ' Limited, of Sydney recently . offered tliq Italian Government two hundred' thousand tons of wheat at lb/3 per bushel c.i.f ., which is equivalent to eleven shillings f.o.b. In consequence, th'o Imperial Governments has notified ' Italy that tho Australian Wheat Committee arc the solo authorisfcet sellers of Australian wheat. It is understood that Italy has been informer that in the event of the unauthorised vendors failing to deliver the wheat, the Australian wheat Committco will refuse to come to tho vendor's rescue, and will withhold supplies. *"_"■ Ii was tho most pitiful' ' claptrap, «aid Professor Shelley in the course of . a lecture a£ Christchurch boPogo House that a child should be taught to r^nid freedom as a. national heritage of Britain. Freedom, he said, could not fe inherited, it had to be fought" for • and worker for by each generation.'-