PLENTY MORE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.

Grey River Argus, 25 July 1922, Page 5

PLENTY MORE LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT.

ONLY 52,006,000,000,000,060 MILES AWAY. CANADIAN ASTRONOMER DISCOVERS TWO NEW SUNS. ONE LARGER THAN ANY KNOWN STAR. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] A Canadian astronomer has discovered two suns of record dimensions, one five times larger than any star hitherto known. Their light takes 50,000 years to reach us, and their heat and brightness are many thousands times greater than those of our sun. Bruce says Mt Everest, with better weather than his expedition has had, can be climbed. The United Kingdom had a record natural increase in population, nearly 500,000, in 1920, when the high rate and the low death rate were records. German Cabinet agrees to the Allies’ new financial conditions. French opinion expects a cancellation of Allied debts to each other, and a loan for Germany. Bavaria has rejected new laws passed in the German Reichstag, designed to preserve the Republic, and is concentrating an army to deal with the situation. Fresh Soviet educational activity is reported from both Germany and Russia. The worst of the Russian Famine is reported to be over. Reports from Japan suggest that a Japanese evacuation may result in “Red” activity in Siberiaffi hence Japan may not get out! Apprehension is expressed by British officials as to the attitude of the Egyptians, who are supposed to have independence now. The League of Nations has disposed of the Holy Land mandate, under which Britain is sending many “auxiliaries” from Ireland to Palestine as police. Irish Free Staters continue advancing against Republicans.. Irish Bishops’ appeal for a cessation of hostilities.. Ulster specials held up and searched Cardinal Logue. An English play featuring Queen Victoria has been banned by censors. U.S.A, strike position remains critical, and Canadian railwaymen threaten to join in. U.S.A. Senator Walsh denounces the proposed high duty against Australasian and other foreign wool, saying the U.S.A, public pay. Another British missionary who visited the New Hebrides is adversely criticising the French there.

The freezing workers in North Canterbury have declared their strike off. A number resumed yesterday, but the employers will continue the new “one man, one cut” method. New South Wales coal employers are challenging the miners, by asking to have the award cancelled, and the miners warn the authorities of the danger of a huge strike. For opposing the Federal wage award for shearers, the A.W.U. and officials have been heavily fined. Queensland Arbirtation Court reduced wages of station hands to £4/10/- a week. A big robbery by burglars is reported at Auckland, and several other burglaries. VICTORIA, B.C. July 23. What is characterised as the most outstanding recent astronomical development is recorded in the announcement by Dr Plaskett, Director of the Dominion of Canada’s Astro-Physical Observatory, that he has discovered twin suns, 52 quadrillion miles from the earth. Dr Plaskett estimates that the suns burn at a temperature of 30,000 Fahrenheit, and whirl round each other. The more massive planet is 75 times the bulk of our sun, and the second one, 66 times, while the larger one is 15.000 times brighter than our sun, and the smaller 12,000 times It takes light 50,000 years to travel from the twin suns to the earth. The largest of the new suns is more. 1 han five times the size of any other known heavenly body. THREATENED INDUSTRIAL UPHEAVAL IN N.S.W. MINERS’ REPRESENTATIVE WARNS OWNERS. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.! SYDNEY, July 23. At the Coal Tribunal, Mr Baddeley, the men’s representative, said that the proprietors had thrown down a challenge to the Miners’ Federation, by asking for the cancellation of the award. He warned them that it might bring about one of the biggest strikes the Commonwealth had seen. He accused the proprietors of deliberately attempting to cause an upheaval in the industry.

IRON HEEL METHODS AGAINST THE A.W.U.

UNION FINED £3OO AND OFFICIALS £lOO EACH. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Julv 24 at 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 24. The ease of the Graziers’ Union against the Australian W orkers' Union, Mr 11. E. Ponte (editor, Australian “Worker"), and Messrs Barnes and A. Blakeley (A.W.U. officials) on charges of “encouraging persons to refuse to accept employment” has ci included. The Magistrate convicted and fined the Australian Workers’ Union £3OO, and Messrs Bootc, Barnes and Blakeley £lOO each. They were also directed that they were not to repeat the offence under pain of imprisonment. U.S.A. STRIKE SITUATION REMAINS CRITICAL. CANADIAN RAILWAYMEN THEATEN TO JOIN IN. [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] NEW YORK, July 22. The railway and coal strikes appear to have reached a deadlock stage. President Harding conferred with the Railroads Labour Board, and it is believed that he will ask the board to intensify the conciliation efforts. Mr Jewell had a conference with the Secretary of Labour, Mr Davis, who declared himself hopeful of a settlement. It is understood the board told the President that the question of reinstatement of strikers to seniority rights was the toughest nut to crack in reaching a settlement of the strike, since some railroads had signed contracts with the strikebreakers giving them advance rights of promotion. It is understood that President Harding is considering the immediate appointment of a commission to investigate, the coal mining dispute and compel arbitration. The Canadian railway employees, who threatened io strike have asked the Government to appoint boards of conciliation to settle the wage disputes with the National and Grand Trunk Railways.

BAVARIA OPPOSES LAW TO PROTECT REPUBLIC. CONCENTRATING ARMY TO DEAL WITH STRIKE [A. and N.Z. Cable .Association.] NEW YORK, July 23. The Chicago “Tribune’s” Berlin correspondent learns that the Bavarian Republic declines to accept the new national law for the protection of the republican form of government There are fears of revolutionary uprisings when the rejection formally operates. The LabourSocialist Parties declare that they will meet the rejection by a general strike, crippling the railways and industries, and preventing the distribution of food and the importation of Ruhr coal. The Bavarian Republic is therefore concentrating an army within its frontiers to deal with the situation as it arises. FRANCE READY TO REVISE THE INDEMNITY. | A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] (Received Julv 24 at 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, July 24. The paper “Le Temps,” in discussing M. Poincare’s visit to London, which is fixed for about August Ist, declares that Frenchmen generally expect the following results:— Firstly: the cancellation of the Inter-Allied debts and France also to reduce the nominal total of the German debt. Secondly: a decision that the Reparations payments are to be devoted to repair the devastated regions. Tihrdly, a nearly German loan to be devoted to Reparations payments, and the loan to be sufficiently great to enable Germany to re-establish her finances on paper. “Li Temps” adds: —“We are not merely pointing out the conditions which we think indispensable. This common attitude of the Allies must be made i possible if, when it ceases to be possible, our consciences are to be clear of reproach.”

BRITISH POPULATION SHOWS RECORD GROWTH.

ABOUT 500,000 IN YEAR 1920.

(Received July 24 at 5.5 p.m.) [A. and N.Z. Cable Association.] LONDON, July 24. The Registrar-General state.-' that the statistics lor the L nited Kingdom for 1920 show the highest marriage rate evei' recorded in the statistics. It was 20.2 marriages per 1000 of the population. I lie statistics show also the birth rate was the highest for over 10 years, or since 1909, being 25.5 per 1000 of the population. 1 he rate of the natural increase in. population for 1920 is the highest in the history of the United K ngdom, being 491.652. The number of deaths was 466.130. This is the lowest total for about 60 years, on since 1862. It gives a death rate of 12.4 per 100. This is the lowest in history. There were 6180 divorces in the year. Tins number was nearly double those of 1919. It was nearly treble those of any previous year. There were also 3.425 suicides.