GENERAL CABLES.

Grey River Argus, 20 June 1925, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

NEW DOMINION MINISTRY. LONDON, June 18. Air Amery or Mr Ormsby Gore have determined tn travel the Empire to the utmost during their term of office, according to a speech of the latter at the Nigeria Club. In conformity with this decision. Mrs Ormsby Gore is go. ing to Nigeria within a year. BRITISH WIVES OF ALIENS. LONDON, June IS. Replying to Major Harvey, Sir W. Joynson Hicks said no communications had yet been received from the Dominion directly referring to the resolution on the subject of nationality of British women who marry aliens, moved in Parliament in February. He did not know whether similar resolutions were moved in the Commonwealth Parliament. He had tried to get a general agreement on the subject of nationality, and it would be wrong to introduce a bill in the meantime. He would see whether a further despatch could be sent to the Dominions asking for the necessary information. CANADIAN CHURCH MERGER. OTTAWA, June 18. A message from Toronto states that the general council of the United Church of Canada instructed the executive council to register a formal urotest with the Secretarv of State against the use by anv religious body of the titles of any churcnes entering the United Chureln is a direct challenge to the decision: for those remain. ing Presbyterians to roll themselves Presbyterian Church in Canada. ITALIAN EXCHANGE SLUMP. NEW YORK. June 18. A new low record (exchange); for the Italian lira was established today. ENGLISH BYE.ELECTION. LONDON. June 18. The Eastbourne bye.election resulted:—Sir Reginald Hall (Unionist) 12.711: Harcourt Johnston (Lib.) 5,386; T. S. Williams (Labour) 2686. ITALY TO PAY DEBTS TO U.S.A. WASHINGTON, June 18.* Premier Mussolini has officially noti. tied Britain and the United States that Italy is ready to open the war debt negotiations. UNIQUE PRESENT TO PRINCE CAPETOWN. June 18. One of the most curious gifts received by the Prince of Wales during all his travels was a key to his own home, St. James Palace, which was presented to him on behalf of an old lady at Petersburg. The key was stolen from George TIT. in 1789, and given tn Lady Charlotte Finch, a member of the Royal household. and beoimathed by her to an ancestor of Miss Lawrence of Petersburg. YANKEE IMPERIALISM RESENTED. BUENOS AYRES. June 18. The United States’ attitude towards Mexico, as expressed in Air KMlnrU<? recent declaration, is condemned in a statement issued by the Latin American Union, which says that the Secretary’s statements show: ‘'That want iof respect for sovereignty of our nenples. which is characteristic of White House whatsover be the \mericnn principles, which it pretends tn support. Regarding the ernmlitv rf the nations. the statement continues- “Ar gentine people cannot remain indiffer ent to the outrage inflicted upon a brother country.” SOUTH WEST AFRICA'S NEW CONSTITUTION. CAPETOWN. June 18. A Bill lor a new constitution for the South West Protectorate provides for an Assembly of eighteen members, six of whom will be nominated by the administrator. Subjects permanently reserved by the Union Government include native affairs, railways, harbours, position of Union, public servants, customs excise, judiciary, posts and telegraphs, immigration, banking, currency and defence. Subjects temporariyl reserved arc police, civil avia tion, education, land settlement ami manhood suffrage for British subjects. The Union Government retains the rights to veto any legislation. The Assembly possesses wide taxing powers. English and Dutch will be the official languages, but German be permissible in the High Court.