CABLE BREVITIES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 22 August 1919, Page 8

CABLE BREVITIES

The United States has invited foreign Governments to send representatives to the International Farm Congress at Kansas City on September 25. Congressman Johnson (California) has introduced a Bill into Congress prohibiting immigration to the United States tor two years, with the exception of aneomers who are permitted to stay only six months.

Two hundred Australians and thirtytwo New Zealanders have been awarded the Military MedaJ. ™Inrtr he New South Wales Assembly, Air Wearne gave notice of motion that all losses m connection with the poolJng of wheat be nationalised. In the Commonwealth Senate, Mr Pratten stated that there had been a net loss or 30 million bushels of wheat in connection with storage. The Kaiser's purchase at Doom is confirmed. He expects to spend the remainder of his life there. A deputation of New South Wales ■civil servants presented to the At-torney-General a resolution urging the '■ Government to increase salaries by *too per annum, also to grant a cash bonus to meet the higher cost of living.