GENERAL CABLES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 22 July 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

(By Electric Telegraph--Copyright) uetraiian & N .Z. Uuwe AosocKii-iu/ij NEW v o UK, July 20. Tho marine engineers' of San Francisco, who have been on strike since Ist May, voted for resumption m work on private vessels on the basisof Lius revised agreement. Other unions are expected to follow suit. Pearl White received a divorce, trom tier second husband. Major Wallace McCuehcon, at Providence, on tho grounds of desertion. WASHINGTON, July 21. The Senate linauco cormoiuce informed Senator Mellon that, nntd he lias further studied refunding the, foreign debts Congress will not act on Ids request for unrestricted authority ro negotiate refunding agreements. LONDON, July 20. it. is understood that Lord Cur/,on had a lengthy interview with the French ambassador and proposed that the Supreme Council meet at Boulogne on 28th to discuss Upper Silesia. The Kolapore, cup was won by England with 108-5; Canada 1014. The Daily Express slates that Aden is being transferred from tho control r>f the Government of India to that ol the Colonial Office, which will effect a saving of £300,000 yearly in the cost of administration. PARIS, July 20. The Reparations Commission received from Germany U- million sterling in European currencies in redemption of a portion of bills forming part of the payment of the. First instalment ot Ilfly million sterling paid in May. The famous Fountainebleau forest was set afire by lightning and was threatened with destruction, when aheavy downpour of rain extinguished tho flames.