GENERAL CABLES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 24 July 1923, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

(United Press Association). LONDON, July 23. The Postmaster-General hopes the Marconi wireless agreement will be signed within a month. The Government expects that the high power station at Rugby will be erected In about a year. LONDON, July 22.

Nationalist _ newspapers in Belfast elaborate the story of Sir James Craig’s impending resignation of the Prime Ministership to assume a colonial governorship. Sir James Craig emphatically denies this as a malicious falsehood, and absolutely unfounded.

NEW YORK, July 23.

Rov. Cyril William Emmett. Dean of the University College, Oxford, died in a local hospital from pneumonia after a week’s illness. The Dean and Mrs Emmett arrived recently, the former intending to deliver a series of sermons here during the summer

ROME, July 23.

At Milan two Italian scientists discovered the specific germ of scarlet fever: CONSTANTINOPLE. July 22. The Angora Minister of Religious Affairs published a decree permitting the faithful to wear gold teeth. The Mahomrnedan faith forbids carrying any luxurious ornaments except a silver ring, the value of which must not exceed the price of a winding sheet. The prices of the two articles were practically identical in 'Mahomed’s time. PARTS. Julv 23.

A new commercial treaty has been concluded between Czecbo-Slova.kia and Hungary, regulating all outstanding financial questions, including pre-war debts.

LAUSANNE. Julv 23

A convention constituting the final step in the resumption of normal diplomatic and commercial relations between Poland and Turkey was signed to-day. LONDON. Julv 23.

Mrs Annetta Crawford obtained a decree nisi against J. N. Crawford, the famous cricketer, oh the grounds of desertion and misconduct.