EARLIER CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIV, Issue 14038, 22 April 1920, Page 3

EARLIER CABLES.

HOME AND FOREIGN. (Bt Eucriuc TiLmiHAPH —Cor yum; nr.. I'm I'rish Association BRITISH WAGES INCREASE. tTimes Service.) Rwiveii Apr,ll 21. at I 1.10 a.m. LONDON. April 2»>. Till' Labor he >tute> cTiat the innrasw in wage* in all industries- aver•"ji! 121) per cent, above pre-war rate-. IRISH AFFAIRS. (Tinted Service.) K'WmM April 21. at I I. ID a.m. LONDON. April 2U. '"•nrral Hnmood has been appointed ihicf Commis-coiier of Poli'-t- m site'•"ww t<r Sir N. Mnereadv. hinn frYitiers -hot dead Constable Gilford at Watervil!.-. Kerrv. ttroivutl Apr;l •_•[. ,U: [(>.:!(> f,.ni T1 LUXPOX. April 2<>. Lite ni;in 'nunierrd :it Dublin ha- In ert wntihril a- rvieeri'.e Daltou. who fell ;'ftfi- n'tun.mg -ew-ral round- of fire '""111 his assail. int.-. WE f)I!KA.M-; l»K LAFSOR. lltiiperi.il Xew- Service.) K'Wvoi April 21 at 2.2i> p.m. T , ... !.UXF>t>X. April 2i>. llh' Ivtmitne ~!•• r|, f . r,;,|„,r Party has ■wetl .i niamre-.ro rail,rig attention to ■h>i oiinnonn, paraN,., ireepfng over -e of the war. and 'BPulinu; rn the fJnn,h Government. in "V-! " orld-tt i<le economic JZ ' >r the e-r.ubli-h- ---' nt uitern.itiona! bod* repreSta/"'* and eiteruv ,1 „ " ■ * v. hn.v truvrruitrnri* tar 1 - r "- ,kin - "nif'.VTK UK Tr riKKV. Ap.-.i ;)r '■ l The >A ;>* R ™ ( |: April . •:-> •!—i k Frinir ; ' ' ''' .'l""' 1 -"" 1 - e-[iccia[-h«n, of ffof'j" 1 ,, and the quesINr>r.V.\ I-'IXAXCFT. 1 Carer's TVU-^.tp,,.) Tlie : , pFF.HF. April 2". f pnit Committee's pwimnna ,'P, ,I rt *- rir,> - |l, T s Pniand for .- v ! pw ttl(> •nuyr of P ,. t !: t'■ ri.t. there i- nr> Ml of Ur,l"C : . l "" , "'- : "" i . ttu> a F't >r eheni» li.m- ' lr "" n s . Governtuelit in Isinn i s r |, rfv general coilIt !i)<* ; i v ." , '. ;in neither gain ' e f«ren'r.. -"loption of moderate r ,n | :; :n ''"»•> The ComWimisstinT'' ' appointment of a teli pnli,. v ' 1 f : r >. t» determine the ''" Hto , ', l! i'"' | -i-ing it.- urgency lust r\ X i tr ! n " ptir\-iow Ui 'l'!-rr;al Colurni-sLon. KIJOHTS. P ' . .it itia.) Cipi'iin \r, ' A\ lA, April 2t. jl at b' ' ~ !. v ' ng to Tokio. arf ° n >,l|, -'irda>. 01 o<t 0 <t Sati-rd!u for T °RN"Ano FX AMERICA. **>«■* p vi";.' 1 ' p.m. kssaitp. -v )''HK. April 20. Blrnl ' Tl sbam (Ala s Dpi, Alak.,- a t°rnado swept Mis■J* Me ' :,n . rl Tennesse. Twenty **>■ in reported Iry (,iima S e AUSTRALIAN NEWS. fSiinlf iji*'""" o itout ot all maritime anions,- in-

eluding the Merchant Service Guild and the Transport Workers' Union, with the object of preventing individual actions by any organisation which would involve other unions in an in industrial struggle without first ascertaining the views of all concerned. An inter-State conference will be held at an early date at Melbourne to launch the new organisation. The City Council voted against the expend:;lire of i'oOTiO• for the decoration of the city during the Prince of Wale.-' visit. In addition to the visit by the New Zealand Rugby I'nion team during the coining .-eason. there will probably be matches in Australia against France. South Africa, or England. - A proposal for the formation of a separate State of Northern New South Wales, including Newcastle, is being revived and is attracting genera! interest. The proposed new State has an area of 6.>.000 square miles and a population of -M30.000. The Broken Hill miners rejected the companies' offer for a settlement. It is unofficially stated that the Federal Government' is placing France on tl;e intermediate tariff, or giving preference in some other way. Patterson is going to England to defend the tennis title. The Government has decided to extend the period service for ratings iti the Australian Navy to twelve years. Cabinet considered the defence proiintl it is ('NptvUnl that- Mr Hughe* will announce his policy in a few" davs. It is expected that while ail \dmira! .lelliroe's recommendation nit! not be adopted, certain suggestions will be "iven offect to immediately. PERTH. April 21. There are two more victims of the motor -tita-h. a man and an infant, and -i\ others are in a critical condition. ADELAIDE. April 21. ' The C hamber of Commerce Confer-,-ire p.i-.-ed a motion urging the l-erte-rat Government to amend the Arbitrary \et to fix the number of hours to be worked weekly and appoint a Corn minion to rejwrt on the effect ol shorter working hours upon production and the coot of living. Received April 21. at IM.-IO p.m. BRISBANE. April 21. Heavv falls of rain, of nearly lOin at several stations, are reported and there are prospects ot the downfall extending south as far as the drought districts.