CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14800, 2 January 1919, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

•Australian ana N.Z. Cable Association j LONDON, Dec. 31. The South Wales miners' executive resolved to (request the British Federation to immediately demand a six-hour day.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31. Ihe New Yo^k World's London correspondent states that an aeroplane expedition to the North Pole will start m April. It will be commanded by Captain Frank Wilde. A similar American expedition is not expected to start until June.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. There were sixty-two lynohings m the United States during 1918, of whom five of the victims were women and four white persons.

Died at San Diego, California, Dr. lionry Tanner, famous for lasting for forty -two days. The Women's Party havo started a bonjire m front of White House, and intend to keep it burning until the Stif|rage Amendment. Bill is adopted by C-'ongress.

SYDNEY, Dec. 31. New South Wales bankruptcy returns for the year show 297 insolvencies with liabilities £21,928, against £227,660 for the previous year.

.SYDNEY, January 1. The New South Wales 'revenue for the half-year was £10,504,796, an increase of £1,694,921 over the previous corresponding half-year. (Received Jan. 2, 10.50 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan 2. It is estimated! that the deferred pay of the expeditionary force will involve an expenditure of twelve millions. The Government is relaxing restrictions imposed on the . investment of capital m new businesses. To da,te the authorities handled 4347 applications for registration of new companies, and have sanctioned the issuo of capital amounting to £59,585,000. The Government refused to register a company formed to establish aerial communication with Europe, stating that permission for such an undertaking cannot be granted to private persons or companies.