Sgdney Wireless.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 30, 27 July 1923, Page 3

Sgdney Wireless.

Sydney, July 19. The "Trevessa's" lifeboat is'being purchased for a Sydney association, which will send the boat to the Empire Exhibition as a testimony to British endurance, John Jlay, a ciipple, was burnt to""death in a one-room shack at Liverpool, N.S.W., this tuorning. The body was charred almost beyond recognition. Arrangements have been made by the Miners' Council for meetings on Monday and Tuesday next to ratify tbe ; agteemetit finalised yesterday by the Acting- Premier and both of the parties concerned.

The Central Mine fire at Broken Hill still is burning. Wellington, July 19. In the House of Representatives, the Labour members moved the first reading of the Workers' Compensation Amendment Bill, increasing to oue thousand pounds the maximum amount compensation payable in case of death or total disablement. Prime Minister Massey promised to favourably recommend to Cabinet the Astronomical Society's request for /IC,OOO wherewith to defray cost of building an Observatory. According to a correspondent of the " Loudon Times," the Government has agreed to take on Monday a motion urging the summoning of an International Coufereuce to consider a programme of national safety based on disarmament. Lausanne, July 18. The conclusion of the Peace Couference was marked by congratulatory speeches and general handshaking. ..." Sir Horace Rumbold, High Commissioner in Constantinople, read the declaration regarding the amnesty, and made an appeal to the Turks in favour of the return of the Armenians. Ismet Pasba promised that all peaceful Armenians would be permitted to return. Sydney, July 20. The water-ferry steamer "Burfa'ban;!' carrying a large number of people from the North-side wharf, sank at Manly about six o'clock last night, after disembarking her passengers. The vessel was refloated; no damage sustained. London, July 20. The German mark, at Berlin, slumped to one million four hundred and fifty, thousand to £\. Thursday next, the date for signature of the Peace Treaty, being also a religious feast, will be;'.a red-letter-day m

Auckland, July 20. Mf George Fjtlter, Premier o»Pew South Wales/anoMie Hfcn. Mr Lawson,' FrertfleV'of Victoria, arrived here to day, homeward bound from England. Sir George Fuller said that his mission had been successful and that loans were being > Mr Lawson expressed! his pleasure at the success 6i the five ' million pounds sterling loan, the floatation being a quotation re-*;-'J" :K ' Sydney, July 21. Miss Ethel Campbell, of Durban, the "Diggers' Friend," arrived here yesterday an. I was welcomed at the wharf by hundreds of "Diggers." Afterwards-she was received officially by the Premier at a civic welcome in the Town Hall.. She expressed herself overwhelmed by the receptions given to her in A tralia.There was a strong ; investments, market here on Friday both stock and exchange! Business, however, was confined to a iew lines of stock.