GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 19395, 8 November 1924, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

MEMORIALS TO CAPTAIN COOK. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, November 6. The voyage of Captain Cook along the eastern coast of Australia is to be commemorated by the erection by the Federal Ministry of suitable memorials on pronjinent landmarks. One will be at Possession Island, and the other at Port Hicks. The memorials will consist of brass plates with raised gold lettering. RUSSIA AND CANADIAN HORSES. OTTAWA, November 5. Calgary (Alberta) will not sell horses to Russia this year, as the negotiations failed. Hie Russian Soviet wanted 1000, to be paid for after delivery. Canadian agents insisted on payment before shipment. The Russians intimated if the first consignment was satisfactory they would purchase 15,000 horses. MUTINY ON BRAZILIAN BATTLESHIP. RIO DE JANIERO, November 4. The Government admits that a new revolution has broken out. The crew of the battleship Sao Paulo, the finest in the Brazilian Navy, mutinied and seized the ship and left the harbour. While passing out she was fired on by the shore forts. THE CALIFORNIAN PLAGUE. MELBOURNE, November 6. The Commonwealth health officers have been instructed to exercise the utmost vigilance with regard to vessels arriving from I California in consequence of the outbreak of plague there. UPKEEP OF WAR GRAVES. LONDON, November 5. It is understood that as the war cemeteries are approaching completion, the Imperial Graves Commission is considering the question of permanent maintenance of the : graves in Gallipoli, France and elsewhere; also discussing the advantages of a yearly . Parliamentary vote or setting aside an en- ; dowment fund sufficient to provide for ; yearly expenses in perpetuity. Probably the ' Australian and New Zealand Governments will shortly be asked for their views on the subject. ENLARGING AUSTRALIA’S NAVY. SYDNEY, November 6. Mr S. M. Bruce, Federal Prime Minister, has announced plans and specifications for the construction of two modern light cruisers for the Australian Navy, for which tenders will be called in Australia, it is expected, within a few weeks. Although tenders are being called here, it is not expected that the result will be such as will enable the Government to have the construction of the cruisers carried out locally. THE GERMAN LOAN. LONDON, November 5. A Rome correspondent states that, according to the Banca D’ltalia, the Italian portion of the German loan was over-sub-scribed fifty times. MISHAP TO SUBMARINE. LONDON, November 5. Submarine K 22, going out for manoeuvres, struck Portland breakwater, and its nose became imbedded in the rocks. The submarine remained aground for ten hours, when she was towed off by a cruiser. PRICE OF FELT HATS. LONDON, November 5. Increases in the prices of men’s felt hats are foreshadowed, due to the drowning of rabbits in the floods, combined with a falling off of the imports of Australian xabbitskins. BALLOT BOX EPISODE. MELBOURNE, November 1. The expulsions following the ballot box scandals in New South Wales were referred by the Australian Labour Party’s Conference to arbitration. Mr E. G. Theodore (Premier of Queensland) agreed to accent the position of arbitrator. ' GENERAL LUDENDORFF. BERLIN, November 2. Some 27 Bavarian generals held a court of honour to decide that Field Marshal Ludendorff had been guilty of disloyalty because be alleged that the former Crown Prince Rupprecht broke his promise to assist von Hitler in an attempt to overthrow the Republic. The sentence was that Ludendorff is to be socially boycotted. JAPANESE PRINCE TO STUDY IN EUROPE. TOKIO, November 2. It is reported that Prince Chichibu, the Emperor’s second son, will be visiting Europe in 1925. He intends to stay three years to study military affairs. The date of his departure has not yet been decided. BIG FIRE IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY, November 3. During the early hours of this morning ' the four-storied warehouse of the Edison • Swan Electric Company, of Clarence street, ! was burnt out. The fire was not detected ' until it had extended almost through the building. The damage will amount to many i thousands of pounds. BRITAIN’S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. LONDON, November 5. Labours nett gains in the English and Welsh municipal elections were 34. FLOODS IN FRANCE. PARIS, November 5. The floods in the Rheims district are becoming serious and 800 families have abandoned their flooded houses. Several villages have been evacuated and are now cut off. A number of roads are impassable. THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT. LONDON, November 5. A telegram from Jerusalem dn the anni- , versary of the Balfour declaration yesterday states that Palestine Arabs ceased work as a protest against the declaration, thus renewing their pledge to oppose the Zionist policy to the end. BENEFICIAL RAINS. SYDNEY, November 6. (Received November 6, 7.40 p.m.) Soaking rain fell over practically the whole State to-day, including the far West area and further enhanced the already «ood crop probj.ee