SECOND EDITION. Latest Cables

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 91, 22 August 1923, Page 6

SECOND EDITION. Latest Cables

ntki A*»riation-^Copyright. ■ . (Received «W). Sydney, August 22. Professor Batrker, professor of Textile Industries at Leeds University t*s arrived> his object being to urge the advancement of the wool industry on. ; *?*eisfio lines. He said Australia. was.destined to become a big manufaotprer of woollen goods, though a certain quantity of the wool would always be exported. 1 'Afefedurae, August 22. ;V Congress. discussed eSped ally the causes of the extiiiotion. arid depletion of birds in the Pacific. 1 Professor Harrison *said senous damage had been done to birds in ; Tfew Zealand by mongoose, which Were originally introduced to counteract the rabbit .pest. The discussion was postponed till Congress meets in 'Sidney on Thursday. !n : the House of Representatives, owing to Opposition, the Government wiis "compelled to withdraw the, retrospective clauses of the Land, “ Bill to abolish the tax on Crown leaseholder*. • V: . Brisbane; August 22. I in, 'the Assembly, the Treasurer, :n , • - deleting the Budget, said there was a ieficfc of £184,979. H would be. to continue the super land tax for another year, but taxation exemption would be increased from •■£3o9 to £260. The Government hop-. \ •(& to dbtain £25;000 fromthe tax on boOkraaking and , ■ ,i j In Hie Assembly , the ensured debate is being continued, but is occupying only a rairior "place m the mihria of members. Ml three parties are s«h'tile dark-in ecfc > ' outcome df the wheat dispute, diverurty/of Opiriiori "existing as to whe‘tjter &e r Nationalists ,'and Country Patty will, wwive'at'an agreement, ■or ihe Wttdr and the iNbpr, ’ Jobberus, - for ( many years a coritmercial traveller ht Zealand ahd alsoSi racehorse owner, / / There are no further tidings of the 'Changsha, but it is the Vi&oria'willl arrive to-day to tranship the passengers. ' * Times). Lon Son, August 21. ■ Tie -Times* Dublin correspondent! saVs the Free State nominations are '• completed. 'There are 377 candidates. All .parties are conducting a, \ stroipjpua campaign. It is stated on good authority that unless the Govern mentis returned with a working majority, Mr Cosgrave may refuse to -afteept. office again. Neither are Mr Higgins -and Mr Hogan anxious 'to assUme responsibility without reasonable majority, The whole •commerqiai life of >Oork is paralysed by the strike of dockers, concurrent with the closing of 150 business houses, owing to the wage 1 disputes. ; (Reuter). •Loudon, August 21. Professor Dliihgworth, of the South Wales School of Mines, claims to. Nave produced 'by low temperature ithe -carbonisation of small coal, •••whAt ite .pradrioally artificial anthracite, This (is calculated to revolt tiouise Ithe coal ‘and 'patent fuel \ -trades, and, enable the utilisation of \ -vaet -quantities of small coal which •ii now wasted. , : v New York, August 21. Alaskan adviced state that Oapr- < 'trin Amundsen was forced aband : on hi» .proposed air fight from to Spitsbergen over the North Pole. He intends to make another -attempt, using Spitsbergen a base. The new plans provide Tfllr <a much ‘better equipped expedition.