GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16504, 4 August 1919, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

AUSTRIAN CABINET RESIGNS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received August 4, 9.30 a.m.) BERNE, July 31. A Vienna message states that the Cabinet has resigned. ITALIAN ELECTORAL REFORM^. (Received August 4, 10.30 a.m.) ROME, August 1. After 20 days’ debate, tlfe Chamber approved electoral reform and proportional representation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. DECLINING FRENCH BIRTHRATE. (Received August 4, 10.30 a.m.) PARIS, August 1. The decline in tho birth rate continues to excite public discussion. A congress to consider tho problem will meet at Nancy in September. In or? tier to encourage marriage, tho new law wait os the necessity of the parents’ consent when tho jjjrties are over 30 years of age. MEETING OF INTERNATIONALS. AMSTERDAM, July 29. Tho International Trades Union Congress has begun an important series of meetings with the object of liquidating tho old international and establishing a new world-wide union.— United Service. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL, PARIS, July 31. A committee of inquiry approved the Channel tunnel scheme. -—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AMEER FIRED ON. EAWAL PINDI, July 30. Two soldiers of a Kabul regiment fired upon the Ameer while ho was riding with his staff. Ho narrowly escaped. His assailants wore arrested.—Reuter. UNITED STATES FINANCE. WASHINGTON, July 2". The Treasury Department lias announced that tho estimated revenues for the fiscal year of 1920 will total' 6,500,000,000 dollars, which will bo sufficient to cover the pressed expenditures. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.,