GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 18 November 1924, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Six pits employing 2000 men are idle in the northern coalfields m consequence of the Newcastle coal trimmers overtime strike. A further 200 are idle owing to strikes.

British fur traders want more rabbit .skins, and suggest that Australasia ought to allocate certain areas for selective breeding and obtain more, valuable skins. They realise difficulties. It is first necessary to clear the land of rabbits and erect fencing to keep out undesirables.

Two huge estates of the Sassoon family are announced. Mr Hestor Sassoon, Dhectar of the E. J). soon Company, merchants, left £989,52< including £36,980, in trust for assistance to criminal first offenders and also unmarried mothers of illegitimate children. Mr Ronald Sassoon, aged 23 years, died intestate, whilst travelling in Persia. His cstato is worth £252,-120.

The National Christian Council of India, representative of all creeds has formed an alliance with the Christian Council of China to stamp out the opium habit, which is ravaging both countries. A determined effort will he made to educate public opinion. It has also been decided that no Christian body in India shall receive charitable bequests from the Turf Club, a custom prevalent hitherto.

Dr. Stre.scmann, in a speech at Dortmund, declared that the German Government had done its utmost to bring the period of Allied military control to an end. There was only one way of doing so. and that was to permit the Allies to make a general inspection, which constituted the filial act. 1.1 o' added that there can he no doubt bid the inter-Allied Commission will admit that Germany is now completely disarmed.

Mr Justice Powers, in the Arbitral ion Court, indicated to members ol the Australian Waiersidci's' I'nion certain applications which might be made to the Court, and which, if granted, would , give them some- of the privileges for which they are contending, lie said, however, with considerable emphasis that no claim or application would be considered so long as the men remained on "trike. As well as directing the men to return to work on Interstate vessels, he earnestly advised them io leturn to work for the overseas companies. which engaged labour through the shipping bureau.

At Providence (Rhode MamP. Dr. T'tmuni. leader of the Liberal Party in -Japan, in a speech, discussed (he Japanese Exclusion Aci. Ho said no intelligent .Japanese intends to stifle trade between the two countries. Them "'it-, however, a large party in Japan which confidently oxneciod America to challenge the Japanese advance in commerce and industry in Asia, and regarded c-very such act as the Exclusion Rill as a challenge to .Japanese. Asiatic ■supremacy. It was difficult to explain to the narrow-minded Nationalists in Japan that the Exclusion Act was not intended as the serving of notice on the Japanese that they need expect, no I uniter international co-opera! ion, aid, or 'riemlly Ladership from America. Old Japan kept faith in tin' friendship ol America, Inn. is it any wander, that voting Japan has 10-; this faith t Oid Japan : ulcs now. htiL young Japan will t u!e l o-mon o\v.