OVERNIGHT CABLES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17180, 25 October 1923, Page 11

OVERNIGHT CABLES.

SYDNEY, October 24. The National Party conference passed resolutions favouring the removal of the Federal Parliament to Canberra without delay, and the reduction of all postal, telegraph and cable ratesLONDON, October 23. The “ Daily Express” says that the Countess of Warwick has accepted an invitation to stand as a Labour candidate for the byelection, caused by Sir E. Pollock’s appointment as Master of the Rolls. MELBOURNE, October 24. The theatrical strike has ended, except in one group of theatres. The other managements have agreed that there will be no intermingling of duties. It is expected that the dispute will be finally settled to-night. LONDON, October 24. Reversing its previous decision, the Government has decided to arrange the usual religious ceremony at the Cenotaph on Armistice Day and givo the observance an Imperial character. The dominion members of tho Conference will attend. HOBART, October 24. The Premier* has asked the Administrator for a dissolution, but the Administrator has not yet announced his decision. An election appears inevitable. The Governor-in-Council has approved of a minute submitted, in pur suance of the Railway Management Act, removing George W'ishart Smith, Commissioner of Railways, from office on grounds of negligence, incompetence and misbehaviour. LONDON, October 23. Tlie Rome correspondent of the “ Daily Telegraph ” states that, a report has been issued by the Albanian Legation to the effect that the Janina murders were committed by tiyelve Greek brigands, who afterwards took refuge in Greece. The report alleges that the Greek authorities induced one of the brigands to accuse an Epirot, in order to put the Conference of Ambassadors off the right- track. LONDON, October 24. The naval review at Spithead, on November 3. for the visit of the dominion Prime Ministers, will be the greatest display since the naval review a fortnight before the war. None of the 1914 ships are on service to-day. There will be nearly 100 ships, and the flags of six admirals will be seen The dominion delegates will embark at Portsmouth on the minelayer Pi'it>cess Margaret, which will anchor off the Nab light while the fleet steams 1 The fleet will include the Hood and Reoulse, and all except two of the lieht cruiser squadron which will accompany them on the Empire cruise.