CABLE NEWS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20037, 21 March 1914, Page 7

CABLE NEWS.

Press Association. —Copyright.)

LONDON, Mar. 19. The Bishop of Zanzibar proposes the formation of a Council, whereon the episcopal and non-episcopal churches, also Africans, shall be represented, thus avoiding difficulties concerning the ministering of sacraments. One feature will be a common service of prayer. The Privy Council dismissed with costs the appeal of the Equitable Life Assurance Co. (United States) v. Reid (New Zealand).

Lieut. Treeby, who was undergoing instruction, was killed on Salisbury Plain through his biplane sideslipping. Eight British warships are cruising near Durazzo.

NEW YORK, Mar. 19

The Imperafor has arrived. Four lifeboats were carried away during a heavy ■gale and much damage was done to her bows.

CHRISTIANIA, Mar. 19

It is doubtful whether Amundsen will be starting for the Antarctic in 1914, the Fram having been delayed. She is expected at San Francisco in the beginr ning of July. Amundsen intends taking three Europeans

SYDNEY, Mar. 20

The Town Clerk reported to the Council that the cos tof cleaning Sydney had risen from £38,658 in 1903 to £100,634 in 1913. The mileage of the streets had increased only from 113 to 134, and increases in wages were largely responsible. An alderman described the statement as a Gtaggerer.

MELBOURNE. Mar. 20.

At the annual meeting of the Huddart Parker Co.. the year's profit was shown to be £57,709. Mr Appleton. the chairman, referred to the growing demands on shipowners by industrial organisations. These claims meant a matter of many thousands of pounds, but the worst feature was the growing indisposition to work shipping. Managers were faced with, a serious problem in how to meet the increased cost of running vessels. All sections of their workers had had their wages and conditions materially increased in their favour witlhont satisfying them. ,