GENERAL CABLES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18439, 24 March 1922, Page 9

GENERAL CABLES.

TOklO, March 21. Mrs Sanger’s stay in Tokio has been uneventful, she obeying strictly all the police regulations. She is now resting at Nikko and intends to visit Osaki and Kyoto, where she will address doctors’ meetings on birth control. The Press continues to deride the Government’s attitude. The leaders announced that the fight for a heavy reduction of the

Japanese Army has been abandoned in the Diet until the summer session. Meantime, small reductions in the Army will be made in accordance with the War Department’s promises. HOBART, March 23. The Commerce Congress passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to complete the reciprocity agreement with New Zealand without delay. SYDNEY, March 23 Official unemployment figures for the State show that 11,000 -were idle •t the end of February, being 2000 less than in January. MELBOURNE, Feb. 23 Mr Hughes in advocating the resumption of trade with Germany, criticised the Hobart Commerce Conference which urged the postponement till January. Mr Hughes stated that as a result of Germany buying coarse woo] a glut was prevents. It possibly made a difference of three or four million to Australia and other parts of the world were trading with Germany. Australia must have markets for her primary products. She would be unable to continue to sell to Germany unless she bought from her in return.