GENERAL CABLES

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13895, 22 October 1918, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

LABOUR UNREST. BKJ STRIKE THREATENED. : (Australian and N.Z. CaW« Assn.) CAPETOWN. Oct. 20. A Johannesburg message slate*, thai a strike of engineers is threatening in supporl of (he ironmouldcrs, who are still out. The municipal power station employees arc likely to be involved. INFLUENZA. DYING OUT IN SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN, Oct. '2O, The influenza epidemic is slowly dying out, Lhon.~h ! ; '"! - ' '•"■' still many serious cases. Reports from the country indicate that it is following 1 the same course as in Capetown. At tirst the outbreak is mild, hut then it soon takes virulent pneumonic features. CROSS-CHANNEL FLIGHTS. A REGULAR TIMETABLE. (United Service.) LONDON, October 20. Passenger flights across the ChannaS are now the daily routine, Hand leyPage machines running to a timetable iike the ferries. fi\HE DEMOBILISATION SCHEME.

-COMPANIES IN IGNORANCE. •{Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, October 27. Furnoss. Withy and Company's seel- - states that his coiri])an\ 'knows iiotliing about the reported Government purchase of the shipping eompaniesy and do not desire to be taken oven. > Peninsular and Onnard Companies" officials hold a similar opinion. PREFERENTIAL VOTING. AIOPTION IN NBW SOUTH WAI'IS. (United Press Association.) SYDNEY, Octoben 2 1. The Herald states that the NatK»nal Party has adopted preferential voting,. which will be put into operation at the next general elections. A MISTAKE CORRECTED. (United Press Association. > SYDNEY, October 2'i. It transpires that the. annoumrentesit made by some of Friday's papers thai the National Party's ballot favoured proportional representation as* against preferential voting was .made before the ballot was complete. The liuaJ, figures favoured preferentialism..