MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18402, 8 June 1925, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Stratford, ono of the three Australian motor-cyclists who have entered for tho Isle of Man tourisWrophy races, crashed while practising over tho course and injured a shoulder.

Three men have been indicted by the Grand Jury at Lop Augejes on a conspiracy charge in connexion with the alleged plot to kidnap Mary Pjcki'ord.

Mr A. J. Cook, eecretary to the Miners' .Federation, in a remarkable Speech at, Chop well, Durham, said: "Bofore God and man, I am doin gmy duty. I have hover received a ponny from anyone except the trade union which I represent. I know there are men who have."

Mr Austen Chamberlain has left London for Geneva.

The London County Council, for the first time, has given its sanction to,a jazz band to play in a Loudon park, in order to ascertain whether this kind of musio is appreciated. Tin- band, including five saxophones, will piny English and American dance music in.Finsbury Park.

Affording to the Liverpool "Daily Post,' : Lord Derby has effered the Liverpool Corporation bis territorial interests in Bobtlo. The price is said to be about a. !million pounds. Lord Derby owris practically the whole of Bootle, except the docks.

Replying to a. deputation of /representative business men and pastoralists at Sydney, Dr. Earle Page, Common wealth Treasurer, promised that in compiling the next Bridget the Ministry would take into consideration the necessity for a reduction in the income taxation. He held out no hope, however, of the immediate withdrawal of the Federal Government from the held of income taxation.

The Geneva correspondent of the Australian Pros-s Agency says that during the debato on night work in bakeries', Mr McNeil pointed out that Australian employers were of the opinion that the question was not a subject in which the Labour Offico should dabble. He contended that there was nothing in baking that entailed international competition making it notessary for the Labour Office to specify that all countries should bake the f-anie bread, sell it in the- same manner, and have the same livinp; conditions. He appealed to the Conference to 'declare ■this to be a purely domestic problem and'not one of an international character. Mr McNeil outlined the syctem of bsking and delivery of broad in New South "Wales. and Victoria.

The monthly meeting of the Miners' Federation of Gieat Britain selected Mr Herbert Smith (president of the Federation) and Mr A. J. Gook (sccre•tary) to represent the Federation on the committee to deal with the question of an international alliance.