MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18416, 24 June 1925, Page 9

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

A London ea'.ie stales that tho lato 3! ' Godfrey cf Marconi's, lott i'2-"i.'\V. Aibimuijm Court :;Ncd tho railway employee;.' week at -! L hours. worki d live shitts ot eigh; !;.(ur» and on-- of four h»ut>, pay ;•> lv the same a- :Vr •!•< hour-. Tho lenMf.or.al Hallway Cengre-s. att'-uded I>v ov. r 10 » delegates, repro-.-.•IiP.iKZ finest o\vry country in the world. iin i':-!in- tho Dominion-. and India.' i.;u twluilitij; Germany and llu.-» M.t. n;;s opened in London, bv tho Duk-- ci Y,_.rl:. A IVlbi nies-.a-zo «.ay< it i- report .'■• l. thai Mr Candid ha-. telegraphed in Mr Aurobindo (hi him to return to .liengal to lake up the work 101 l ununified l>v ihr lato. Mr Das. It i« notoworthv that All" Das first sprang into i'a<i!e in JJH'S. when de'ondmg Chose on charges oi' murder and trestsnj!. is now living in retirement in .Pondieherry. It is alleged that he i- luu iuterc.-ted in politics, hut is devoted u> metaphysical meditation.

A London cable reports that Mr A, ,T. Cook, secretary of tlie Miners' Federation, speaking at Famhorough. said: ■'l am going to organise a month's holiday for all workers in Britain; that is the revolution T want. Next, week the Covcritnient will face a iirst-elass eeononiie. crisif.' I'aris veports that Anna, le A'asseuv, a dressmaker, who in Fehinary shot her sister, \vlic> was • sull'ering from an in - ctiral-le disease, was sentenced to two yea;-s' iinprisoiinient. Sydney rcpor'.s that Mr F. J. Minahan (Laliour, u former in ember of the New South Wales .1 .opieshmve Asstmiblv and runner-up at iho la<r. election) automatieally Jills the seat- in the Sydney electorate rendered vacant by the death of Mr J. J?irt.

The Now South "Wales Cabinet lias appointed a Royal Commission 1o enquire into the safer working ot coal mines. Tt is reported from Brussels that T>. "Walter Leaf, the leader of tho British delegation, was nominated President of the Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce. AJ up anew re-solution demanding uniformity in the regulation of tho transportation of dangerous goods was adopted by tho transport group of tho Congress. Tlio Frankfort correspondent of " r J'ho Times" says flic Kliineland Commission is considering tho possibility of partially rescinding the existing broadcasting prohibition imposed on the occupied area. It is understood that the use of wireless for business and educational purposes will shortly be permitted, but tho final decision regarding permits will rest on the responsible generals commanding tho respective districts.