MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18419, 27 June 1925, Page 15

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

In tho House, of Commons Sir P. Lloyd-Graemo (President of the. Board of Trade* announced that Lord Bradbury would bo chairman of tho Food Council, which is to regulate trad© in foodstuffs. A London message states that King George and Queen Mary Tisited Eari Hosebery. Fifty-nine aeroplanes flew orer London at 100 miles per hour in a Royal Air Force demonstration. A Sydney cable reports that Parliament has been prorogued till July 21st. A London message says that though the attendances at Wembley have been most disappointing, the Australian pavilion has been invariably filled. Tho latest novelty is a series of lecturettes from loud speakers, which say "Everr Australian family last year spent £'l j>or week on British goods. You reciprocato nnd buy our fruits, butter, and meat." Tho Wr„r Office is onouirinc into tho use of Hampshire Territorials to guard a film (says a London eable). The American with tht» film, who was accompanied by tho Territorials from Southampton to Loudon, explained that it cost 1,000.000 dollars. It was the only existent negative, and the insurance policy stipulated that ho should travol incognito, and not fraternise with passengers. The negative was guarded continuously. His representatives in Britain obtained a Territorial guard by undertaking to film tho procession for recruiting purpose*. Paris reports that a number of postal employees, who struck for increased wages, invaded the Chief Post Once, drovo out the public with fisticuffs, and then barricaded themselves inside*. The Prefect of Police drove out tho strikers without difficulty. It is reported from London ihat Sir Archibald Weigall, an cx-Gorernor of South Australia,' has accepted the chairmanship of the Empiro- Cbmmunit'v Settlement Committee.