GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 198, 16 May 1919, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

.' ' '—*— ——■' A HIGH-PRICED. STEAMER, , . ... London, May v The West Australian Government has 6old the steamer ' 'Western "Australia (2937 tons) to Norwegian buyers for ,£90,000, which is double the price for which it was purchased in 1912.—Au5.N..Z. Cable Assn. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CABINET RECONSTRUCTION. , , ■ i : ;. ■■'■ Adelaide; May 15. The Cabinet has been reconstructed, «9 follows:—Premier; and Treasurer, Mr. A. H. PeokeV Chief Secretary and Minister for Marine and Irrigation, Mr. J._ Qfi Bice; Attorney-General and Minister for Industry, Mr? H. ■N. Banvell; Minister for Repatriation, Mr. E. A. Ansteyj Minister for Education ■ and Mines, Mr. W. H. Harvey; 'Minister;'for Railways and Agriculture, Mr. Ritchie.—Pres9 Assn.;.;. BRITISH INDUSTRIES FARES, i ', ......: .. ...Londpn-; May 8. British Industries Fairs'are being arranged, to--be , held'in Loitiddn, Birmingham, and' Glasgow during February and Maroh of 1920. Dominion , firms desiring to exhibit should apply fof space through the (British Trade Comniissibiiers.—Aus.- ■ NiZ.-Cable--Assn. •' >. : riv' FAR.M TRAINING FOR EX-SOLDIERS. » ■ .•■;' : .; \ ■ ■'•.';' London, May 8. The Government has completed arrangements to send seventy ex-soldiers to the United Sattes to take a special ; couwe in irrigation, pig-farming, and , various other branches o{ agriculture, while on tho way to Australia. It is also arranging for a'piirty of ex-soldiers to go to Deiimark to study dairying.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.. •. NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS, (Rcc. May. 15, 5.5 p.m.) ;:'/ .., ■« .:; -.•'•' London, May 12.' Mr. Enp'ertißunny, Mr. George Coates, and pictures in the New Salon. '-'Miss-Bessie Gibson also exhibits in the Old Salon.—Aue'.-N.Z*.;-Cable Aran. . . ■ ' CABLE LINES AGAIN BADLY CONGESTED. (Rec. August 15, 5.45 p.m.) : Sydney,'. May 15. Cable congestion is again very nouneed. Olio of the causes is the large amount of official business passing with Ministers in London.—Press Asen. : BOXING. ■'..■"'■ . (Rec. May 15, 7.5 p.m.) .-. v- London, May 14. In the Imperial Services boxing cham-. pionships Lieutenant J. T.' Lang repreBents New Zealand in the heavyrweight' contest. Private Sellnrs'won;the final of the fly-weights.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. • (Rec. May 15, 10.45 p.m.) :■" ' London,-' May 15. At the Imperial Services boxing tourney, in tho officers' heavies final, Captain. Coghill (Australia) beat Lieutenabt'Lang (New , Zealand) on' points.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.'