GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 263, 2 August 1919, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

"SHEEP KING'S" CHARITABLE. . BEQUESTS. Sydney, August 1. The estate of the lato Sir Samuel M'Caughev is valued at i 1.600,000,. of H-llicfi is bequeathed for educational, religious, and charitable' pur-, pases. A.total of .£600,000 goes to the Sydney and Brisbane Universities— rfess Assn. (Rec. August 1, 8.15 p.m.) " Sydney, August 1. Sir Samuel M'Ca-ughey's bequests include about iJOO.OOO to the Sydney and 5200,00fl to Brisbane universities, .£250,000 to ih'e Presbyterian Church in. New South Wales and Queensland, and a large mm for. the- widows and orphans of 6oldiera killed in the war—Press Assn. salaries of tasmanian : . . • ;• •• -legislators; Hobart, August J. In the Legislative- Assembly, tho Bill to increase.members' salaries to 4,'i'oO was postponed on the motion of lhe_ Leader of tho.Opposib'uri in order to increase the amount to .£loo.—Press Assn. (Reo. August 1, 8.14 p.m.) Hobart, August 1. Tho Assembly approved tho increase in members' salaries lo ,£3OO, and Ministers' salaries- from .£7OO to .£looo.—Press Assn. . REGULATION OF PRICES. Perth, August 1. At the opening of the West Australian Parliament;, the Governor's Speech emphasised the iinportanoo of repatriation. It also stated that the Government intends to legislate to regulate prices, with a view to removing tho pause, of the industsinl turmoil.—Press Assn. OLD NAVAL VESSELS TO BE BROKEN UP. (Rec. August 1, 7.35 p.m.) London, July 29. It-is announced that two hundred vessels of pro-Dreadnought types in the Brit-, ish Navy uve' heing sold to bo broken up,, including a number of destroyers.—Aus.N./i. Cabin Asns. -■- MAIL 'SERVICE TO GERMANY. (Rec. Augnt 1, 8.15 p.m.) Sydney, August 1. Tho Postal authorities, notify that a direct letter mail servico to Germany is now 'permissible.—Press Assn. .