GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 299, 13 September 1919, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

COMMONWEALTH PEAOI3 LOAN. Melbourne, September 12. The Commonwealth Peace ' Loan subscriptions total <C 1,182,600. '< Mr. Poynlou slatw that .the figures are very unsatisfactory.—Press Assn. WOMEN. MAGISTRATES. ' . Sydney, September 12. > The Nationalist Conference resolved to support: the'appointment of women to an honorary magistracy.—Press Assn. SALID OP STATE SAWMILLS. ' Perth, September 12.. The Government has sold the Slate sawmills to a franco-Australian syndicate.—Press Assn. AMENDMENT OF DIVORCE LAW. ■ Perth, September 12. The Legislative. Council has amended the divorce law, extending tlio grounds' for divorce in respect to insanity and incontinence Iwforo marriage—Press Assn. CH.UKCII UNION. Brisbane, September 12. Tlio Presbyterian General Assembly has passed a resolution in favour of tlio union of the ohurolies.—Press Assn. AUSTRALIAN NATIONALIST' ' CONFEKENCE. (liec. September 111, 0.15 a.m.) Sydney, .September 12. The Nationalist Conlnrence resolution left the proposed living allowance jinynblo lo families unfixed. A committee was appointed lo inquire into the ivhole (|iiesl,ion— Press Assn. . . I'IiISONERK' SENSATIONAL ESCAPE. (Rcc. September 13, 0.15 a.m.) Melbourne, September 12. A. sensational escapo was ma.do by six lonjf-senlenco prisoners while on route , 1.0 Pentrirlge. They forced boards from Ihe bottom of tho prison van and escaped unnoticed. No arrests have been made,— Press Assn.