GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

U-BOAT' ENGINES DOING REPRODUCTIVE WORK:-' -.. . London, March io. Diesel en'giriec,. which halve bsn dismantled' from German submarines, are being need to pioduco electric power in all parts of Britain. They are cheaper and better' than any tlmt can be manufactured (it. the present time, . Several towns are getting .their entire electric supply in this way. The engines which were formerly, .in U. 62, which sank , three "hospital ships and twenty-six merchantmen, are now running a-great,factory:—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . • ... FARM' WORKERS' WAGES • INCREASED.; V.... London, March 7. Tho Agricultural Wages' Board is increasing t]ie • minimum wage . of farm workers itt-England and'Walek to 425. per week.—Aus,-N,Z.„ Cable. Assri; . : "-FOOTBALL CUP TIES; • Londoni March 6. ' Record crowds witnessed the fourth round' of the. football cup ties.. .Sixty thousand saw .Chelsea defeat Bradford by four goals to one. ' Fifty thousand witnessed Aston Villa defeat Tottenham. Hotspur by a goal to, nil.—"Tho Times." DESTRUCTIVE STORMS IN AMERICA . .. NoW, Vork, March-.10. \ Simultaneously with .a.blizzard in New England and the North Atlantic,, floods in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, rendered many people homeless,, crippled scores of factories, and destroyed'bridges. The floods are gradually subsiding!—Ans.N.Z. Cable Assn. ; • PROFITS OX AMERICAN 1 ' STATE .; SHIPPING',' " Washington, March 10. The, Federal Shipping. Board has announced that the profits on. Government operations in tie shipping business up to June 20, 1919, totalled more than 100 million dollars.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable , Assn. •

GERMANS,SEEK 'FRENCH NATUR- . -.. ALISATION-.

London, March 9. General vein Armin, ex-Governor of Meti, is among the increasing number of German husbands who are applying for French naturalisation because tliej are' married to .Alsatian women.'-Aus.-N.Z. -Caljle Assn. .... J ' TAX ON SERVANTS. ' . Paris, .March 9. The municipal council is levying,.a tax. of . forty francs each on female servants, and eighty francs, on man servants, If the servants belong to an Allied nation- the tax is doubled, if noutralj trebled, and if of .enemy extraction (the tax is quintupled,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn; PROTEST AGAINST QUEENSLAND .LAWS. . Bi isbanei March 12. ■A mfceting representative of the financial,- commercial, ; pastoral,. and manufacturing interests in the State decided to send a delegation to London to place before , the Secretary of State for the Colonies..tho views of the. meeting respecting the repndiatory nature of recent legislation in Queensland.—Press Assn.. • FIRES IN AUSTRALIA. I Adelaide* March 12. A. fire at Port Pirie'destroyed Dalgety And .Companye premises, W. R. Calie and Company's huge storage..sh'ed, and I'iirilott'a . furniture emporium.—Press Assn. ' . Perth, March 12. ; A fire destroyed the Marrinup Timber Mill. The damage amounts to between i!12j000 and j:2o,oofl—Press Assn. REDUCTION OF WORKING WEEK. , ~ . (Rec. March 12, 11.5 p.m.) . Sydney, March 12. The Labour. Council has convened a Trades. Union Congress for April 3 to decide means of bringing about a shorter working week. The council intends to advocate a 44-hour week, those working on Saturday to .have time off during the week.—Press Assn. RIOT AT OHARLEVJLLE. (Rec. ■ March 12,- 11.5 p.m.) • ' , Brisbane, March ■ • 12. Major Bolinglwoke' and; -Lieutenant Russell have been acquitted on a charge of disturbing .the peace 'in connection with tho riot at Charloville last December—Press Assn. . . [A band of returned soldiers dccided to. clear Charleville of undesirables, arid in.many conflicts with the police several were injured, Further bloodshed was avoided bv tlie police promising to clear the town.' .All .(he hotels wore olored,]

• ORDER MAINTAINED IN HUNGARY.' (Bcc. March 13. 0.25 a.m.) '. London, March 11. Mr. Lloyd George, in the House of Commons, 'staled l.tnt the Government had received a report from tl{c British ■Commissioner saying, that Hie reports ol' Hungarian military atrocities were much ciagjroratod. On the whole tho Govefnmenf was maintaining order well.—AusN.Z. Cable Assn. ; .... / . MINISTER'S PETITION - FOR REIN-' STATEMENT. ■ London; March ?. The Rev. Ronald submitted. a petition to llio King seeking reinstatement, in tho Victorian Fresbvterian Church, , itil financial reparation for tho lofs he sus-. tiiincd. His Majesty carefully considered (lie petition, and commanded it. to be forwarded to the Commonwealth Gov-ernment.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.. HONOUR FOR MR. PHILIP GIBBS. London, March (i, II; in believed that. Mr. Philip Gibbs will receive a knighthood of ihe British TOmnire.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable .Assn. OPHIR WTTHDRAWN FROM SAl»l'j. London. March 1(1. The Onhir wa? ofl'cred nl miction at the Baltic Exchange, but was withdrawn. the Government reserve not being reached. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable As6n.