GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 181, 27 April 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

Bv Telegraph—Press Isßoeiatlon-OopyrlElU It is reported in London that the British Government is negotiating for the control of the Shell Transport Petroleum Company. Immense deposits of bituminous coal have been discovered near Lough Neagh (in Ulsteri). Experts declare that they equal and possibly surpass the greatest deposits in England. Marconi, in an interview at Lisbon, enid that a London newspaper was wholly responsible for the absurd suggestion regarding communication' with | Mars. He had not considered \it worth contradicting.

A Monte Video message states that Dr. Brum, President of Uruguay, -will fight a duel with Dr. Laretta, editor of. "La l'ais,'" as tho result of an. article, written, by Laretta, criticising a speech by Dr. Brum.!

A United Sen-ice message from London 6tatcs that the second of the new additions to the P, and 0. fleet, the Narkunda, of 15,400 gross tons, sailed on April 24 on her maiden voyage to Bombay. The sister ship is the Naldera.

A message from New York nnnouiices that China has instructed the J. P. Morgan Company not to pay interest on •£1,500,000 worth of the 5 per cent. Hukuang _ railways sinking fund bonds (1051) issue, floated in Germany, in. accordance with the Treaty terms.

Three motor-cars for the use of the Prince of Wales during his Australian tour arrived at Melbourne by tho Commonwealth steamer Boorara. Supplies of, oil fuel not being obtainable in Melbourne,', the Navy Department has arranged a. special isupply for,the Eenown.

Two hundred and fifty Wind men, Te-. presenting all parts of tli€ United Kingdom, arrived in London after a three weeks' march from Manchester to petition for State education, State workshops, and pensions. Several London trade unions escorted the marchers over the last stage of their journey, and cheering spectators lined the streets.' '

A Paris message states that it is estimated that Caillaux served nine days over his three years' sentence, consequently lie never went to prison. Ho was taken to n sanatorium until the foimalities of his release were completed on Saturday, when he retired to . l'is country house, where he will write liis memoirs.

_ The annual of • the Association of British. Chambers of Commerce adopted resolutions deploring the detention of shipping in ports, and asking for an investigation, with a view to the' application of remedies; and favouring the cessation of direct Government control at the earliest opportunity. It_ decided to send a deputation to the Minister of Transport to urge tho :constitntion: of a Central Waterways Board of Control for Canals. A resolution declaring the principle of taxation of wa.- wealth to be unfair and impracticgradual reduction of the National Debt by tha taxation of current profits and current income, not by confiscation of capital which was essential for the maintenance and development of industry, was adopted. 1