GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 207, 27 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

(By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Tho agitation in Northern Australia for a new State continues. Seventy-one local governing bodies out of 100 are favourable, A mass meeting of public pervanis at Sydney decided against Saturday wont, provided the Saturday hours are dwtributed over tho remainder of the week. Tho -New' South Wales State trawlers are successfully experimenting in the deep-sea fishing waters ranging from GOU to 1000 feet. A nathead Weighing 101b. was caught. A general meeting of tho Federation of Trade in Johannesburg passed a motion demanding the nationalisation of the gold and coal mines, and threatening drastic action to enforco it unless llie Government agreed within a time to 'be fixed. A Reuter messago from Borne states that during a, students' -demonstration in celebration of Italy's entry iuto the war, the police attempted to-move on the demonstrators, whereupon a gang of hooligans fired revolvers, and tho police replied. Four policemen and a civilian were killed, and two policemen and hiuo civilians wounded. Mr. W. F. Dunn (New South Wales Minister of Agriculture) threatens to seize fodder which is being transhipped from Victoria, unless the agents and consignors terminate speculation. Trucks are held up at Albury awaiting drought prices. Prayers for rain were oft'orea at a united service at Sydney on Tuesday. ■,

Mr. B. G. Theodore (Premier of Queensland) questioned in London with reference to tho Governorship of tho State, said tho appointment of a successor to Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams rested with the Imperial authorities. lie had made no represeatations to prejudice the selection or to'indicate that there was a feeling in Queensland in favour of the discontinuance of appointments from England.

Ex-Constable Worrell was found guilty at Sydney- of imirderin? his wife, and wa3 sentenced to death. He made a statement that the deceased, during a fit of mad jealousy because he had married' his first wife while on service in England, snatched a revolver and shot herself dead, and that fear prevented him from reporting the circumstances. Worrell's first wife died shortly after reaching Australia.