GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 236, 30 June 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

'By Telegraph-Press Association-CopyrisSt It is roported from London - that Mr. W. A. AVatt, cx-Fcdoral Treasurer, io spending a few days in Paris. London political correspondents predict that Lord d'Abenion will acccpt tho appointment as Ambassador to Benin. A message from Sydney reports that heavy"--general, rains 'have caused ninny delaying railway traffic. It is reported that Gaby Desly's jew-, els were sold by auction, realising 2,30-1,-000 francs, for the Marseilles poor. It is reported from Helsingfors that a. Bolshevik steamer with 'two thousand. British, -and Finnish prisonera of war, was sunk in tho Neva, and alii were drowned. A message from London states that tho reduction in tho price 'of mutton has brought,.about a satisfactory clearance of the stores. There is now storage capacity for half a. million carcisses. .

A Sydney message states that in consequence of tho sugar shortage, many factories manufacturing jam, condiments, and confectionery have been compelled to close down, and 'several hundreds of employees are involved... In opening at Sydney the first,-rili-cultural conference in tin! Commonwealth P. Dunn. (New.-South- Wales Minister of Agriculture) stated that lio would do everything po;;sible to encourage grape growing among returned soldiers. : The Court of Appeal is heaving the case of Sievier versus Wootton (states a London message)."' Sievier is applying, for a new trial, on : the grounds of wrongful admission of evidence, and that the verdict was against the weight of evidence.

A Teheran message reports that the Bolsheviks savagely repressed the Tartar counter-revolution'.in .tho Caucasus. 1 It is reported that they have destroyed the town of Eliizabetopol, Many Tartar refugees are entering Persia. .V

'The London "Daily ■ Chronicle" calls attention to the AVireless Committee's, unanimous report emphatically rejecting the Marconi project. The committee's principal objection is the fe.ar that tho monopoly which. Mr. Marconi- would acquire would kill .the, chance of coinpetitive; improvement.'

The.. Canadian Department of Justice rules that the Provincial Governments only can'.legislate regarding the International .Labour Convention's' provisions for. tho day; the children's charter,,and the' employment of women, assented to by the Dominion's representatives at Washington last November.

■ Madame Melba received an ovation at tho Queen's Hall concert. She; herself received .the. King and Queen <\nd Princess' Marj-, and escorted t'hem to tho Royal box. Madame Melba. was dn wonderful voice, which retains a!l its freshness and purity. She'reteived many encores. ' Tho most popular item, was "Addie," from "La Boheme," King George's favourite song, which was sung at liis' special request.