GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 257, 24 July 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

By Teleeraph-PreEfl AEsociatlon-CoryristM A second German rigid airship, 642 ft. long, has been safely delivered in England. Mr. JJooley, Chief Secretary of New South Wales, denies having expressed opposition to the Stato lottery scheme. The International Conference of Jurist at Amsterdam has adopted the first reading of the Constitution of the Perinan' ent Court of Justice. A Berlin message says that the Germans have seized Belakun and. orllicr Hungarian Communists, and sent them back to Austria, instead of allowing them to go to Russia. ' A Moscow wireless message snys that delegates to the third International have arrived in Moscow, and include representoties of (ho Labour Party and trade unions of Australia.

The "Daily Mirror" is publishing wireless; pictures from America of the Shamrock and 'Eesolute, and says thai when the preliminary tuning is completed it will be possible to publish wireless pictures from Sydney.

Private advices received in Melbourne state that at the tea sales in Colombo 011 Wednesday tho market was excited. There were heavy demands from all countries, and prices for common sorts advanced from four to six cents per lb.

Lord Forster (recently appointed Gov-ernor-General ol Australia) and Lauy Forster were entertained at luncheon at Buckingham Palace. The King conferred the Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George on Lord Forster..

It is reported from Sydney that tlie "Land" newspaper has lodged an appeal against the verdict o£ .£2OOO awarded Mr. W. G. Asliford, former New South Wales Minister of Lands, for alleged lihe'i. i .

Advices from Teheran slate tha 1 : a Persian forco has reoccupied Sari, and driven a Bolshevik force from Enzeli. This force, which had landed at Bandergez, was driven back ito its boats.

The Queensland Government has issued. an order fixing the price of board and lodging during the Prince's visit. This action was tae outcome of prices being increased, in some instances 100 to 200 per cent.

After severely criticising the Argentine Senate for its failure to ratify the 200 million dollars loan from England, France, and Italy, President Irigoyen withdrew the measure, thereby nullifying it. The Allies had already notified President Irigoyen that owing to the .long delay they were no longer ' interested.

Dr. Nansen, who has returned, to Chvistiania from Russia, states that there are still two hundred thousand prisoners in Siberia and Turkestan, mostly belonging to Central Europe. Fifteen thousand of the prisoners in Siberia can be sent, home via Vladivostok if tonnage is available,

Preparations are being made at St. John's, Newfoundland, to enter into wireless telephonic communication with the steamer Victorian, bringing the English delegates to the Imperial Press Conference, and the vessel has. been keeping up conversations with the Irish coast since Tuesday,

The Press of Jerusalem urges the appointment of Dr. Weiznianu, ' Judgo Itrandeis, and M. Sokotow, as a triumvirate to . administer local affairs. Sir Herbert Samuel, British High Commissioner, in a speech, predicted wonderful industrial and other developments in Palestine within three years.

The "Sydney Daily Telegraph" stales that autumn lambing in tho majority of the. districts of New South Wales is a failure, and there_ is almost a blank in many' places. Spring lambing in tho later districts is expect!?! to give better results now that the pasture prospects are favourable, owing to tho lfte iain, which is fairly general. Summer Ifmbing will be attempted where practicable. '

According to a dispatch rtcoived at Honolulu from Tokio, tho Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Sir. tlanacka) will t bo Civil Administrator of Northern Sakhalin, which tlie Spa Conference agreed to put under Japanese control. Tho Japanese will administrate Nikoiaievsk and (ho Sakhalin district unlit (he Siberian ]»ople are able to establish a'stable Government of their own. •>