GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 258, 26 July 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ByTelograoh-Preii ABsoclatlon-OonyrißM . i Tlib Federal Government last year expended .£17,477,000 on repatriation operations, including .£11,(36,000 for laud settlement. The Australian Natives Association conference passed a resolution affirming tlie desirableness of establishing an Australian order of merit. A message from Simla states that tint vote of the Houso of Lords concerning the Dver case has caused fresh outbreaks of racial feeling in the vernacular Press. The Government Statistician's figured J show that ifcho price of food and groceries 1 increased during Juno by G per cent, throughout tho Commonwealth. Hie flood of divorce petitions in Sydney j continues. ' Since January 811 have- been ! lodged. One legal firm established a re- j cord with a hundred cases. i Signor Giolilti, Premier of Italy, commenting in the Chamber of Deputies on the recent disturbances in Eome, accused J those who had amassed war fortunes of desiring to influence tho political life of the country. In reference to a statement by Sir Joseph Cook that Victors, Ltd., are. establishing a business in' Australia, tho , j firm declines to make a abatement, ex- ' ; cept to .say that tho report is premature. It is reported from London that the | Earl of Clancarty has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for obtaining credit, and not disclosing that ho was un undischarged bankrupt. A Soattlo message to Not York states: "It is reported hero from Halifax that two submarines constructed here for '! Chilo and sold to Canada during tho war will bo auctioned shortly to the highest biddor." Because they wore not invited to the International Seamen's Conference at Gckb, the officers and engineers of the Japanese mercantile fleet have informed , the Japanese Government that they will not abide by tho conference decisions. A message from Tokio states that tho Minister of Finance, Baron Takahashi, announced that a loan of a hundred million yen for a South Manchurian railroad would bo floated in the United States in the near ' future. ; Baron Takashashi. in answer to questions concerning the Jones shipping Jaw, said that it would doubtless affect Japanese interests, but Japan was preparing to take the wisest steps to meet the situation. The Australian Labour Party is forwarding to the State Government, on behalf of trade unions, recommendations regarding apprentices, that technical education in the day-time shall be part of the dav's work, and ihat the fees should bo paid by (the employer, and free train or tram passes to tho technical schools should be provided.

Mr. J. J. G. M'Girr (New South Wales Minister (ot Health) told a deputation which asked for the replacement of a man whose place was filled by a loyalist during the 1917 strike, that any loyalist who had displaced a unionist during the striko should now bo asked to stand down. The Press protests against tho breaking of the solemn promise of the previous Government to stick to the loyalists. v The M'Gill University, Montreal, will confer the honorary doctorship of laws on four iournalists-Lord Burnham, Sir , Harry Brittain, Mr, Balph Staple-ton Ward Jackson (Johannesburfr), and Mr. T' W. Leys (Auckland), Dr. dime officiating. Tho Australasian journalists have left Vancouver after touring as the guests of the Vancouver newspaper They are now enjoying tho mountain resorts. ■