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GENERAL CABLES

By TeloEruph-Press ABsociation-CopyrieUt Tho New South Wales Government is issuing life railway and tramway passes to biiud soldiers. The House' of Commons road the Finance Bill a third time. A messago from Sydney states that tho marine stewards are balloting on the question of striking unless an. eight-hour uay is granted, Mr. W. M. Hughes (Federal Premier; r»as promised the full support of the Commonwealth Government to make the world's Press Congress at Easter a success. The Federal House of Representatives has passed the Unlawful Assemblies Bill, which prohibits meetings in tho vicinity of Parliament House. The Federal proclamations prohibiting the export of hides and leather have been revoked.' Other prohibited nT'Kfiles are also released. Tho waterside workers at Fremantle have endorsed the action of the federation and the executive, and have decided to resume work on the P. and 0. steamers. A New York message states that General Critchley 'denies a report from Calgary that ho is taking three battalions of British and Canadians to settle a million aero estate in Mexico. A Paris message states that tho I'maiice Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has refused to accept a Government Bill granting credit to Germany in order to obtain coal. The final terms of Villa's surrender have been decided. The bandit will retire into private life at a place designated by the Government. ,He is to disband his forces, and then relinquish his military title.

The British Board of Trade announces the Imperial Shipping Committee ia prepared to receive before January 1 next suggestions from any persona or bodies in the Empire regarding ocean freights, facilities, and conditions in intei-Imperial trade. Mr. W. If. Hughes, ill moving the second reading of the Industrial Peaco bill in the federal House of Representatives, 6aid that the • Arbitration Court would remain to work side by side with the.suggested tribunals. Sir Joseph Cook announced in the Federal Houso of Representatives that lie would present the Budget within a few'weeks. It is understood that fresh taxation to the extent of two or throe millions will be foreshadowed. According to a message from Berlin, the Reichstag rejected a censure motion by the National Party, and passed a resolution of confidence in the Government's attitude at Spa. A Socialist motion for the immediate nationalisation of tho mines was rejected.

In the presence of the Imperial Press Conference delegates, Lady Kiirnham unveiled a monument of Longfellow's Evangeline at Grand Pre, Nova Scotia. The delegates' tour will include Annapolis Valley to-morjtfw aid St. John/ New Brunswick. ' In the Victorian Legislative Council Mr. Jones has introduced a Bill providing that the Assembly scats be redistributed by. dividing the Stata into twentyone constituencies, each to return three members, to be elected under a proportional system. v A message froni New York states that tho world's supply of radium has been Micreased lately at a hitherto unequalled rate. Seventeen grammes (about twothirds of an ounce) of new metal, worth half a million' sterling, has been tested in the United States already this year. .A message,from Tientsin states that troops from Mukden are '] engaged in rounding up and ! disarming stragglers from Tuan-chi-jui's army. Chang-tso-liu declares that he intends to protect the President, though ■ it- is.- believed that Chang will- eventually assume distatorship. The convictions for drunkenness in England and Wales in 1919 totalled 07,818, compared with 29,075 in the previous year. A Blue Book attributes the increase to the. greater number of policemen available for street duty, to the longer drinking hours, moro and stronger liquor, more money, and. less self-control, Tho Commissioner reporting on the administration of the Federal Public Sorvico 6tntes that the affiliation of the Public Sen-ice' Association with outside unions has resulted in a pernfcTous effect on ,the morale of tho service. The results of six years of Public Service arbitral ion have been disloyalty, extravagance, and reduced efficiency.

The third and final session of tho South Australian Parliament has opened. The Governor indicated that, notwithstanding tho improved revenue, additional expenditure, especially on tho Public Service, would necessitate npw taxation, By arrangement with the Commonwealth! Government a guarantee of ss. a bushel For wheat had bpen arranged. Major Smentnn gi've notice ol a motion for the holding of-a referon(him on prohibition.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 263, 31 July 1920, Page 7

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706

GENERAL CABLES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 263, 31 July 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 263, 31 July 1920, Page 7

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