GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 283, 24 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

By Telejraph-Presß Aasooiatlon-OopyricM Gratuity bonds issuable in New South Wales are estimated to amount to ten millions, half of , which amount haa already been issued. Lieutenants Parer anS Mlntosh, were given a civio reception at the Sydney Town Hall. A'reward fund has been opened for the aviators. The Montreal Tramway Company has raised its fares to four rides for quarter of a dollar (about 3d. a ride) to meet the increased wages recently granted. The election in. the Suva electorate for two members of the Legislative Council resulted: Henry Milne-Scott, 242: Henry Marks, 191 (elected); S. H. Ellis, 123; James Burton Turner, 107. A Router message from New York states that crowds throng the court during the trial of Charles Ponzi, the defaulting financier. Ponzi's liabilities are officially stated to be .£BOO,OOO.

It is announced that Mr. Charles Nicholson (the designer of Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock IV) has accepted a commission to design the Maple Leaf, the proposed challenger for the America Cup.' The preliminary work will be carried out in England, and the construction of the yacht will be completed in Canada.

Fittings and spare parts for a Short flying "boat for the Aerial Company, Ltd., have arrived at Sydney. The machine will 'fly to Auckland and Papua. It accommodates ten passengers and has a flying range of 800 miles.