GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 288, 30 August 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

By Telegraph-Press Association-Oosyrlsfrt M. Venizelos, protected by guards, las left Paris for Greece. Throe inter-State steamers are idle at Sydney owing to the owners refusing the demand for additional trimmors.

The Medical Congress at Brisbane has decided to found a College of Surgeons in Australia and New Zealand. Uniformity of surgical degrees granted by the Australian universities is also urged.

American war veterans will ask for the absolute exclusion of Japanese from the United States, but for the recognition of the right of American-born Japan, ese to American citizenship. '

Sir Edward Thorpe has been nominated president of the British Association meeting at Edinburgh in 1921. ' It is understood there will be a continuation of the policy of occasional visits to outlying portions of the Empire. The association will meet in Colombo in 1922.

Three ofthe four aeroplanes which arrived at Nome, Alaskn, from New York, have started on tho tame flight. The aviators had planned to fly to Qape Prince of Wales, and thence across Behring Straits to Siberia, but a telegram from the War Department disapproving of the project caused it to ba cancclled.

In the Federal Houso of Representatives tho Government was defeated by 35 votes to 22 on a clause in the Industrial Arbitration Amendment Bill. It was a non-party division. It is understood that the Nationalist Party met subsequently, aud had a wordy exchange with Mr. Ilughcs. Tho clause may be submitted to tho House again on Tuesday.

According to a dispatch from Seoul, a disturbance occurred when an American Congressman addressed a group of Koreans. The speaker, who is one of a party of touring parliamentarians, was scheduled to make an address which at the last moinont the Japanese authorities cancelled. The Congressman, not knowing of the cancellation, addressed tine audience. The. Japanese police atfempted to arrest the hearers.

Henry Sullivan, an American swimmer, lpft Dover on Thursday night to swim the Channel. He was reported to be still in tho water at 11 a.m. on Friday, but tho sea was choppy. Sullivan abandoned tho swim three miles from Capo Grisnez, after being 19| hours in tho water. He had covered 35 miles. His chief food was beefsteak, cooked on an accompanying trawler. Ho made a plucky struggle during the last five hours, but was unable to make progress, and gave up the attempt.

While flying from BathuTst to Albury, Lieutenants Parer and M'lntosli struck magneto trouble, and in attempting a forced landing at Culcairn last night, suddenly iiosl dived when a low feet from the ground. The aviators were thrown clear, and escaped with a severe shaking. Parer states that tho machine has been damaged beyond repair, one wing being broken, and the. Tudder and propeller front smashed. Tho aviators will finish the rest of the journey to Melbourne by train. ,