GENERAL CABLES
By Telegnph-Presa Asßociation-Oopyriclrt Cardinal Amette, Archbishop of Parte, has died, suddenly. A message from Melbourne stotes that Harold Parsons motor-cycled 1111J miles in twenty-four hours, making a world's record. The United States Post Office Department is inaugurating an aerial mail service between Cuba-' and the United States. Owing to supplies of coal being available now, the restrictions on the use of gas and electric power in Melbourne has been withdrawn. A Router message from D*lhi states that tho Sikhs reoooupied Baguyah with little opposition. Tho situation else* wliero is unchanged. The Aero Club of America has notified the Aero Club of France that America will bo represented in the competition ?or the Gordon Bennett trophy. • Lieutenants Parer and M'lntosh have resumed their flight to Melbourne in a new machine. When passing Chiltem they dropped a message: "AH well." A message 'from Berlin states that the Saxon Engineering Company has received an order from Soviet Russia for locomotives to the valu» of thirty million marks. '
The football boom in England is expected to exceed that of last season. The opening "Soccer" matches on Saturday were largely attended throughout the country. There were 60,000 at a match at Newcastle. Tho Mexican War Office announces that Government troons defeated Zaniora'B bandit-force, which is retreating in tlie' -northern part of Jalisco. . The fate of the British and American captives has not been determined. \ The' Federal Government's defeat on the Arbitration Bill has no political sign'ficance, beyond being possibly an indication of the tormation of a "cave" in the Nationalist Party, tho result of feeling over Mr., Watt's resignation. The New South Wales Amateur Athtotio Association's five-milo 'State crosscountry championship was' won by H. Haydon (Botany), in record time for the course—2Bmin. 10 4-sscc. Both the A.and B grade teams' races were won by Botany. ' The Bureau of Jt'lnes at Washington, reports that the production of gasoline \n tno firs!) six months of 1920 was 13 per cent, greater than in tho same period of 1919, but tho consumption was 112 per cent, greater. The United States Shipping Board is completing plans for the salo of vessels, oKTpj'ards, and construction, materials valued at more than 2500 million dollars. The board has 1005 vessels ready for delivery, and will have 127 more by January 1, The vessols are valued at an average, price of 172 dollars per ton. The board has alrendv disposed of 389 vessels for 272,030,000 dollars.
11l is suggested in pastoral circles, states a niessago from Melbourne, that Government credits should be established in respect to tho salo of Australian ■ftuol in foreign countries. It is supposed that. ,£10,000,(100 would bo eufScient to ilonii a. scheme which would assist French and Italian buyers, who arehandicapped by the rates of exchange. Sir. Hughes :e non-committal. He is impressed with tho nd-nntagee of the 6chemo but is afraid that it would involve serious financial obligations on tho Commonwealth. Preparatory to commencing tho business session 'at Sydney yesterday, advertising men from all parts of Australia and New Zealand assembled for the ficcond Australasian Conference, on Sunday hold an inspirational meetmg_ of a semi-religious character. The chairman of tho convention said the object of the convention was that advertisers ehould tell tho truth, (lie whole truth, and nothing but tho truth in regard to commodities they wero advertising. Speakers ("welt upon the influecco of advertising upon the character cf business, of products, and of men.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 289, 31 August 1920, Page 5
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