GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 305, 18 September 1920, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES

(By Teloeraph-Proas ABSociation-Oopyrirlit The Federal loan is over-subscribed by ■£300,000.

A Sydney message announces the death of Mr. Jotin Devlin, bandmaster, who adjudicated in many competitions in flew Zealand,

A Bill in -the Australian Senate proposing to give the Northern Territory representation in the Senate without voting power was rejected by 17 votes to G.

An official estimate of tho Canadian crops shows tho following figures:— Wheat, 259.i95.000 bushels; oats, 556,719,000 bushels; flax, 11,000,000 bushels; and barley, (ii,257,000 bushels.

•The Albanian Commissioner in the United. States has appealed to President Wilson to take immediate steps to secure the withdrawal of tho Serbians from Albania, which he alleges they are attempting to destroy.

Press, advices from Korea state that Korean rioters recently killed many Japanese and Korean policemen, especially during the visit of the American Congressmen.

The Victorian Legislative Assembly rejected by 34 votes to 24 an amending Licensing Bill.providing for a simplo majority of-electors to enforce prohibition instead of the present three-hulls majority.

A message from Melbourne states that Mr. Hi(;gs,. who since his expulsion by tho Labour Party has been sitting as an Independent member of the Federal House of representatives, has joined the National Party.

Mr. A. 11. Charlwis. of Glasgow University, has been appointed to the new chair of international Jaw at Sydney University. Professor Mills has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

A Ixmdon message states that the Australasian Luncheon Club will tender a luncheon to General Birdwood on September 80, Mr. Eisher (Australian High ComraiJSsioner),- and. Sir James Allen (New.Zealand High Commissioner) cooperating'.

A Editor message from Budapest states that two years after the assassination of ex-Premier TisM, a court-martial has found four men guilty. Two were sentenced to death, one to fifteen years' hard labour, and ouo to three months' imprisonment.

The Amateur Status Conference at Sydney discussed the. sub-comm'Vttee's report, mid adopted several of tho 'minor clauses; but tho clause opposing professionals on committees of management proved a stumbling block to the cricket, .Rugby,'arid League delegates. The conference adjourned for a month.

Tho Canadian Manufacturers' Association has urged the Government to revise the tariff in the'direction of a stable fiscal policy of Protection, with some assurance of permanence. It "vaa pointed cut that the Dominion has made remarkable progress under protective preferential tariffs.