GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 7, 4 October 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

(By Telegraph-Press Association-OopyrlitM

The Brisbane daily newspapers have increased their price to twopence.

A message from Christiania states that tho Uniteu States is lending Norway 20,000,000 dollars at 8 per cent

Tho Federal Senate agreed to the Canberra item in the Budget by 13, votes to 6.

A message from Melbourne states that the postal and telegraphic rates have been gazetted, and camo into operation on Saturday.

The Chinese Government has' informed the American _ Minister that it has no present intention of cancelling Russian rights.

A message from Delhi states that the Government has prohibited the entry of tho "Daily Herald" into India owing to the growth of Bolshevik propaganda.

Tho New South Wales State Loan, of three millions, will bear interest at tho rate of 55 per cent, and will bo payablo in four instalments, the first of which is due on December 1.

An aerial company of Sydney is inaugurating a service between Sydney and Melbourne, with an air yacht fitted with a cabin capable of carrying ten passnugws on a five hundred miles non-stop flight.

The Socialist Party conference 'at Milan decided to adiiere to the Moscow third inteniatiouale and also voted for the expulsion of moderates, including Turati, Treves and Pampolini.

A message from London states that' the shipbuilding and engineering "trades are asking for an advance of sixpence an hour for journeymen and an equiva* lent advance for pieceworkers, representing a total of.t".n millions sterling.

A. Paris message states that Fedar Lepper, a youiig German officer, has been ' arrested at San Sebastian for em- ) beziling _ J537,000 belonging to a German ? J commission sitting at Paris ill connec-'. ' -tion -with Iho repatriation of German ' war prisoners.

Tie Incogniti crickot team has left New York for England. It played' seven matches in the United States'and one in Canada, won six, and drew two. The highest total made in a singla innings was 406, against Philadelphia. The innings was declared closed with. 6even wickets down.

According to a message from Berlin received in New \ r ork, it is reported that Japan is buying from Germany over a dozen Diesel motors of 2000 horse-power, ostensibly stationary engines, but essentially of the type used in German submarines and easily convertible! No information is obtninablo from 'Diesel.

A typhoon on the eastern coast of Japan resulted in the death of scows of persons and widespread damage to property. In Yokohama 120 were injured and 44 killed, and thousands of houses were flooded in Tokio. Reports from the provinces state that railroad and telegraphic communications have been interrupted.'

A message from Mexico City etatea that it is officially announced that Mr, Alfred Mackenzie, a British subject, has, been granted a th'ree-year conccssion to explore and exploit all oil lands in Lower California, between Santo Thomas and Puuta do Canoae, and according ,to Press reports a Mexican subject, backed by. Japanese .Government funds, has been, granted a similar conccssion in the State of Sonora,

, The Archbishop of Brisbane, addressing a Church. Missionary Society meeting in London on behalf of. the New Guinea mission, said conditions in ''the Pacifio were changing with lightning rapidity, traders, missionaries, and administrators co-operating in a solution of one of tho greatest problems of the world, and pw moting the civilisation of ra'Ces who otherwise must perish. The Bishop of New Guinea, claimed that Papua was the only part of the world free from labour troubles.

. The judges at the .competition for large and small British aeroplanes organised by the Air Ministry report that the competition mealed less radical advance in general design than anticipated, but thore were useful developments in dotnil of design. The judges refused .to award the full number of prizes originally specified. No first prize was awarded for largo aeroplanes. Tho Handley Pago Company was awarded the second) prize of £8000. For small aeroplanes the Westland Aircraft Works was awarded the- first prize of The United States Cabinet is considering proposals to send Mr. ICcanko Slribusawo, who represents the .• Japanese Government in tho United States, to confer with, leading Americans regarding the Japanese-American situation. It is announced that Japan proposes to lay tho question beforo the World Sunday School Congress, which meets in Tokio on October 5. Tho-Japan-America Society may send to America a delegation of American business men in the Orient, to make an effort to foster better relations.