GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 43, 15 November 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

9 By Telegr*pU-Pre«i Aiiooiatlon-OopyrlirM A London message states that the estate of the late Sir Charles Henry has boon proved at .£378,539. It is reported from London that five million pounds' worth of cars wore sold at the motor show at Olympia. Tho Government Statistician of Queensland estimates the wheat crop at four million bushels. The area under grain is 175,730 acres. Lord Blyth, in the "Sunday Times," pays a remarkablo tribute to Sir. John Burns's sileut and energetic recruiting servicps during war time until the Military Service Act was passed.

A United Service message from London states that an Ilford resident who was participating in the Westminster Abbey celebration, took a fit. Meanwhile some unknown person 'stole tho sufferer's false teeth.

Mr. E. Light, an engineer, was. killed on a farm near Denmark, West Australia, through a limb of ft tree falling on him. Dr. Blackburno and a trolleydriver named Eimnel attended him, but while returning on the trolley to Denmark they were riin into by detached coal trucks, and both wero killed.

It is announced from Vancouver that the Provincial Government of British Columbia will advance fifty thousand dollars to -unemployed men, .mostly returned soldiers, who have been thrown idle by the local dock company being uuable to pay back wages.

In tho New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the Premier. Mr. Storey, reputfinted an allegation by two Ministers that one member had received money for his election campaign from Mr. Talbot, a witness at the Wheat Inquiry, on condition that the Labour Party would terminate tho Georgeson Inquiry if it was returned to power. A full inquiry is promised.