GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 165, 8 April 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

By Talegraph—Press Association-Copyright At Mr. Churchill’s request. Colonel Amery remains Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Committee.

Heavy wins have continued throughout New South Wales, and further falls with floods are forecasted.

The Australian and New Zealand Club will entertain the Australian cricket team fit luncheon on April 26. Sir Newton Moore will preside. The Fiat works at Turin have been closed down, and thirteen thousand workers dismissed owing to a refusal to submit to partial dismissals.

Mr. W. M. Hughes has announced that in view of the slump in metal prices the Federal Government lias decided to permit the exportation of ores.

The Colonial Institute, at Lord Meath’s request, takes over the Empire Day movement, and will signalise his departure by entertaining Lord Meat h (the founder of the movement) at dinner on May 24.

The New South Wales Government bps instructed the Railway Construction Engineer to prepare plans and specificattions to enable tenders , for the Sydney Harbour 'bridge to bo invited throughout the world next October.

Sir J. D. Connolly (Agent-General for Western Australia) has communicated to the Colonial Office a cabled despatch from the Hon. James Mitchell (Premier), with reference to the Federal unification proposals, stating: "The feeling here is against unification or any interference with State rights."