GENERAL CABLES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 278, 18 August 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright /A London message states that Lady Randolph Churchill left £38,007.

Tho West Australian Government has decided to form a wheat pool within the State.

The smelters’ trouble at Port Pirie is reported to have been settled, and work will probably be resumed to-day.

The United States Secretary of Labour has announced that there are 5,735,000 unemployed in the United States.

The Australian Press Agency in London understands that the shipping conference has agreed not to penalise shippers who use the Commonwealth Line.

In view of tho financial stringency, the South Australian Government has decided not to proceed with the Bill for increasing Ministers’ and members’ salaries.

Giving evidence at tho Board of Trade inquiry, Sydney, boot manufacturers stated that there had been a decrease in prices of 25 per cent, compared with those ruling a year ago. A Reuter message from Cairo states that an aeroplane conveying General Newman, Chief of tho General Staff in Egypt, crashed nt Heliopolis. Tho pilot was killed, and General Nowman's recovery is doubtful.

The Canadian Paciiio Steamship Co. has acquired the Hamburg-America Co.’s 21,000-ton liner Tirpitz, and will convert her into an oil-burner, under the name of Emjiress of China. She is to be employed between Vancouver and Japan and China.

The Bradford "Observer” states that tho visit of Mr. W. M. Hughes is arousing considerable interest, and many prominent members of the wool trade are remaining in the city, despite the fact that this is holiday week, for the purpose of meeting Mr. Hughes and hearing his views.

A Royal Commission, headed by Lord Sumner, has been appointed to consider British nationals’ molffil claims for compensation for sufferings or damage arising out of enemies’ actions, and to recommend a basis of distribution among such of the five millions sterling from the first reparation payment that Britain receives.