GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 54, 4 November 1913, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

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London, November 3

The County Council is recommending licensing 6f building's containing over ten cinematograph films, and shops containing over £560 worth of celluloid. Light articles, like combs, toys',, and. collars should not be sold without warning buyers of their inflammability.

Berlin, November .3. Djavid Bey arrived for the purpose of obtaining .Germany's consent to a four per cent, customs increase; also

for "the'creation of monopolies in

matches, alcohol, cigarette papers, j playing cards:' Afterwards he pro- - ceed&vto Paris to attempt to raise a loan of twenty-eight millions for the Sidwassamsun Railway. London, November 3. Marconi is reinforcing the services between America and England by tin erection of additional high-power stations;.. • He is also arranging with stations at San Francisco, Hawaii, Japan, and later with the Philippines; Brazil,-and the Argentine, making a wireless girdle round the world. London, November 2. Hundreds of protests are reaching the Commonwealth offices from residents of Great Britain against Australia's universal service, stating that the Gommonnvealth is instituting' a fresh campaign to counteract the effects of the Natidnal Peace Council propaganda.

Washington, November 2. Congressman Smith,' of Maryland, has submitted a resolution, at the instance of the Universal Peace Union, in favor of ceding Alaskan territory to Canada on the grounds that it bars access to the Yukon and the Mackenzie, basin to the Pacific. Besides winning Canada's gratitude, it would otand the United States in good stead, when the question of a white alliance against yellow races arises.