GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

BRITISH ITEMS. n By Toleeraph.—Press Auu.— COßjnrlfßt J The English City and Suburban Hlty j_ dicap resulted:—Corn Sack 1, Sqqjuj n Measure 2, Furious 3. Sixteen x*jg Jm Won by a short head, a neck dividtn second and third, jj A Labor Delegation is leaving ft Russia on April 27- It include* MeCO Robert Williams, Ben Turner, Vft . Snowden, Margaret Bondfleld, and Ut ' Tom Shaw, M.P. The Soviets off* the fullest facilities for investigation ? the results of which will be reported ■# " the JuiSe conference of the Labor Party y FOREIGN NEWS, j n A wireless message from Berlin IB! l " nounces that the German troops haw 11 begun to evacuate tho Ruhr district. ! ! " The Japanese report that they hjm now completely disarmed the Russian) in Eastern Siberia. The railway strike situation in' (bj United States continues to be badlj mixed. Eighty per cent, of the SMM have resumed in New York and Othti Eastern districts, but the Chicago work" era decline to ol3ey the leaden' oiju to resume work, demanding that the ■*< •, -rested men be first released, 7 Dempsey has signed a contract for hit '. first fight since he defeated Willard. Thi B match will take place at Benton Harb« 4 (Michigan). His opponent will at e chosen within ten days. Washington reports that the Stfttt v Department has suggested to the AlUei e that Germany be given an externum oi 7 the agreement which expired on April 10, by which the presence of a limited - number of German troops in the nettttji b zone will be permitted. The Washington correspondent of {hi i New York Times states that M»jof i Wrench has presented Mr. J. Daniel! - (Secretary to the Navy), with a chequ* ) for £6OOO on behalf of the English* - speaking Union of England, to be i voted to the erection of a monument r commemorating the American Navri participation in the work of the Bow patrol, and other war work. Mr. Daaiotl lias announced that the monument witt be erected in New York harbor. Received last Night The Mexican Embassy has issued * statement to the effect that the Sonou rebellion is merely a local affair. Even if the Federal Government failed to sup--3 press it, the General Government would - remain unshaken, hut it is impossible to 5 quell it quickly, owing to the distance of ; Senora from the capital. • •' AUSTRALIAN ITEMS. * The damage done to the" Sydney golf J clubhouse by. fire amounted to £2OOO. ; ' Mr. Sproule and Mr. Kavanagh havi 1 been sworn in as members of the New! ; South Wales Cabinet, which now ntUM| bers 13. 1 ■ In the claim by John Norton'* trut^ tecs against'the Union Bank, a verdict ' was given for tho defendants. '■ 1 The New South Wales Labor "Puid 1 have convened a conference with tow unions to discuss industrial matters and( 1 submit decisions. '! Mr. Hughes has issued an InvitattoK • to employers and employees in all the] .States to a conference to consider thti causes of industrial unrest. " The Melbourne master builders deddejL to put into effect this week-end the em«i 1 bargo on unionists refusing to work ■«}) 44-hour week. Replying to a deputation of womea asking for cheaper necessaries, Mr." Hughes expressed his approval of the idea that women should have seats on commissions and boards dealing with questions of interest to women. In the House of Representative* Mr, j Hay gave notice of a motion that the export of horseflesh, frozen or canned,' be encouraged. It is announced that the Federal Government intends to impose a heavy tax on totnlisntor investments. • The Anglo-Persian Oil Company Is: erecting bunkering stations at Porfrl Melbourne, Sydney, and Fremantle. lav pursuance of the policy of making the Empire self-contained in connection withtho supply of oil, fuel stations are being' erpcted in other Dominions at a total cost of £1,200,000. j In connection with Mr. Chamberlain'* ; reference to the Nauru agreement In thai Budget speech there is a strong feeling i by some of the Federal members againit ' the agreement. A' suggestibn was mnae ' that either the Pacific Phosphates Com- • pany should be allowed to continue ' working the deposits, or if the British, Government wished to proceed with the 'proposal for working the deposits, if( should do so alone.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable,' Assn. l It is understood the Federal Govern- < ment proposes to tax totalisator invert- ' ments to the extent of thirteen nor cent, : in addition to eleven per cent State deduction. .< Fifty-four "Tommv Wnace" have arrived in Sydney. Tliev are part of a' : batch of two hundred invited bv tho . late Government under n stipulation'-' (hat they remain in New South Wales "* for a year. ' The Industrial Court at Svdnev varied • the brick-layers' award. Those work-'■ ins forty-eight hours weeklv will bo 1 paid the award rates of -2s 3d an hour, i and those adhering to fnrtv-four hours; :' with no Saturday work, will be paid le I "d. , n T1 wi < " S ' Wt fioVfl «™ent has extended 1 ie Wheat Commission In a further ; : three niontln. .; Sydney reports that the Seamen's i Union is balloting wheth»r it will affili- ■ ate with the Transport Workers'- Union ■ or one big union. The secretary of (he transport workers states the federation is likely to be an international one with far reaching results.