GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1920, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telejraph,—Press Assn.—Copyright. The General Conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia elected the Rev. Mr. Alexander McCallum president. Since the amusement tax l was Imposed in 11)10, the Australian Government has collected £1,110,719. The election of the committee of the National Liberal Club (London) resulted in Mr. Aaquith's followers capturing all 32 seats. Danish troops occupied the first Schles(vig zone. The populace enthusiastically welcomed them, and also farewelled the British and French troops, expressing thanks and gratitude to the Allies. The New South Wales Minister for Housing has announced that, owing to the shortage of money, the Government is unable to grant fur.ther financial assistance to people desirous of building their own homes. A ballot among the wool growers at Melbourne resulted in the rejection of the scheme of control as the required i percentage of votes in its favor was not reached. j M. Millerand. in a covering letter to the Allied reply to tlie Hungarian peace delegation, suggests that if any conditions of the Treaty are regarded as unjust they shouH be submitted to the League of Nations. The reply allows ten days for the acceptance of the Treaty. In the House of Commons, replying to Viscount Curzon, in regard to the trial of war criminals, Mr. Bonar Law said the matter had been discussed at the San Remo Conference. It was understood that action was being taken in Paris, but lie declined to give partial information until he knew what was being done. Skilled workers in the engineering trades in Britain rejected piecework by a four to one majority. The employers had insisted on the ndoption of piecework as a condition of their acceptance of the 47-hour week. Unskilled workers have already accepted piecework. The Australian Senate is debating the Navigation Act Amendment Fill. The main feature of the measure is carrying out the determination of the convention for the safety of life at sea held in London following the wreck of the Titanic. In the House of Representatives at Melbourne, speaking on the Ansrlo-Per-sian Oil Company Agreement Bill. Mr. Hughes said that recently the shortage! of oil was so great in Australia that the navy could not have moved had an emergency arisen. United States Government loans totailing 500 millions, nius 300 million revolving fund and a 2S per cent, increase rates, are needed to put American railways on a business footing after Government ownership. This is what the railroad executives tell the United States Government. A Washington message says Admiral Benson did not deny warning Admiral Sims not to allow the' British to pull wool over his eyes. The conversation was strictly confidential. Admiral Benson complained of unjust misrepresentation, and said he would be unable ever to visit Britain again. Owing to the financial crisis in Japan, leading wholesale dealers in cotton aii'l silk goods are reducing prices by 50 per cent., and weaving firms are suspendin" work in order to curtail production and prevent a further fall in prices. A few weaving firms are permanently closing. If the crisis is followed hy protracte.l depression, Japan must for the first time face serious unemployment, which will aggravate the Labor unrest.