GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph.-—Press Assn.—Copyrljhl I Fanny Durack, one of the choajn 1 Olympic swimmers to represent Au»- | tralin, was operated on for appendlcitii. 1 At bowls, Bix representing New Z®jk land scored 12(1, and Ashlield and ? Stiathficld scored 114. <

Princetown Univeraity will, probably scud a track team to England thii summer to compete against Oxford and - Cambridge teams. J;

It is reported that a military eonven* * tion has been concluded between Soviet Russia and tliu Turkish Nationality under which the latter will refuge adherence to any Allies' terms involving diminished Turkish sovereignty, ButlU V promising military aid if the Turics are obliged to defend themselves again gt the Allies.

Owing to the recent rise in tnfawp* wages, domestic coal is expected to ba increased fourteen shillings in Britain, and industrial coal four shillings. The Government lias decided that domectic coal must be restored to an econosio price. The annual conference «f Scottish mine workers passed a resolution that if there is any advance in coal prices, the miners would claim another equivalent advance in wages.

Evidence given before the ComStodb ties Commission in Sydney on behalf of the Retail Growers' Association 4e» clared that owing to fixed prices, and tq their being in the hands of the whole* saiers, retailers were compelled to either break the law or sell at a fat. It was only a! matter of time before tha retailers would be driven into ~f>a&fa vuptcy.

The New South Wales QovenmMn* • as starting an inquiry into the aetata-' ance of high prices of meat in vlaw of' i ithe plethora of stock offering. A tat'*' ter famine as threatened owing to dry, cold weather. Country suppliit have seriously diminished.

A shortage of tho Tasmankn hoB crop, together with small supplies from Victoria and New Zealand, ia causing Brewers concern. The price of Ta«nianian was fixed at 3s 2d per lb. almost double the former price.

"the Belgian Minister 6f State, M. rranqui, and President Hankar, of the -National Bank of Belgium, have arrived m the United States to arrange the postponement of the maturity of fiftr million dollar Belgian bonds issued subsoqnent to the armistice. M. Rranqui said the labor situation in Belgium was satisfactory. The production of coal this year equalled 1913, while industrial production generally was ranging from oflOlt™ t0 sixt " T " five P er cent of that

The Canadian Parliament has anproved an additional expenditure of 50 . dollars for repatriation work, l'ifteen thousand soldiers have been settled on tho land' and 3600 land lnan« have been approved. The average loan per settler is 3700 dollars (£740).

The wool council is considering a proposal by Mr. Hughes to dispose of half a million bales of low class wool at present in Australia to the Central Powers at three times the appraised price, payment being one-third in gold and the rest m bonds payable in three years.

According to reliable information tho League of Nations expenses total 1,2»0,000 •dollars, including direct and indirect expenditure. Salaries amounted to 385 000 dollars, the International Labor Office to 200,000 dollars, the comnooVt, inquiry in re « ard to Rusßit 10a,000 dollars.

Senator Thomas declares that th 4 contract between Levinsteins, of Manchester, and Dupons, of America, aimed to create a world dye monopoly whereby •uupon s would use Levinstein's secret process m America and Levinstein's us* JJupons processes in Europe. Levinsteins, however, recently sued Dupon's for breach of contract.

Speaking at a welcome at Melbourne, general Booth read a message from the King congratulating the people of Auscraita and New Zealand upon the splendid part they played in the war and hoping to hear of their continued struggle against sorrow, misery, and sin. He King states that he is deeply yinced that the strengthening of Christianity is the true hope for the maintenance and spread of our civilisation, as without Christianity our civilisation and all it embraces must fail.

A bomb was thrown in Cairo at a Minister, Hessein Bey, when he was motoring homewards accompanied by two judges. All escaped, but the cianfleiir was injured, also a student standing in' the vicinity wag fatally wounded It is believed tho Btudent threw the bomb, which fjter hitting he car rionchettrtd before exploding, el'ow students of the victim were arrested. An Italian was fatally shot during a disturbance in the native quar-

Ihe London Sunday Express asserts that the oil combine has onlv placed a very moderate portion of its'properties under British control. Many of these are in the world's 'storm centres, such as Russia, Venezuela, North China and Mexico, where British protection is more valuable to the combine than the oil resources can be to Britain. The hoyal Dutch Company maintains absolute control over properties in the East Jndift? and California where the major portion of the petroleum is produced.

Handley-Pago's improved deM<m for aeroplane whips l'ms passed the official tests. It will enable loads to b<s increased 20 to 40 per cent and also permit aeroplnnm to ascend and alight witliin smaller grounds. "The improvement can be fitted to nnv existing wing. It is regarded as a 'great step in aviation, giving designers a bigger margin whereby the strength, safety and comfort of aeroplanes tfilj be Increased