GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telecraoti.—Preu AMn.—CopnW. Sydney reports that the e»t»t«' of 1M late Sir Thomas Anderson Stuart Ml valued at £42,754. ~ Both Houses of the Australian Par)ia» ment passed the Members Salaries Bill. The Lord Mayor of London has gnat' ed the use of the Mansion House for the banquet to Sir Thomas Mackuurie. At bowls, Marrickville aoored 166, uul Auckland 128. The Wheat Board estimates Booth* Australia's exportable surplus of Wheat* at 0,000,000 bushels. - ' The Australian Commonwealth ipports for the nine months totalled £98,887,000 and exports £111,960,000. T

It is estimated that 200,000 psoal# In New South Wales alone will partlgi* pate in soldiers' war-gratuity bond*, in* volving the payment of £10,000,000.'

Like Sydney, Melbourne's accotnmodft* tion for the Prince's visit it exhausted In spite of largely increased tariffi. tH many cases rooms we re* booked months ahead.

The Chinese Capinet declined a n* quest of the Japanese Minister to enteC into direct negotiations with Japan tt' garding the Shantung settlement.

(The financial disturbance in Japan if still in evidence. The clearing hosts announces that dishonored bills in April were six times those of January, whilo iu May they were worse.

A special session of the Japanese Diet has been palled for June 29. The pro* gramme includes a Bill malting strike* illegal in connection ■ with public utillties before the submission of the die* pute to the Government Arbitration Board.

The Japanese educational authorities announce the opening in September of an aeronautic school originally planned for 1923. Experienced foreign lMtrM-f tors have been engaged in the perfeotion of wireless telephony between war*-, ships and aeroplanes. It is annonacadf 'phones will be installed in all naval, planes.

It is stated that President Wifnoui Mid the United States Cabinet on Tuesday decided that the Allies and Germany must work out their financial recovery without further United Stat4| assistance. The United States oppose* the capitalisation of Germany's indemnity obligations.

There were violent scenes in the French Chamber during the strike debate in which Daubet, the Royalist leader, attacked the revolutionary Conspiracy. The Socialists organiied • babel while Daubet was speaking 'fnd, as the President was unable to restore order he closed . the sitting amid Wild excitement among the Socialists.