GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 July 1920, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES.

By Telegraph —Press Assn—Copyright. A Swiss loan of 25,000,000 dollars offered on the New York market at par, fi per cent interest was absorbed within 24 hours. Masoud, who threw a bomb at the motor-car of the Egyptian Premier at 'Cairo, on .Tune 12, injuring the chauffeur and some pedestrians, has been executed. Sir Thomas Upton has left a larg? sum in his wiil In ensure that the, America Cup will come back to England if lv fails to secure it this year. The Unitirf States Department of Commerce has announced that 2241 vessels, aggregating 3,860,474 gross tons, were built in the United States during the year ended June 30. The Department of Labor announce? that there were 3374 lock-outs in the United States in lfllfl, affecting more than four million workers. At the result of the rain in Australia, reports from the wheat-growing area arj favorable. Next season's prospects are bright. A non-party meeting of a number of members of the Federal House of Representatives appointed a deputation to wait on Mr. Hughes requesting Cabinet to place £300",000 on the estimates for the purpose of proceeding with the work of the Federal capital at Canberra. The Commonwealth has removed the embargo on the export of sheepskins. The Victorian Wheat Commission is making available a quantity of fair average quality wheat for export to Africa and the East at 16s per bushel ,a record price for' Australian wheat. Mr. Justice Gordon, at Sydney, refused an application by a "Friend of Fathers" for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of the Rev. Father Jergcr, stating that Father Jerger should personally make application. Leave was given to mention the matter -again. Under the auspices of the Aero Club, two aeroplanes commenced flights to-day to Brisbane and Melbourne respectively. Evidence has been concluded in the Industrial Workers of the World inquiry. The Sydney sheep sales have conclud* cd. Mr. Ross (New Zealand) paid 70 guineas for a merino ram. South African purchases included 2000 guineas fo' the ram Dinkum (grand champion winner in the sjrong wool section at the late show), and also two at 400 and 20-5 guineas respectively. Over 3000 nominations have been already submitted to the New South Wales Labor executive by aspirants for appointment to the Legislative Council. It is estimated that ten millions have been directly lost in Australia as the result of the Broken Hill strike, this being the approximate sum receivable from lead, silver and zinc exported overseas, were the mines not idle. The wages lost by employees are estimated/at 7J millions. Count Uchida, in the Japanese Diet, said the Government did not intend to secure ithe establishment of a buffer State by negotiating with Vladivostok or Verklineudink's Government. Japan, however, would not forsake General Seminoff. She was sincere, as well :•.« the Allies, in her desire to aid the moderate elements in Russia. Japan, how'ever, would not ask aid from Gener.tl Seminoff. Mr. Uehara, a representative, in a speech in the Diet, demanded to know why the Government had not insisted upon the lawful rights of Japanese in America. Count Uchida replied that he regarded the Japanese agitation with extreme anxiety, but the Government w-.is taking the utmost measures to cope with the sitiuUion. Much interest is_ displayed in the Bailarat by-e|ection, 'as the result of itho unseating of Major Kcrby. Only two candidates, E. T. J. Kerby (Nationalist! and D. C. McGrath (Labor), are considered seriously, the third candidate runnincr merelv as protest against the members' -salary grab." If .the Labor candidate wins, Mr. Hughes' party will be placed in a minority, but if the Farmer.-' Party continues its'support in the House, which is expected, the result will not mean a crisis.