GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1922, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

EX-AMBASSADOR’S ESTATE. By Telegraph.—Press Asst,.—Copyright. London, July 19. Lord Bryce, 1' ? author arid ambassador, left* £36,U00, the bulk of which he bequeathed to Oxford University. LADY BEATTY’S BROOCH. London, July 19. Lady Beatty’s brooch, valued at £2OOO, which was supposed to have been stolen at a ball given-by Mrs. Marshal Field, has been found in a fold at the bottom of her dress. NARROW~ESCAPE OF DEATH. Peking, July 19. Mr. Denby, Secretary for the United States Navy,, who is visiting China, narrowly escaped death in an aeroplane crash. The engine failed at a height of 4000 feet. The machine was demolished, but Mr. Denby was unhurt. HAIR UP AT SIXTEEN. London, July 20. Mr. Macquisten’s proposal that girls under 16 should be forbidden to put their hair up was flippantly treated by the newspapers and ruled out by the chairman of committees in the House of Commons. SOVIET HELPS MINERS. London, July 20. During a debate at the Miners’ Confeernce advocates of affiliation with the Red International asserted that the miners received £40,000- from Russia during the recent strike. Mr. Frank Hodges (the miners’ leader) replied that the federation received two and a-half million roubles, which only .produced £6o;—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. FLOATING MINE EXPLODES. C’anton, July 19. A .floating mine was dropped from a passing sampan in the. haxibor here, and was evidently. intended to blow up a Chinese cruiser with Wing Fu and Sun Yat Sen on board. It exploded prematurely 50 feet from the United States destroyer Tracy and the destroyer was: shaken, but not damaged.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT. London, July 19. The Associated Chambers of Commerce have adopted a resolution asking the Government to convene an Imperial conferenc: at an early date on the question of continuing Empire development. STRIKE ON THE RHINE. Amsterdam, July 20. Dutch trade unions, co-operating with German : organisations, proclaimed a strike in regard to all men working Rhine vessels, the total stoppage of traffic on the Rhine resulting. FARMERS CONTROL POLITICS. Ottawa. July 19. The United Farmers’ Party won a sweeping victory in the ‘Manitoba provincial elections, assuring the displacement of the Norris Liberal Government by a farmers’ administration. The Premier (Mr. Norris) retained his own seat, but ',at least three of his colleagues were defeated. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CHEAP HOMES FOR MINERS. uondon, July 19. Thirty colliery companies have formed an industrial housing association and have subscribed £b,000,000 capital with the object of providing 10,000 cheap houses for miners in Berkshire, Derbyshire and Wales at the rate of 1000 yearly, The association will not seek a profit and the directors will, draw no fees.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PENSIONS AT SIXTY. London, July 19. .Mr. J. IT. Thomas, M.P., at the request of the Railwaymen’s Union, will introduce a Bill in the House of Commons providing for pensions of 30a weekly at the age of 00, the cost to be met by equal contributions by employers and employees. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable