GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1922, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

WAR CHEMICALS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. Loncjpn, Sept. 12. Dr. Harker, speaking before the British Association, said the German manufacture of gas producing chemicals, particularly nitrogen, would place her in a pre-eminent position in the event of another war. Germany in 1913 consumed 200,000 tons of nitrogen, of which half was imported. She used 45 per cent, more last year without meeting the demands of the agriculturalist. All producers in Germany through the Government pleaded bankruptcy, but the Badische Company appeared to have had little difficulty in finding the money to repair the damage caused in Oppau. In the event of another war Germany would be assured of the basic material for the gigantic production of munitions, and enough fertiliser to enable her to grow most of her own food. “Let us beware, while almost all our munition works are being dismantled, that the world is not caught napping again.” DRIFTING CONTINENT THEORY. London, Sept. 12. “Is America going west?” was discussed by the geology section of the British As sociation apropos of the German Professor Wegener’s theory that the continents are drifting from the poles, also westward. Professor Wegener’s calculations tend to prove that America is drifting faster than the rest, about seven inches yearly. The Oxford astronomer (Prof. H. H. Turner) asserted that, apart from Greenland’s drift, there was no proof for Prof. Wegener’s hypothesis,—Times. ARABS AND MANDATE. Cairo, Sept. 11. A message from Jerusalem reports that a critical situation exists following the publication yesterday of the British mandate. Arabs refused to work or open their shops,, prominent leaders declaring in the press that “our people are boiling with indignation and there is nothing now to restrain an anti-Jewish outbreak.” SIGNIFICANCE OF YPRES. London, Sept. 11. The Ypres League desire that October 31 should be known as Ypres Day, holding that Ypres is to the British what Verduri is to the French.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN TOY ENTERPRISE. Delhi, Sept. 11 The latest statistics show that German manufacturers have captured the whole of the foreign toy trade in Calcutta beyond a few articles, and the British trade is completely eliminated. The augmented tariff has killed British trade, while the Germans are still able to sell cheaply, undercutting. their competitors. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. REPARATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—GopyrlghtSydney, Sept. 13. Mr. Albert Green, member for Derby in the House of Cominoiw, who is visiting Australia on behalf of the Board of Trade, considers Germany should provide material for the construction of the harbour bridge, and rails for pie unification of the railway guagt- as payment of her indemnity. He says the proposal is backed by a growing influence in England. ARBITRATION AMENDMENT. Sydney, Sept. 13. The Attorney-General announced that he is introducing a Rill to amend the Arbitration Court in the direction of reorganising the Board of Trade, repealing the section preventing the court fixing the wages of Crown employees at a lower rate than that ruling outside the service, withdrawing the court’s power to make awards for rural workers, withdrawing the public service from the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court, granting power to the court to refrain from making an award, or to suspend the operation of an award where an industry is unable to bear it, or where the employees are benefiting by profit-sharing or co-partnership schemes. WESTRALTA’S BUDGET DEFICIT. Perth, Sept. 13. The Premier’s budget disclosed a deficit of £730,000, the net loan debt being £46,589,000. The Government proposes to expend the £6,000,003 loan in making provision for settling immigrants ion farms. SOBRIETY OR DISMISSAL. HENRY FORD’S ULTIMATUM, bv Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. New York, Sept. 11. A' message from Detroit states that Mr. ’Henry Ford has issued orders to the 70,000 workmen in his automobile works there forbidding them to use intoxicating liquor on pain of dismissal without appeal. Mr. Ford says: “The eighteenth amendment is part of the fundamental law of this country. It was meant to be enforced and though polities have interfered with its enforcement so far as our organisation is concerned it is going to be enforced.”