GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1922, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

- • r -- : '• ■ —' WOMAN SENATOR IN AMERICA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. New York, Oct. 3. At Atlanta, Mrs. Felton was the first woman in history to be appointed to a Senatorship to fill the unexpired term of the late Mr, Thomas Watson. HALF-MILLION LOST IN STEEL. London, Sept. 2. The United Steel Companies, Limited, the largest steel enterprise in Britain, lost £500,531 last year. The figures indicate the critical condition of the steel industry. HARD TIMES IN GERMANY. Berlin, Oct. 3. Herr Giesberts, addressing the miners -in Essen, declared the economic situation was so serious that a rationing scheme had been practically decided on. There would be a big increase in the price of bread from November 1. Rationing would apply to bread as well as fate and milk. PRICE OF TYREs’ DQWN. London, Oct. 3. Dunlops have reduced the prices of all grades of tyres 33 per cent. The reduction is expected to become general, and this, together with the reduced price of petrol, is expected to reduce the cost of motor transportation and force the reduction of railway fares. Up to the present taxi charges have not been reduced. PACIFIC WIRELESS EQUIPMENT. London, Oct. 3. Mr. Fiske and two expert assistants exhaustively examined the different types of wireless equipment usable for linking the Pacific Islands with Australia and New Zealand, also for intercommunication between the two Dominions. They selected the thermionic valve as the best, not only for telegraphic but for telephonic purposes, which latter is a con’sideration of importance in view of the fact that the time is approaching when wireless telephony may be used in Australia, New Zealand,- and the Pacific Islands. COAL MINERS’ ALLOWANCES. London, Oct. 3. Mr. Earle Buxton, chairman of the South Wales Coal Conciliation Board on the question of subsistence allowances for the dower paid men, conceded heads of families a maximum of 7s 2d daily and single men 6s Bd. The owners resisted the claims on the grounds that the economic position of the industry does not justify a further burden. GERMAN GARRISON MUTINY. Berlin, October 3. At the trial of 100 Reichswehr, in connection with the recent mutiny at Loetzen, 80 were sentenced to imprisonment up to three years. The court decided the accused had no grievance beyond the rather strong language*frequently associated with military life. A DIVORCE CENTRE. Rome, October 3. The free city of Fiume has become the centre of divorce for the whole of Italy, where divorce is not permitted. There were 1500 divorces granted in Fiume last year. An applicant has merely to become naturalised as a Fiume citizen and divorce is then possible in a week, the tariff varying with the wealth and position of the parties. Divorce fees now form a big part of the Fiume revenue, which has fallen off since the war owing to the Jugoslavs boycotting the port, and using the Danube route whenever possible. It is expected the number of divorces will be doubled this year. ANCIENT TOWN DISCOVERED. London, October 3. The Rome correspondent of the Daily Mail states that as the result of boys digging at Sorrento, what is believed to be the old Greek town of Sireon, the supposed haunt of the Sirens, was discovered. So far one of the city gates haS been unearthed. The gate was made of enormous blocks of volcanic stone carefully smoothed and fitted. DANCER TN THE LIMELIGHT. New York. October 3. Tsadore Duncan, the dancer who married a. Russian poet and was detained by the immigration authorities on her return to the United States, has been permitted to land. HEALING SCARS OF WAR. Berlin. October 3. Important negotiations are proceeding between the French committee for the devastated regions and a German Socialist building organisation from which an agre'ement is expected in connection with restoration. A German syndicate has offered to lend materials and labour for the work. ATLANTIC AIR LINERS. London, October. 4. An American syndicate styled the General Air Service proposed a regular airship service between the United States and Britain and mav link up activities with tbe Burney’s service to India and later' to Australia. Special airships will be ’built for the Atlantm service having a cruising speed of 75 miles hourly and carrying IfiO passengers. A JAPANESE SCANDAL. Tokio, October 4. I Cabinet has decided tv take drastic [action against thos*» responsible for the i sale of arms at Vladivostok to the Chinese General Chang. i Czecho-Slovakia claimed 430,005 doli Hu's on account of the disposal of itH j property. ITALIAN FASCTSTT. Vienna. October 3. ' Thousands of Italian Fa-ciisfi invaded ■Bozen, the capital of the German Southern Tirol cn-nvrllhv t l ”' m”u ; i”’p'’ ,: +v io accept the Nationalist demands. The newspapers say that the Fascists are contemplating an expedition to Innsbruck. A CRIPPLED STEAMER. Vancouver. October 4. The Empress of Australia haw been docked hero. The nort engine was not working. No details have been given of the breakdown wh*cb occurred on Saturday in xnid-Pfteifia.