MISCELLANEOUS CABLES
(By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.)
The Spanish Government has proclaimed martial law in the province of Barcelona.
M. Paderewski is forming _ a nonparty Government in Poland with himself aa Foreign Minister.
The Austrian Government is selling Hapeburg Castles to the adjoining muniicpauties, who are converting them into museums and parks.
The Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxemburg, in the Speech from the Throne, expressed a desire to draw closer Luxemburg's ties with the Entente. The steamer Margha left England on Sunday for Australia, ■with eight hundred sick and wounded soldiers, nearly half being cot cases.
An enthusiastic meeting at Milan resolved in favour of the Italian annexation of Dalmatia. Troops-.di s P €rs e ( l a counter-demonstration. Fifty people were injured.
The British Government has revoked the clause in the Defence of tho Realm Act prohibiting the use of erain and sugar in the manufacture of whisky and other spirits.
It is reported from. Genoa that the ex-Emperor of Austria is still seriously ill. His entourage deny the reports that his condition is really due to alcoholism.
Owing to an epidemic of cloth robberies in Great Britain, insurance rates have risen threefold. Some underwriters refuse risks. Apparently numerous gangs are operating. They generally employ motor vans.
The Budapest police are endeavouring to secure the return of Prince Louis Windischm Ratz to answer a charge of conducting a monarchist propaganda from Switzerland. It is stated Chat Miklos, former head of the Hungarian potato monopoly, has admitted sending the prince £166,000, for wlxich am account was rendered.
Tho organiser of a successful ball at Plymouth, on behalf of seamen's widows and orphans, which, the Mayor and other local notabilities attended, was arrested by instructions from tho Australian military authorities, on a charge of being an absentee. The organiser wore the uniform of an Australian lieutenant, and called himself Sir Norman Murray.
Policemen traced a motor-car stolen in Paris by four American deserters. Three police inspectors attempted to arrest tho deserters, who fired revolvers, shooting one in the abdomen and another through the head. Both were sent to hospital in a dangerous condition. One American who was arrested at.the time was nearly lynched. The others were arrested later.
The Geneva correspondent of tha "Daily Express" states that Switzerland is threatened with an invasion of Teutonic agents. Austria has issued 1 40,000 passports for Switzerland, and Germany has issued 28,000, mostly for business men, financiers, and commercial travellers. Fifty-two Austrian and! German firms, with, large capital, have "been registered in Switzerland this vaar.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16427, 22 January 1919, Page 8
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