MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16430, 25 January 1919, Page 10

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

« —; ■ (By Cable.—Preas Association.—Copyright.) China has definitely decided to repatriate all Germans. A Loudon- message says ' that . Sir Aston Webb has been elected President of the ltoyal Academy. It is, reported that the ex-Kaiserin Has expressed a wish to return to Germany and to live in complete retirement at Potsdam with-her children. Several Germans were arrested near Mons- disguised as women. A British sentry. shot a German for attempting to escape. The Serbian Bureau. at Washington announces that'the Italians seized the Jugo-Slav vessel I>inara. which was flying the American flag. At the'inquest on "Billie" Carleton, the London actress, Deveulle was committed for trial for manslaughter for culpably supplying cocaine. The destruction of Indian opium has begun at Shanghai, 120 chests lining burned on Friday. Altogether ov-.»r 1000 chests, valued at 30,000,000 dollars, will be destroyed. Mr Alfred Butt has withdrawn his offer to purchase the .Drury Lane! Theatre. The board of directors has rescinded the provisional contract, and 'appointed 'an auctioneer- to receive future offers. A- large" meetihg, representing one hundred thousand .women clerks iu Government .offices .in London, passed' a resolution, urging ~ that independent women ought to. be demobilised. women with ". dependants "retained" the longest, 1 aand a six -hour' day. introduce"*?-' • • l

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