MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16437, 3 February 1919, Page 7

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

# (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) M. Venezelos, interviewed at Rome bv the "Tribuna," spoke confidently of the prospective cession of Cyprus <x> Greece. The Allies are advancing Belgium £400,000,000 to hasten reconstruction. Tlie amount will be repaid by the Gorman indemnity. Tilak, a well-known Indian reformer, Jias begun an action against Sir Valentine Chirol for 6ix alleged libels conto: ned in his book, "Indian Unrest" The British Government is introducing a Bill to abolish by-elections for Ministers accepting office with the Government. The "Pall Mall Gazette" states it is expected that somo of the Dominion Governments will ask for the transfer of several of Germany's captured Dreadnoughts. President Wilson declares that he did not believe the devastated regions of France to be so dreadful as he found them. The sight caused him intense sorrow. The President hopes to visit Ypres. Prince Louis of Bourbon, claiming desccnt from Naundorff, the French Dauphin, who, according to Prince Louis, survived the great Revolution, has asked M. Clemenceau and Mr Lloyd George to examine his claim to the I French throne. The first regular commercial air service has been inaugurated by the allotment of a squadron of British military aeroplanes for conveying food and material to Belgium. There will be a daily service between Folkestone and Ghent, commencing immediately. • R-ov Conger, a New York business man, has purchased tho aviation equipment from, the British Government formerly used in Canada for training Canadian aviators. The equipment is valued at ten million dollars. Conger is now the largest private owner of aviation material in tho world. Demobilisation in England continues at the rato of 38,000 daily. Another sixteen hundred thousand mav be demobilised by the end of March, but it is believed that 500,000 demobilised men are still unemployed, and the rato of demobilisation may slacken if the Ministry of Labour decides 'that it is impossible to absorb the workors.