GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 230, 23 June 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

0 : LONDON POLICEMEN'S UNION. London, June 20. A large meeting of policemen unanimously passed a motion to refuse to resign from the union, as Mr. Short (Home Secretary) demanded.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. POOD MINISTRY TO BE RETAINED. (Bee. June 22, 5.5 f p.m.) London, June 21. The Cabinet lias decided to retain tho Food Ministry until tho spring of 1920.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn. , GOOD RAINS IN ENGLAND. (Reo. June 22, 5.5 p.m. 1 ) London, June 20. Excellent rains have fallen in England after a fifty days' drought.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. A MARCHIONESS'S CONJUGAL ' RIGHTS. (Rec. Juno 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 20. Tho Marchioness of Coiiyiigliam, formerly Miss Bessie Tobin, nn Australian, has been granted restitution of conjugal ■rights. The Martinis left her in December, 191S, -and subsequently wrote refusing to return, as lie was living, with another woman.—Aus.-N.Z. CoJbliV Assn. SYDNEY'S GAS SUPPLY ASSURED. Sydney, Juno 21. As a result of Government action the gas companies are assured of sufficient supplies of coal to avoid tho imposition of restrictions.—Press Assn. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS' MARRIAGES. (R«e. June 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, Juno 21. The High Commissioner publishes a denial in the-London papers that English wives of soldiers receivo a. hostile reception in Australia. Marriages are occurring in RToater numbers than transport is available. There wero eeven thousand wives and three thousand children at the time of the armistice. Two hundred marriges were celebrated in n recent veek.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. DE VALERA IN NEW YORK. (Roc. Jiiine 22, 5.5 p.m.) New York, .lime 21. Do Valera, the Sinn Fein leader, has arrived.—.Aiis.-iV.Z. Cable Assn. FATAL STRIKE RIOT IN WINNIPEG. (Deo. June 22, 11.5 p.m.) . Vancouver, June 2). In ,a strike riot in Winnipeg one person was killed and many injured. A street car was burned—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SALES OF AMERICAN SHIPS. (Rec. Juno 22, 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 17. The New York "Times" Washington correspondent states that llr.Jp. N. Hurley has announced that +ho United States Shipping Board sold ships totalling 332,(M0 deadweight tons for 51,85G,C20 dollars (about ,£10,«)0,000).-Ai!S.-N.Z. Cable Assn.