GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 21, 27 October 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLEGRAMS

FRENCH BLUEBEARD'S VICTIMS,

' Paris, Actober 23. Experts who were . appointed to examine charred bones found at Landru's villa. Canbais, report that they have Identified them as belonging to four different human beings.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MR. BALFOUR RETIRING FROM FOREIGN OFFICE. I ' London. October 2.1. Tlie "Daily Express" elates that Mr. Balfour is about to relinquish the' Foreign Secretaryship. LnrdCuram will succeed him. and Mr. Pal four will take Lord Cnrzon's position a* Lord President of tho Council—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SCHOONER VALMARIE REFLOATED. , Melbourne, October 2a. The schooner Valmarie, which ran ashore on Ninety-Milo Bench on September 30, has been successfully refloated.— Press Assn., THE TASMANIAN BUDGET. Hobart, October 25. The Budget shows a deficit of £131,742. which it is estimated will bo increased to £WM by the end of tho current year.—Press Assn. ABOLITION OF STATE GOVERNORS. Adelaide, October 25. In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Willcox moved a reduction by ,£l2 of tho vote for the Governor's establishment as a protest against the Government's inactivity in not moving for the abolition of State Governors. The :;iotion iva.s defeated by the casting vote of the. Chairman of Committees.—Press Assn.

PERMITS FOR LOANS. CRcc, October 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 23. It is understood Hint the system whereby the. Board of, Trade issues permits for 'onus is not working smoothly, where it deals ' with colonial loans—Aiie.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , GENERAL DIAZ WELCOMED IN LONDON.. (Itec. October 2G, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 23. General Diaz received tlio heartiest welcome in the London streets.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TYPHUS RAGING IN EAST GALICIA. (lice. October 2G, 5.5 p.m.) Warsaw, October 23. Typhus is raging in East Galicia, and claims five thousand victims daily—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. - EXPORT OF ENGLISH JAM. October 2fi, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 23. The Food Ministry informed a deputation, that while unable at present to grant general permission to export jam, it will give full consideration to any applications for export licenses for particular unreels. Each case will be dealt with on its merits. The deputation received an assurance that in order to avoid nnv possible squeezing . out by British iam interests the Ministry would Appoint dominions' representatives on the .lam Control Board—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

KING ALPHONSO IN LONDON. (Rec. October 26, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 23. King Alphonso has arrived in London. -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ALLEGED LIBEL. . (Rec. October 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, Oclobor 21. Tho Chief Justice to-day agreed that the case between the Merron Metals Company and Mr. W. M. Hughes, Primo Minister of Australia, may again" oe mentioned in January; Both sides desire to put Mr. Hughes in the witness-box.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRINCE OF WALES TO'VISIT WASHINGTON. (Rec. October 20, 11.5. p.m.) New York, October 25. The "Times'" Washington correspondon t learns aii'horitalively that tho Prince of Wales will visit Washington for a few davs during November, despite President Wilson's illness.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ACUTE SHORTAGE OF RICE. (Rec. October 2li, 11.5 p.m.) - New York, October 25. . A dispatch from Manila states that the acute shortage lias compelled the Government to lilaco an embargo on the exportation of rice. The shortage is believed to be due to hoarding by the Philipino middlemen—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUMANIAN GENERAL COMMITS SUICIDE. Vienna, October 22. General Holborn, Die Rumanian Com-mander-in-Chief in Hungary, committed suicide at Bucharest, owing to his recall lo render an account of certain acts for which he was personally, responsible.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AUSTRALIAN CHROME ORE. New York, October 22. Tho steamer West Point has arrived from Australia with a cargo of chrome ore, said to bo the first such shipment from the Antipodes.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CHILDREN'S MAINTENANCE HILL. Sydney, October 21. Tho re-drafted Children Maintenance or Living Hill contains all the essentials of llm earlier Bill,' tho chief alterations being provisions enabling tho Board of Trade to declare tho minimum amount required to keep each additional child after one, also a reduction of payments for children by one-twelfth for each fivo shillings by which the parents', wages exceeds the new living wage. Rural industries avo excluded from tho ' Bill, unless they are already covered by an industrial award,—Press Assnv