GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1920, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Electric Telegraph—Co ->yright.)

GENERAL CURRIE’S CASE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) OTTAWA, June 17

In the House of Commons, General Sir Sam Hughes the former Minister of Defence declared that a British General kicked General Sir Arthur Currie, commanding the Canadian Division in France out, of dug-out near Ypres. General Hughe s said if he had remained Minister for a few welts longer, the resignation of General Currie would have been demanded.

Brigadier-General, William Griesbacli, commanding the Forty-ninth Canadian Battalion during #the war, defended General Currie’s conduct wliiie commander of the Canadian Division.

GERMAN FOOD SUPPLY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, June 18

The “Daily Chronicle” says the “Vos_ sisclie Zeitung’s” report regarding Britain’s agreement to supply wheat to Germany is correct, but it is now unlikely that further food will be supplied Germany at ,the present time, and negotiations have practically dropped. '

GERMAN POLITICAL DEADLOCK BERLIN, June 16.)

Trinboru lias failed to secure a Coalition Ministry. Doctor Mayer, (Charge D’Affairs in Paris)| has declined to undertake the formation of a Cabinet.

DISASTROUS EIRE. SYDNEY, June 18,

A firejj destroyed Burgesses’ furniture works and Hudson’s engineering works at Marrickville. The damages are £30,000. TRADE WITH RUSSIA. PARIS,. June 16.

M. Krassin, the Soviet delegate, in an interview, suggested a resumption of commercial gelations with Russia was posible through a Rearing house at Co_ penhagen, different European countries holding shares in a company with Russia’s gold as a guarantee. He said. ■Russia has a wheat surplus of 11 million tons; and of petroleum five million tons. She also has linen and large quantities of other necessaries.

AN OLIVE BRANCH. LONDON, June 18

Tl7e Irish delegates to the British National Union of Railwaymen passed at a Conference, the following resolution: i-‘That at present murder and outrage are inevitable as a result of the Government’s policy in not governing Ireland in accordance with the wishes of Ireland in accordance with the wishes of the people.” Tlie resolution adds: “We condemn the outrages by all parties, and we appeal to the Irish people to protect human life and property, and we appeal to the British Government to prevent provocations being given by the sending of war munitions to Ireland. The Union passed another resolutionasking Mr Lloyd George to receive an Irish deputation to-morrow, which may make proposals enabling a solution to be reached in regard to the military difficulty. 4 THE TURKISH TREATY. PARIS, June 17.

France is dispatching an official dele„ gation to inquire into conditions in Syria Cilicia and Constantinople. A majority of the French Chamber favour a revision of the Turkish Treaty.