GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1920, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALIAN <fc N.Z, CABLE ASSOCIATION] THE DEFENCE OF AMIENS. LONDON, Oct 30. General Rawlinson on Tuesday goes to Amiens, and there hands a British flag belonging to a regiment which fought at the gates of the town. The flag will be deposited in Amiens Cathedral. MADAME MELBA. LONDON, Oct .30. Madame Melba is singing at the Albert Hall to-morrow. Air Arthur. Mason is playing the organ. Madame Melba has been staying in Christiania, where she gave a concert on behalf of the widows and orphans of Norwegian sailors torpedoed in the war, which realised thorty-four thousand kroner. The Queen of Norway unexpectedly attended the rehearsal and decorated Madame Melba, with the Norwegian Order of Merit. After the Albert Hall season, Madame Melba tours provinces. Then she probably visits America.

VARSITY REOTpRSHIPLONDON, Oct. 30. An election of tlie Lord Ite'ctorship of Edinburgh University resulted:—Mr Lloyd George 1,764 votes; Professor Gilbert Murray, 509 votes. POLISH NEWS. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 31. The “Berlinske TidendeV’ Kovnp cor respondent states Lithuanians having ignored Zeliugnorskie’s note, the Poles attacked strongly in the direction of Wewipk, capturing the town of Gedroitsebe and breaking the Lithuanian front between jifaljaty and Olwany. The Lithuanian General Staff declares the Polish troops in Lithuania are now fourteen divisions .threatening a big offensive against Kovno and also concentrating around Augustowo and Lom/.a. AN ENQUIRY. BERLIN, Oct. 31. The Allies disarmament commission sent a note to Germany asking when she was prepared to demobilize all selldefence organisations, pointing out their Bavarian volunteer defence was still not demobilized. ALL INDIA CONGRESS. DELHI, Oct. 31. The first All India Trade Union Con gross lias assembled in Bombay undei the Presidency of Lai Lajpatrai. Wedge wood is present. Lajpatrai denounced most bitterly the oppression, injustice and degradation under which Indians suffered and scathingly contrasted British Rajar’s lavishness as regards civil servants, the meanness as regards humble demands of telegraph peons and postmen. The Central organisation of labour must be brought in tq protect the interest of labour throughout India. Labour well organised, properly awakened and properly applied, would niake jt impossible for any foreign nation to' impose its' will on the country. (vociferous cheering). LATE KING OF GREECE. LONDON, Oct. 31. The Prince of Wales represented the Kin< r at a memorial service for the late King Alexander at the Greek Church in London. TEE GREEK THRONE. 1 ATHENS, Nov. 1. It is understood Prince Paul’s reply is intended tq ipean that he is awaiting the result o.f the coining of the genera, election If ¥• Venizelos is successful it is thought Constantine and tire Crown Prince will, renounce the throne and that Paul will offer to accept it. THE GREEK THRONE. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) PARIS, Nov. 1.

The “ Petit Parisian” states M. Venezelos is likely to ask the. King ()1 the Belgian’s second so,n, a schoolboy at Eton, to accept the Greek Throne, ATHENS, Nov. 1. King Alexander was boned; at Tato.i with extraordinary, pomp and Solemnity. Ex-Queen Olga and Madame Manos rode together. SPANISH REVOLT NIPPED, MADRID, Nov. 1. - The authorities have discovered a movement aiming at a rebellion among some troops garirsoned at Saragossa. The movement was organised throng trade unions’ headquarters at Barcelona, the Socialist centre. Several ar- ■ rests have been made.

A FATAL FIRE. t ßeceived This Lay at 8.30 a.ra.) LONDON, Nov. 1 ; A fire destroyed a foiir-storycd \vaio- ' house at Whipping filled with m As the first party of firemen entered the b adding a terrific.gas explosion hurhu them into the street under a mass ot wreckage. Three firemen were kiUed. and five seriously injured. Numbers suffered minor hurts. Many inhabitants in the neighbouring houses rushed into the streets in their night clothe. seeking, safety.

v revolution PROPOSAL. LONDON October 31. Tlic Trades Union organ “The Democrat” relates' Low extremists during the coal negotiations were ready to risk a revolution and says during the discussion it : appear that a nrnjori y "favoured a' revolution. One member thereupon responded “All right en “let’s li'ave a businesslike resolution. Name your Cabinet, the commanders of ; your Armies, decide whence yon will 1 obtain machine guns and how maintain k supplies of ammunition and decide who "are to replace your fallen. Above all mak o out a list of those you intend to 3 hang, to prevent them hanging • ! you.” ‘ i Tlie “Democrat” alleges that these i "questions determined the attitude of j Mr Smillie and the policy of the cornier ence.