GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1920, Page 1

GENERAL CABLES.

AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] JUGO-SLAVIA’S PLIGHT. > ROME, November i 6. An Italy-jugo-slav agreement has i been drafted, whereby Italy will assist - Jugo-Slavia financially, arid technicalb ]y develop her natural resources. I 1 FRENCH CONSCRIPTION. ; HARIS, November ?. The French Chamber of Deputies Ivs ' reduced the service period under •he ■ law of conscription to eighteen months ' in place of three years as before the waf. INDIAN MILITARY LAD VENTURE. DELHI, November 16. The Indian Government officially states an expedition has gone against the Wnna-Waziri tribesmen. This s because they .. have not submitted ro Britain by tiie'lOth. inst ;j which time limit was fixed for their acceptance of the British terms. A British column thereupon advanced from Chargalai. On the 12th ; insi,, they oeeupied Shallurtangi, unopposed. The fiVaziris afb collecting at Surwiikni. They show nb signs of accepting the British terms. Tlfe great bulk of the MahsudS are assisting Waziris. A gi'brit dumber of tile MahsHds "ie reported ilciw friehdly to the British. BASIC WAGE RAISED. MELBOURNE, November 17. it is (tiibfficially stated that tlic Federal Bdsic Wrige Commission have fixed the basib friigfi at five guineas per week. AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS IN BRITAIN. LONDON, November 16. The Commonfrealth Goverhiilbut it is understood,, has Mr A. Fislier to" toph-tHate eligible discharged soldiers hs civiliiins only. He is also authorised to advance them portion of their gratuities. BRITISH TRADE DECLINE. LONDON, Nov' 16. The Tariff Commission points to a decline in British trade in a memorandum it makes dealing witli the quantities, rather than the increased, values of British exports. It emphasises there is a decline compared with hefore the war. * ' Mr Stanley Mackin, President of the • London Chamber of Commerce, inter- ■ viewed, said the trade shrinkage affect- ( ed both the Momihio.ns and, foreign trade. There is a prohibition on the -nip ment of gold to Britain from Australia. This has created an unfortunate state of affairs in the Anglo-Australian mark- £ bt, and bad the effect of holding up an enormous number of Australian orders. < He asserted that if the present conditions were not remedied early, they t would seriously injure Australian trade. e MASSACRE in MANCHURIA. a TOKIO, November 16. I Reports from Kirin, in Manchuria ? state that there are Chinese troops 7 operating against bandits in the district 3 east of the Chinese eastern railway. The Chinese, massacred the whole pope- a lation of 300 in the village of Shitnng- v kew, believing they sympathised with b the bandits. ■ . v HOSTILITY TO WHITES. Totvio, November i 6. Gangs of students and others in the • presence of passive military officers m.d *- police broke up Salvation Army gatherings oh giinday in Tokio, iii connection s with the Army’s semi-jubilee celebra- K tions. The police and soldiers never * interfered. P forgers cMarced. ‘ LONDON, November TG. .[ John Berinon, Mahager of the White- 1 chapel branch of Lloyd’s Bank, was s charged with a customer, Jacob Fryer a in being concerned jointly in forging ing and acsccpting a bill on £4O. The J proseentiibn stated tlie prisoners ndmitfced similar forgeries involving a total of £4,500. . A COMING MARRIAGE. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 17. Lady Fuller is marrying Colonel Roland Forrestier Walker in January. THE “UNKNOWN’S” GRAVE. 1 (Received This Dav at 8 a.hi.) LONDON, Nov. 17." c The Abbey grave will be filled up to- v morrow. A black marble slab will be ’ inscribed “A British Warrior, who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918, for King and Country. Greater love hath n'o man than this.” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS. LONDON, Nov 16. Electrical power engineers comprising the highest skilled staffs, have given notice to striko throughout the country on December 14’tli unless tlio wage demand is conceded.