CABLE NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1922, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH & FOREIGN ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

BIG DEATH ROLL. NEW YORK, June 14. Several hundred persons have been drowned in San Salvador, owing to the xvrenal River overflowing its banks. Three hundred bodies have been recovered. Great property damage has been done.

BELGIAN PLAN. BRUSSELS, June 14. M. Jaspar, addressing Parliament, suggested that Belgium, hy reason of her moral powers, her geographical sit. nation, and her history, is the Power best placed to act as the conciliator within the Entente. The Frnnco-Bel-gian military convention, he said, was of a purely defensive character. Belgium, was seeking a similar .Anglo-Bel-gian agreement. ENGLAND’S HOSPITAL NEEDS. LONDON, June 14. Lord Blvth suggested that the best birthday gift to the Prince of V ales would he an intimation from the commercial community that they had undertaken to devote a small percentage of profits to the maintenance of the country’s hospitals. LAWYERS FEAR DEATH. LONDON, June 14. Mr Henderson, Labour M.P., lias received a protest from the Non-Com-munist solicitors ill Russia stating that their lives are in the greatest danger. By order of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, they state, resolutions are now being taken in all the Russian towns demanding in the tin trie of the working classes and the soldiers, cilpifnl punishment for nil the accused. Mr Henderson demands that this crime he prevented.

AN ENQUIRY. (Received this day at 9.50 a.in.) LONDON, June 14 It is stated-that British, French, Italian and American Governments have approved of the appointment of a joint commission to investigate the Tuikisli massacres, and expulsion of Greeks front Turkey. ITALIAN-SOYJET TREATY. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) MOSCOW, June 14. The Soviet is withholding the ratification' of the Italian Treaty. Tt is dissatisfied witli the status accorded Soviet representatives fn Italy, compared with that under the O.echo-Slovakian Treaty. SEMENOFF TO SAIL. VANCOUVER, June 14 Semeiiotf is here, and sails for Siberia on Thursday. CHINESE CABINET. (Received this day at 9.50 a.m.) | PEKIN, June 14. A former Foreign Minister, Yan Beil, has been reappointed to the post in the new central Chinese Government, ami also made Acting Premier. RAILWAY STRIKE COMING. CHICAGO,. June 14 The executives of eleven large railwav unions have authoris<*(l an orcUu to strike on Ist July hy ninety per cent of votes of 1,200,000 members.

FRENCH POLITICS. * (Received this day at IO.Fi PARIS, June 11 Cabinet’s decision in connection with the Hague conference is not meeting with the unanimous approval of . the ■nress Some papers advise Parliament to consider the matter well before ondorsing. The “Republique Francaise emphasises that mission experts canDQt remain simply as a mission of examination. Similarly, the Hague gathering cannot simply ho a technical asaeinblaße. .

AUSTRIAN FINANCE

(Received this (lay at 10.15 a.m.) VIENNA, .Tune 14 A conference between Government and seven Austrian banks including Rothchilcls, has decided to establish a State bank and issue notes, redeeming the existing kronen notes. The announcement is beneficially influencing general affairs. It is reported the Netherlands bank, Anglo-Austrian ban,; c and Austrian Credit Fourier have t placed fifty milliard kroner worth of foreign securities at- the disposal of Government, which appealed to the Entente Ambassador for aid. ' IT.S.A. IMMIGRATION. I (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) | WASHINGTON, dune 14 , Tlie Labour Department has an- ] Bounced that next year’s immigration ( will be limited to 3,57,9,036. CHEAP HAIR OUT. LONDON, June 14. Three men forced an entrance to the house of Darrell Figgis, an independent candidate for Dublin, at midnight, saying they had Army orders to mutilate Figgis by removing his beard. Figgis appealed to them not t 0 commit an act that would disgrace Ireland. The intruders produced scissors and flung off his protesting wife and removed his heard and moustache.. Figgis afterwards stated that the raiders were very moved and one wept. COST OF UNEMPLOYED DOLE. lIEXJTEU’S TEI.EOKAMS. (Received this day at 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, June 14. Replying to a deputation of Hijcknev unemployed, Hon. MacNamara stated the total unemployed benefits paid since November 1920, amounted to eightyfive million sterling. Provision was made for the possibility of the payment of a further fifty one millions between now and July 1923. ADVANCE FOR AUSTRIA. PARIS, June I'4. A bill granting Austria an advance of fifty five million francs was passed by the Senate. (

NEW RAILWAYS. , , CAPETOWN, June 14. In the Assembly, a Bill was introduced providing for the construction of 841 miles of brunch railways chieflv in tlie agricultural area. TEA SACKS. CALCUTTA, June 14. At the. second tea sales the quality was good and the demand active. Prices }veto firmer for all classes