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Otaki Mail, 7 January 1920, Page 3

CABLE SUMMARY.

NEWS IN BRIEF. Sydney, January 5. Owing to the increased railway freights imposed at the beginning of the year Lloskin’s Lithgow Iron works have stopped, thus throwing 750 employees out. of work. The Railway Commissioners are considering a readjustment of freights, failing which over 1000 will be made idle. Owing to the arrival of inter state shipments the price of potatoes has dropped £2 per ton. There have been further torrential rains in the coastal and highland districts. The inland districts have benefited 1.0 a less extent. London, January 3. Dr. G. E. Morrison. Political Adviser to the President of the Chinese Republic, is seriously ill, and has had to undergo three operations. New York, January 3. Viseonnt Grey (British Ambassador to the United States) has sailed for England on the White Star liner Adriatic. Rome, January 4. Messages from Trieste state that d’Annunzio’s cashier has fled with : £40,000. The “Idea Nuzionale” states that Italy is likely to obtain the mandate tor Constantinople in exchange for Fiume. Berlin, January 4. The “Deutcbc Zcitung” says that the Government, has received a semiofficial notification of those the Entente requires for trial for war crimes. The Government, has summoned several of these to come to Berlin forthwith. Mexico City, January 5. Scores are reported to have been killed as the result of a violent earthquake, which affected many parts of Mexico. The centre of the disturbances is believed to be near the volcano Orizaba. The State of Vera Cruz suffered the greatest damage. Wild scenes of panic were enacted here. Many natives rushed to the churches, where they prayed. Similar panics occurred at Toluca, Cucranavoa, and Puebla. London. January 3. The Spen Valley by-election resulted:—T. Myers (Labour), 11,962; Sir John Simon (Independent Liberal). 20,244;. Fnirfaec (Coalition Liberal) 5.134. Washington. January 3. The Federal Shipping Board reports that the output, of shipping in 1919 totals 1159 vessels, aggregating 6,229.000 dead- weight tons, approximately - four million gross tons. Melbourne, January 5.

The price of bread has been increased to fivepenee the two-pound loaf.