GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 21 June 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

0 ALEXANDRA DAY. Received 9.10 a.m_ LONDON, June 20. Queen Alexandra, in a letter thanking the public for their efforts of Alexandra Day, specially referred to the celebrations of Australia and New Zealand, who celebrated the ‘ ‘ Day ’ ’ for the first time. A LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Received 9.10 a.m, LONDON, June 20. Viscount Grey has issued a noteworthy pamphlet advocating a League of Nations, outlining the conditions essential to make the League a success LABOUR’S DEMANDS. LONDON, June 20. Despite the urgency for more coal the miners in all the fields are agitating for a six-hours’ day and the payment of six days’ work for five days’ work.

Many railwaymcn have requested the Executive of the National Union to demand a further advance of 6s The Executive refused in view of the fact that they had just secured an advance of' 4s. 4 .NEW ZEALANDERS AS AGRICULTURISTS. Received 9.10 am. LONDON, June 20. General Richardson,; in presenting medals to New Zealand signallers in Hertfordshire, said the New Zealand forces were doing far more agricultural work than any troops in England. The Now Zealanders were cultivating eight thousand acres^ HUN MILLIONAIRE ARRESTED. Received 9.10 a.m. PARIS, June 20. The millionaire Jocobstern, a wellknown silk trader, has been arrested. It is alleged his secretary subscribed to the Gorman war loan. Jocobstern was born in Germany, and is a naturalised American. HUGHES ON THE AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. Received 10.40 a.m. LONDON, June 19. Mr. Hughes, speaking at a luncheon tendered to him and Mr. Cook, said the Australian, after four years or war had no reason to be ashamed. Australia had sent a great army, which, judged by any standard, was entitled to be called groat in numbers. As to valour and achievements Australia claimed no more than a fair comparison with any other unit of the great Allied armies. The man who wears our uniform need not doff it before any other scjldier, no matter under what banner he lights. (Cheers). Australia was where she was on August 4th, 1914, and would be thUT whether the war lasted a month, a year, or ten years.

THE PRESS AND THE WAR. Received 9 a.m. LONDON, June 20. Lord Beaverbrook, opening the Overseas Press Centre, established for the purpose of providing Imperial Dominions, allied and neutral newspaper correspondents with a rallying point in touch with each other and the of Information, said the Ministry wanted them to realise to the full the extent of the British war effort. They wished to give the Press facilities for studying the psychology of the British people. The position of the armies in the field as shown by the map was not the only evidence on which final conclusion could be based, as in the old days when small mercenary armies were engaged. Now, with whole nations engaged in war and whole male populations plunged into the conflict, everything depended on the will and determination of the peoples engaged in the struggle. MORE COMBING OUT. Received 11.15 a.m. LONDON, June 20. Twenty-four Revising Committees are combing out the staffs of Government Departments for the Army. COMFORTS FOR AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS. Received 10.5 a.m. LONDON, Juno 20. Mr. Cook visited the Australian War Comforts Depot, and was pleased with the excellent work. He said the public in Australia could rest assured that their money was being well spent, as the administration was in capable hands. He hoped this useful organisation would continue to flourish.