GENERAL CABLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 21 August 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

o BRITAIN’S RECORD HARVEST. Received 8.50 a.m. LONDON, August 20. Agricultural experts anticipate the coming harvest will be the finest for half a century. BUILDING LABOURERS ON STRIKE. Received 8.50 a.m. LONDON, August 20. Ten thousand building labourers are out on strike in Dublin, demanding 3*d an hour increase. WAR CABINET RE-ARRANGEMENT Received 8.50 a.m. LONDON. Aug. 20. The Daily Telegraph says the new arrangement of the Imperial War Cabinet icHo-es .not (represent (the final stage of the development of Imperial unity, but simply marks a point to wliich the Governments concerned felt their way safe, keeping their feet firin' on the ground, and testing every step of advance. Such is the British'fash-' ion. The provision' of dii’eet "access to the War Cabinet, abolishing' the' medium of communication’ ’ through the Colonial Office," does nof lihply ' disparagement of the Colonial Office; it is rather a matter of Dominion prestige. Briefly, the change is intended plainly as permanently to emphasise the footing of equality whereon the Dominions and United Kingdom Goverments stand. It will assuredly be continued after the war.' HUGHES' LIBEL ACTION. Received 11 a.m. LONDON, August 20. Mr. Hughes has announced that the Commonwealth Government has accepted full financial and other responsibility for the libel case brought by Mr, Hughes-.against Merton's Metal Company. ... . ... ( „ : CHINESE RICE FOR JAPAN. Received 11.20-a.m. j ~ WASHINGTON, 'August 20. Advices from Pekin state that owing to the rice riots the Japanese Government has requested China to remove the rice embargo, and China has agreed, and rice will be exported immediately. BOHEMIA’S RENAISSANCE. Received 11.20 a.m. WASHINGTON, August 20. I The manifesto issued y the Czechoslovak National Council at Prague outlines the programme for the union of Czecho-Slovaks info one nation, and declares Bohemia shall rise again from the grave and take her place famongst free lands. Czech newspapers counsel patience as German machine guns are ready to suppress the, Bohemian independence movement. THE LONDON STRIKE. LONDNON, August 19. Sir George Askwith. conferred with the bus strikers and representative employers, without result. Developments are expected on Wednesday, when the Transport Workers, Federation confers with the vehicle workers. The dispute is spreading. Tram and bus employees in many South Coast resorts have struck, als° a f. Bristol and Bath. THE EDITORIAL MISSION. LONDON, August 19. The Australian, New Zealand and .South African Press delegates visited the .Grand Fleet. ENTIRE PETROLEUM TRAIN EXPLODES. Received 11 a - m * BERNE, August 2d. An entire petroleum train exploded on Thursday at the Brian station in Hungary, causing immense damage. Telegraph and telephone communications between Budapest and Northern Hungary are interrupted.