GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 June 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

ARMY EDUCATIONAL SCHEMES, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright < London, May 26. The Imperial General Staff has con* vened a conference on Juno 11 and W to discuss educational schemes for the British and Dominions Array. Sir Henry Wilson will preside and the Hoa H. A. L. Fisher and Lord Milner will attend. ~, THE WILKESBAERE EXPLOSION. \ New York, June 6. Eighty-five are dead from the Wilkesbarre explosion. A 44-HOURS* WEEK. London, May 20. The shipbuilding and engineering trade unions by 44,724 votes against 10,802 favored a 44-hour week.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn. s THANKSGIVING SERVICES. London, May 20. The churches and chapels at Woking, where relatives of Grieve reside, had special thanksgiving services and pulpit references were made in the churches in all parts of the country. Mrs. Hawker attended a special evening service at Hook Parith Church, Surbition, where a sermon was preached from the test "For this my son was dead .and is alive again." VICTIMS OF JAVA ERUPTION. The Hague, June 8. It is officially reported that the victims of the Java eruption number'sloo. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A CASE OP ENCEPHALITIS. ■ Melbourne, June-6. A case of encephalitis is reported from Tasmania, the first in the Commonwealth. ~,.■- t IMPROVING SLUM AREA. London, May 25. The Prince of Wales inspected the slums on hiu Kennington estate, belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall, and afterwards conferred for two hours with Relegates from the Lambeth branch of the Labor Party regarding the housing on the estate. He agreed that the estate officialsi should consult the Lambeth Laborites regarding rebuilding schemes. —AUB.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BEER PROFITS. ' ' London,, May 25... A meeting of workers' delegates from eight London districts threatened tot follow the Manchester example and tac4 cibly consume hoarded beer. The chair-, man protested that 4d a pint was a posterous price and gave the brewer* tad) publicans) 400 per cent profit.—Anß.-NXj Cable Assm ARREST OE DESPERATE MEN. Paris, May 25. Three Spaniards, armed with Browning; revolvers, were arrested in front of M. Clemenceau's- liousa ' They explained that they were waiting for their employer to receive a large sum of money, hence they were armed for protection.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , ,

' • ( VICTORY LOAN. London, June-6. The Victory Loan hau been fully- subscribed. PREVENTION OF BOLSHEVISM. Ottawa, June 5. Four thousand Winnipeg veterans at, a public demonstration solemnly took an oath to stamp out Bolshevism in Canadian labor ranks, and maintain law and order. The veterans are neutral inthe strike issue.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Awn. REVOLUTION IN COSTA RICA .. New York r June 4. American marines landed at Cotta Rica, where there is a revolution against the Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. j ; VESSELS COLLIDE. ■ New York, June 4. i The Tmperator collided off the coast i with the steamer Agwidale, and the lat- : ter was damaged.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. I BESTOWAL OF TITLES. Ottawa, May 24. According to the official report, the House of Commons.' has adopted the recommendation of a special commission, which said: "The system of bestowing titles is not in accord with democratic usage." RETURNING NEW ZEALANDERS. Received June 7, 1 a.m. London, June 4. Sailed from Plymouth, the Mahia, with eight hundred New Zealanders. FATAL MUNITION EXPLOSION. Received Juno (i, 5.5 p.m. Berlin. May 20. By an explosion in the munition storey l at Tilsit the killed and injured totalled 100.