GENERAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 April 1920, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS.

THE METRIC SYSTEM. " By Telezr.ini].—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 17, 1(1.20 a.m. London, April Mr. E. C. Hurl oil, of Brisbane, ami Mr. Hunter, Agent-General, were quests of the Decimal Association nt a dinner. Mr. Barton, m n speech, snid lie regretted the conservatism of England towards modem ideas and suggested that Ans-' tralia should embark on a metric rebellion. If Australia adopted a decimal coinage and rietrie measures it would have a powerful influence on Britain.

NEXT IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. Received April 17, 2.30 p.m. London, April 1(5. Lord Milner liai announced that ai Imperial Conference will'probably roeei in 11121,—Imperial News Service. '

RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKS, Received April 17, 10.30 a.m. Moscow, April 13. A . wireless message states ■ that 300 Russian refugees, suspected of Bolshevism; were arrested at Constantinople. Ihe remainder are under close surveillance.

U.S. WHEAT PRICE. Received April IS, 5.5 p.m. Washington, April 17. Mr. Barnes, head of the United States Grain Corporation, advises against a continuance of the wheat price guarantee beyond June Ist, when the present guarantee lapses. He point? out t'ha.t file present market price is greater than the guarantee.—Aua.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■

■FAR EASTERN DISORDERS. Received March IS, 5.5 p.m. • Shanghai, April 16. Chinese officials have received advices of serious disturbances, due to nchange of military governors, occurring in Honan, and civil war is imminent.—Aus.-N.Z. Ca ! ble Assn.

GERMAN PRINCE PINED. Received April 18, U p.m. Berlin, March 17. Prince Joachim was fined 1800 marks for assaulting a French officer at the Hotel Adlon in Berlin last month.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

FRANCE AND CENTRAL POWERS. Received April 19, 12.10 a.m. .. _ , Paris. April 17. An official decree has been published re-establishing commercial relations with the Central Powers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.