GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 May 1920, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES.

By TelegTaph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.

J- King, cyclist, has been selected for Australian team at the Olympic games. • /

Fully so per rent, of the striking "''"''"lff employees in ilelbourne resumed work on Saturday.

Captain TCrhatdt has resigned the command of the German Naval Brigade, and it is believed he Ims fled to Denmark owing to a warrant issued for his arrest

Achicc has been received in Australia from the British Government that it has been decided not to make a further purchase of imported cheese.

A licit iron ore discovery has been reported from the Miva siding on the Kin. Gary line (Queensland). Some of the samples tested are as high as 73 per cent.

I 1 or reasons of economy gentlemen at tending the English court will he permitted wear evening coat and "waistcoat with knee breeches, instead of uniform or court dress.

The American Ambassador at Tokio ia *' '^P an hns withdrawn all objections to the Chinese consortium and accepted the terms as agreed to by the United States, Britain and France.

An aeroplane mail service has been inaugurated between Peking and Tientsin. The distance was covered within the hour. \

United States exports to Germany since the armistice are valued at 147 million dollars. Germany's exports to the United States are 28' millions.

The Agricultural Bureau estimates that the United States winter wheat, crop will he 384,(547,000 bushels, nearly 34 per cent, less than last year.

Shrnbb, the famous English runner, who has gone to Hie' United States as trainer for the Oxford and Cambridge team, is remaining in the United States and will probably assume the position of trainer to some American College.

The Trieste newspaper, Vedetta, declares that Serbia betrayed the Allies by agreeing with Austria in I'ebmary, 1 ffln, to diminish her attacks enabling Austria to transfer troops to the Italian front.

The labor Conference in France lias issued what is practically a aeneral strike order to operate oil Moiidav. Newspapers nrc doubtful whether it will elicit whde-hearted obedience. The Government continues to arrest the leaders.

sf. Itillerand, interviewed, states that, the French Government formally and categorically denies the truth of the (ferman statements that white women in the occupied regions were forced to submit to the attentions of French black troops. There is not a single black soldier remaining is the occupied region,