GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 March 1921, Page 7

GENERAL CABLES.

GENERAL ITEMS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Paris, March 21. William Leeds, the 18-year-old son of Princess Anastasia, who is seriously ill at Athene, landed at Cherbourg from America and chartered an aeroplane to reach his mother promptly. New York, March 19. The Rockfeller foundation has announced a contribution of 43 million francs for new buildings and endowments to the medical school at the University at Brussels-. Part of the new funds will be used for the establishment of a nurses’ training school in memory of Nurse Cavell and Madam Defage, a Belgian surgeon’s wife drowned in the Lusitania.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, March 19. Mr. Edward Shortt, K.C., announces the abolishing of the abominable term “penal servitude” from the British criminal system.—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London. March 19. Jones, a shipowner, and IRaes, his clerk, were convicted of conspiracy to invite Plummer to wreck the steamer Dorothy Talbot, Jones was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, and Rees to nine months. The charge regarding the steamer Clandalough was with-drawn.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Washington, March 19. An interesting departure from diplomatic usage has occurred. President Porras, of Panama, sent an appeal to President Harding over Mr. Hughes’ head, asking the President to set aside the request by the Secretary of State to Panama to fulfil the terms of the White award. President Harding replied, reaffirming the stand taken up by Mr. Hughes.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Affen. London, March 21. The annual dinner of the Colonial Institute has been postponed till June 30, to enable the Dominion Ministers to be present. The Duke of Connaught will preeide and the Prince of Wales will attend, London, March 21. Oxford rowed a full course trial under favorable conditions, 109 seconds faster than the time of Cambridge last week. London, March 21. The committee of the Colonial Wool Merchants’ Association will meet immediately after the holidays to discuss the Melbourne Conference’s scheme, so far as it affects London. Meanwhile the wool traders- here express themselves disinclined to allow themselves to be governed by the Wool Realisation Association regarding the quantities and proportion to be offered in England.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Berlin, March 21. The Exporters’ [Union in Hamburg decided not to buy from or sell to firms in countries which pass reparation recovery Bills similar to the British measure.—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Brussels, March 21. The Cabinet is introducing a Bill to sanction a customs levy on Germany. THE PRINCE OF WALES. London, March 21. The Prince of Wales, jiding his own horse, Rifle Grenade, gave a fine exhibition of horsemanship and finished second in the point-to-point race for Earl Haig’s Cup at Leicester. He nearly came to grief at the last fence, but effected a brilliant recovery.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PLOTTING IN MONGOLIA. New York, March 2]. The Evening Post’s Peking correspondent reports that the Chinese Government officials informed the foreign legations that an investigation of the documents belonging to 11 Russian officers arrested in Peking proved that the Semenoff Ungern party were developing plans to conquer Siberia and later Russia from bases in Usuri Province and outer Mongolia. It is alleged that the documents also show that the Russians are working with official Japanese co-operation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LENIN’S NEW POLICY. •Reval, March 21. Messages state that Lenin has opened up negotiations with the leaders of Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionaries- with the object of establishing a coalition Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.