GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

MEAT PRICES IN PARIS. By Telegraph.;—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received April 8, 9.35 p.m. Paris, April 7. Owing to the non-reduotion of meat prices despite falling cattle values, the Food Minister has notified butchers that unless meat is reduced in forty-eight hours action will be taken under the Illicit Speculation Act.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Astin. FIGHTING IN PERSIA. Received April 8, 8.15 p.m. Teheran, April 7 The Government has arrested Kavan Essaltaneh, Governor of Khorassan, and his leading followers, thereby frustrat-’ ing a provincial rising against the new Government. A Persian Cossack Governor was installed in place of KavanHeavy fighting continues at Urumiah, where Ismail Agha, helped by Turks, inflicted serious, losses on. the Persian Cossack forces from Tabriz.—Times Service. UNREST IN INDIA. Delhi, April 6. Speaking at Madras, Maliqmed Ali, a member of the State Council and a prominent non-co-operationist, stated that he differed from Ghandi and favored violence, but proposed giving the Government another chance of redressing India’s wrorigs by granting the Swaraj Home Rule. As a Mussulman he did not flinch from violence, but as they were now practising non-violence he had not advocated contrary action. He advocated approaching the troops, police and civil service to induce them to withdraw their support from the Government. Men, money and munitions were wanted to carry on the propaganda.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE YAP QUESTION. New York, April 7. The Japanese Embassy has issued a statement that the question of Yap was not a question between the United States and Japan, but a question for all the Allied associated Powers. ALLEGED PEONAGE. New York, April 7. Williams, giving evidence at the peonage trial on his own behalf, denied knowledge of how the negroes were killed and said that the Federal agents who investigated the peonage charges, told him they found nothing wrong but that Williams was technically liable for having worked negroes he had bailed out of gaol. Williams said he then told the negroes to leave and never §aw them again. Accused declared that Manning, whose testimony was cabled, was angry because Williams refused to uphold a lie the former told the agents. The negro threatened to lo something.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.