GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 June 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

PRISONERS IN TURKEY. By TelegraDh.—Press Assn.—Copyright Received June 29, 7.45 p.m. Constantinople, June 27. The Angora Government has sent a message to the British High Commissioner proposing unsatisfactory conditions for the release of British war prisoners and interned civilians. The proposals amount practically to.the repudiation of the London agreement.—Times Service. FARMS FOR UNEMPLOYED. Received June 29, 7.45 p.m. Capetown, June 28. The unemployment commission appointed by the Government recommends an extensive land settlement scheme, involving an expenditure of £15,000,000, whereby it is estimated twenty thousand white families will be provided for. They also recommend forced labor colonies for first offenders and illicit liquor sellers.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ITALY’S FOREIGN POLICY. Received June 29, 8.45 p.m. Rome, June 27. Giolitti’s resignation is due to loyalty towards Signor Sforza, whose foreign policy has caused strong opposition. On receipt of news that Signor Sforza had ceded the port of Baross to Jugo-Slavia a force of Arditi occupied the port, but they have since been isolated by carabineer! despatched to oust the rebels,— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TROUBLE IN SIBERIA. Received June 29, 8.45 p.m. London, June 28.

A Vladivostock correspondent states that Semenoff declined the Japanese coinmander-in-chief’s advice that he should leave Siberia in order to stop the political excitement. lie secretly left his ship, proceeding to Nikolaievsk, where his followers ar© gathering. The Vladivostock authorities ar© arresting Semenoff and his adherents and serious trouble is brewing. RED FLAG IN PERSIA. Received June 30, 1.15 a.m. Delhi, June 29. The revolutionary flag was hoisted on the Russian Legation at Teheran on June 26. SOUTH AFRICAN CENSUS. Capetown, June 28. Preliminary results of the census show that the European population of the Union of South Africa is 1,523,424. DANGER OF PLAGUE. Capetown, June 28. Owing to the discovery of wild rodents affected with plague and the danger of the disease becoming epidemic, the Government is organising a national rat campaign.