GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 October 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

FAMOUS COLLECTION OF STAMPS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyrlgtt. Received Oct. 18, 12.45 a.m. Paris, Oct. 17. The sale of the celebrated Ferari collection of stamps realised 3,271,937 francs. INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE. Received Oct. 17, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 17. The Brussels correspondent of the Daily News states that the Colonial Minister, speaking at an international commercial conference, said: ‘ Are we always to see our frontiers bristling with fresh obstacles in the shape of customs barriers? The greatest obstacle to the definite re-establishment of normal conditions is anything hampering international commercial relations. TRIBUTE TO UNKNOWN WARRIOR. Received Oct. 17, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 16. General Pershing has arrived from Paris, accompanied by 450 American soldiers from the Rhine, who will participate in to-morrow’s ceremony of placing the Congressional medal on the tomb of an unknown warrior.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EX-PREMIER OF GREECE. Paris, Oct. 16. M. Venizelos, ex-Premier of Greece, sailed to-day from Cherbourg for the United States. He reiterated his intention to retire from politics. A PLAY CRITICISE!!, Received Oct. 17, 9.30 p.m. London, Oct. 16. The Daily Mail critic describes one scene in Oscar Asche’s new play “Cairo ’ as indecent, both in conception and execution. He says the dancers recreate all the lustfnlness of Cleopatra’s days in a riot of sensuality. He expects tn© censor to erase the scene. —Aus.-N«Z. ‘Cable