GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1922, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

A THREATENED LOCK-OUT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received March 7, 5.5 p.m. London, March 6. The executive of the Amalgamated Engineer© has agreed to meet Dr. T. J. MacNamara (Minister for Labor) to discuss the threatened lock-out. NO PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. Received March 7, 7.35 p.m. Capetown, March 6. The city council, by 17 votes to 16, rescinded the provision that all municipal employees must belong to their respective trades unions. Labor members declared the resolution was intended to break trades unionism and was a frontal attack on labor. FOOD FOR STARVING RUSSIANS. Received March 7, 5.5 p.m. Washington, March 6. Mr. H. C. Hoover announces that an enormous qhantity of American relief grain is tied up in Russian seefjorts, while in the interior the people are starving and demoralised. The railways are responsible. MEDALS FOR WAR SERVICE. Received March 7, 9.5 p.m. London, March 7. The King has approved the issue of medals of silver and bronze to Allied nationals who assisted the British soldiers behind the enemy lines. One hundred and thirty-three silver and 573 bronze medals are being awarded. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A BAN LIFTED. Received March 7, 9.5 p.m. Tokio, March 6. The authorities have reversed the ban placed on Mrs. Margaret Sanger, who will be permitted to land and lecturi.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. t CHINESE STRIKE OVER. Received March 7, 9.5 p.m. Hongkong, March 6. The seamen’s strike has ended, the Government forcing the ship-owners to »rant the employees’ demands. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

ARMS FOR CHINA STOPPED.

Received March 7, 9.5 p.m. March 6. President Harding has issued a, proclamation prohibiting shipments of arms dr munitions of war from the United States to China.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.