GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1922, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

ITEMS IN BRIEF. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 7.8, 5.5 p.m. London, August 17. Bevan has arrived in London. He appears at the Guildhall Police Court tomorrow. Cairo, August 17. Reports from Jr-usalem state that 1200 Wahabis attacked z\rabs in the nieghborhood of Amman. The latter repelled the invaders, whose casualties amounted to 1000 killed and wounded. The Arabs had 60 men killed. London. August 17. The Jockey Club has granted Tom Walls, the actor, a license as a horse-trainer. London, August 17. The Daily Express’ Berlin correspondent reports that Enver Pasha was killed in action igainst the Bolsheviks. He had proclaimed himself Amir of Turkestan. Paris, Aug. 17. General Townshend -ias> arrived at Marseilles. He declares that wha he has to report regarding Asia Minor is too serious and important to reveal except to the British and French Governments. Rome, August 17. The rnil~ay management has decided to Impose penalties on 55.000 railwaymen who took part in the recent strike. One hundred and ten, including the station-masters, will be dismissed. Brussels, August 17. Rouman has granted a Belgian company important oil concessions. Rome, lugust 17. Signor Paratore (Finance Minister) proceeds n September on a special mission to Berlin to settle certain financial questions between the German and Italian Governments. It believed the mission is the outcome of his recent attendance at the London Conference. Berlin. August 17. Mr. Clinton Brainard, head of Uchlures, the publishers, after securing the world rights of the ex*-Kaiser's memoirs for £50,000, arranged with M. Viviani and Mr. Asquith to write volumes in reply. It is reported here that one of the most sensational chapters in the exKaiser’s’ book deals with his offer of temporal power o the Pope in the event of the latter being successful in peace mediation.