GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 August 1922, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

. JAPANESE LEAVING SIBERIA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn Tokio, August 29. The Juji Shimpo reports that ’ the Japanese have evacuated the Suchang mines which the Chita red troops immediately occupied. MOPLAH REBELS REPRIEVED. Delhi, August 29. The Government has sanctioned the release from gaol of 800 Moplahs, convicted of minor offences and unlikely to endanger the public safety. A Calicut message states that- the plague epidemic is subsiding and is now confined to the Moplah quarters. Up to August 17, 242 attacks were reported, resulting in 156 deaths. The chief Moplah rebel leader, who was responsible for all the trouble in the Calicut district, who escaped some time ago, has been rearrested by a party of Moplahs who have been tracking him for the last month. AMERICAN HELP FOR EUROPE. Washington, August The White House has announced that the United States is very informally keeping constantly in touch with the European economic situation, awaiting the time when America will be able to take a more»for.mal and active part in the readjustment. It is indicated that no immediate move on the. part of the United States is contemplated, but eventually a way may be round whereby the United States can offer relief. SWEDISH LIQUOR POLL. Stockholm, August 29. The latest figures are: For prohibition, 940,000; against, 980,000. The figures in districts where the votes have not been counted are not .likely to affect the result. Leading prohibitionists acknowledge that the fight is lost. They say they made the mistake of going the whole hog, instead of gradually making the country dry. PALESTINE CONSTITUTION OPPOSED. Jerusalem. August 28. The Arah congress at Nablus resolved to oppose the proposed Palestine constitution,. and endeavor to secure independence by legislative means. They declined to acquiesce in Palestine becoming the Jewish national home and will oppose Zionist immigration.