NEWS FROM MEXICO.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 November 1913, Page 5

NEWS FROM MEXICO.

IS IT TRUSTWORTHY? 'Times' —'Sydney Sun' Special Cables. (Received Nov. 4, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON. Nov. 3. The Mexican correspondent of The Times says that all news distributed through Mexican channels is untrustworthy, owing "td tho" "yellow press" being, often paid by the rebels for sympathetic reports. He personally investigated tho matter, and found that both tho rebels and General Huerta would expel any correspondent sending news unfavourable to their particular ends. He instances the Government's reports to the effect that all the States w-ero free from fighting, but ho found, personally, that four of Hie railways running from the United States have been blocked by fighting rebel troops—mostly uneducated persons—whof were not controllable by their officers. The men plunder rich and poor alike, and, not cdntent with killing, they mutilate the bodies of the killed. The Federal®, the correspondent says, are of a better class, and only requisition food, etc., when compelled to do so.

AMERICAN COMMENT. , (Received Nov. 4, 12.30 p.m.) J J LONDON. Nov. 3. Advices from New York state thai Americans are commenting on tho British Ambassador's absence from Washington during tile Mexican criThe Fdreign Office explains that Sir 0. Spring-Rice is ..resting in New Hampshire owing to ill-health, and adds that se\\rorl£ ,df ; is _ -to__ Sir. Grey's full satisfaction.

FINANCIAL CHAOS TIDED OVER. WHOLESALE ARRESTS. 'Times'—'Sydney Sun' Special Cables.(Received Last Nighty 5.5 o'clock.) MEXICO CITY, Nov. 4. The .Government has temporarily tided over the financial chaos, by compelling the National Bank and the Catholic party each to advance £200,000. When this amount is exhausted, it is intended to draw on the State Treasuries. Wholesale political arrests are proceeding.

The policy of appointing political opponents a-s diplomatists abroad has been abandoned.