GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XL, Issue 9146, 31 October 1919, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

(Per Press Association, Copyright.)

LONDON, October 28

The "Manchester Guardian," in referring to Felton's win, says it fears it is a sad truth that in professional or, amateur sport of any kind which Australians or New Zealahders take up they have some advantage over Englishmen. The records of sport con-, firm the impression of the extraordinary physical excellence and the high vitality of the Australasian troops in war. We must find out what is the matter and rectify "it.'

In the House of Commons, Colonel Ashley; asked Mr ■ Lloyd George to mark the nation's lasting gratitude to the fallen by transferring the body of an unknown private soldier from the battlefield for' ceremonial burial in Westminster Abbey.;

,' Spirited triangular contests are procoding in twenty-eight 'London borough councils. It is the first election since 1912. There are a thousand Labour candidates, sis hundred Progressives and thirteen hundred "Municipal Reform candidates for 1362, seats, including 120 women candidates. Polling will take place oh Saturday., The fight in the provinces is. also Largely on party lines."

The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that an Italian inventor has submitted to. the State Railways Department a new system' for compressing air, enabling its storage in huge tanks and transference to locomotives, superseding steam' and electricity. It has added*"advantages in that existing locomotives may be used.

, BERLIN, October 28. There was. a disastrous explosion of ammunition gas shells at Muhster, on the eve of handing over supplies to the Allies in accordance < with the Treaty. 'Many persons were killed, but details are unknown. The city is threatened with thick clouds of gas which envelop the district, and gas/masks have been issued. ■'■*."

PARIS, October 28

The Minister for the Interior has isused a warning, in view, of tho. number of French women. marrying Chinese labourers, pointing put the women'b precarious position when the Chinese return owing to the •smallness of their. wages. Many Chinese have already married French wives who, on arriving in China, find, thernsalves regardeedas concubines.

(Recieved October' 31, 10 a.m. ) BRUSSELS, October 28.

The Assize Court sentenced two men to twenty years', another to fifteen^ and others to ten years' imprisonment j for conducting' the newspaper "Belgiquo" under German auspices during enemy occupation.

(Received October 31, 11 a.m.) WASHINGTON, October 28

King Albert, addressing /the House of Representatives, described the" American army as the decisive factor in determining victory. „ Addressing the Senate, he said that nothing would better characterise the reign of universal democracy than Belgic-American friendship. ' He thanked the United States for the great jiid given* to Belgium in the darkest period of her history.- ' /,.

(Received October 31, 11 aim.) NEW YORK, October 28. The steamer City of Muskegon, en-" tering the harbour at Muskegon (Michigan), struck the pier and sank in four minutes. Three passengers and seven of the crew were drowned. The remainder scrambled up on to the pier.