GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLI, Issue 9498, 23 April 1921, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(Per Press Association, Copyrights LONDON, April 21. The Wai\ Office Kineinatograph Committee has earned a further £18,719 by the hiring and selling of (national war films on behalf of war charities. This gives the Australian Government a further £1500 for war charities, making the Australian total £11,000 and the New Zealand £6500, compared with Canada's £13,500, South Africa's £5000, and India's £5000. The committee has distributed a total of £77,500. The Greek Army resumed the offensive on the Broussa front on the 18th, but heavy Turkish forces have been attacking the Greeks on the Ushak front since the 14th. Hitherto,_.the Greeks have been maintaining their position on this front.

It is reported from Lucerne that the dissolution of the Hungarian Parliament is probable, s and that the elections will be fought on the dynastic question, as was the case at the late Greek elections. Kar's suite predict his triumphal 'entry into Budapest within three months.

All the Russian Co-operative Societies who are buyers for the Soviet Government, learning that the cost of Australian coal would be 85s to 90s, e.i.f v Baltic ports, consider the price prohibitive.

There has been a great rush to subscribe to the Indian loan (£7,500,000 at 7 per cent, five and ten-year bonds). The list closed after five hours.

In. the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd George m reply to a question stated that hitherto the Government had no reason to take exception to the manner m which the terms of the AngloRussian trade agreement had been carried out. There had been no evidence of the continuance of Bolshevik propaganda since the agreement was signed

WASHINGTON, April 21. It is understood that Japan • and France have accepted the American principle regarding the distribution of the ex-German cables as put forward at the session of the International Communications Conference held at Washington. The United States gets the cable from Guam to Yap, and Japan one from Yap to Shanghai, probably when the status of Yap is settied. (Received April 23, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 22. The Prince of Wales, as Grand Master, atended jthe annual St. George's Day service of the Knights of St. Michael, at St. Paul's, bir John Findlay and Sir John Mills also attended. (Received April 23, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 22. The Queen received Dame Melba at Buckingham Palace. WASHINGTON, April 22. It is understood that Japan and France have accepted America's contentions concerning the distribution of the former German cables, decisions to that effect being reached by the Communications Conference. But pending a settlement of the Yap matter the actual distribution of the Pacific cables will remain m abeyance. It is understood that the United States will receive the Guam to Yap, New York to Brest, and the Halifax to Penzance cables. France will receive' the former German cables to the African coast j Britain will receive the Canadian-Brit-ish cable now owned by the United States. (Received April 23, 10.35 a.m.) \ i DELHI, April 22. In reference to the recent Government statements regarding the revolutionary and anarchical tendency of the non-co-operators, it is interesting to note Mr Ghandi's personal views m an article m the newspaper "Young India." He says: "As for my own attitude, whilst my faith would not permit me to invite and encourage war and violence, I do contemplate with equanimity a state of war m preference to the present state of effiminate peace imposed by force of arms. For that reason I am taking part m this movement of non-violent non-co-operation, even at the risk of anarchy being the ultimate result/ 22 The Premier has issued a manifesto thanking the British troops for their \services. Persia^ he says, must prepare to undertake her own defence and cannot always hare another country defending her and then withdraw without reward. Persian Cossacks nave taken over all position evacuated by the British. N